Our Next Course
The next Edinburgh Lace Course will be held from 21st to 25th July 2025 in the James Watt Centre at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh.The tutors will be Frances Bell, Diana Blackburn, Claire Bonito, Kitty Mason and Carole Smith. A waiting list has been opened as all...
About the 2025 Lace Course
In 2025 we are increasing the number of tutors for the course. Last year, we had such a good response to the course, we have asked Diana Blackburn to join us this year to be our fifth tutor. We are keen to encourage beginners, lacemakers in their early years and those...
Introducing Diana Blackburn for 2025
We are delighted that Diana Blackburn will be joining us as a tutor for the 2025 course. Many of you will already know Diana and I am sure you will make welcome in her new role. Diana has a wealth of knowledge and experience with a variety of techniques. Find out more...
MARINE – Challenge 2025
For a second year, we were delighted with the number of entries for our challenge in 2024. For 2025 the theme will be MARINE. When you think about ‘marine’, what springs to mind – deep sea, underwater, coastlines, sea creatures or simply the colour? We would love to...
2024 Lace Course
Sarah, Hazel and Carole would like to thank everyone who attended the Edinburgh Lace Course in July. We had a wonderful time with 56 students and 12 untutored lacemakers all working hard and producing amazing results.On Tuesday evening Frances shared with us some of...
Winners of the SPACE Challenge 2024
At the end of the course in 2023, we challenged everyone to return with a piece of lace created on the theme of ‘Space’. These were displayed during the course and attendees were able to vote in two categories: their overall favourite and the most original idea. The...