There were many new faces at the course this year and the lacemakers who had been before welcomed them into the ‘course family’. Friendships were formed and old acquaintances rekindled as we spent a week together doing something we all enjoyed. The 62 lacemakers...
At the end of the course in 2022, we challenged everyone to return with a piece of lace created on the theme of ‘Heatwave’. We were delighted that we had 22 entries. These were displayed during the course and attendees were able to vote in two categories: their...
Following the success of last year’s challenge, the theme for 2024 is SPACE What does ‘space’ mean to you? Is it planets and spaceships, wide open fields and oceans or those ten minutes at the end of the day with a cuppa and room to relax? We would love to see...
Those of you who attended the 2023 course will have all met Hazel Ryan. Hazel has joined the team and will act as the liaison with the University and help with the day to day running of the course. Meet the rest of the team...
The 18th July dawned and we were ready to welcome 54 ladies onto the course. They came from far and wide with quite a number of first timers and three real beginners. We had four course tutors, Kitty Mason, Frances Bell, Carole Smith and Claire Bonito and also an...
On the morning of Tuesday 20th July, 23 very happy ladies arrived at Heriot Watt University for the 2021 Edinburgh Lace Course. Due to the rules and restrictions imposed by Covid-19, the University was not able to offer their full range of accommodation and social...