Bobbin Lace for Beginners - Stapleford Library - Adult Learning

Stapleford Library and Learning Centre, Nottingham

Date	8 - 22 May 2025
Sessions	Thursdays: 1pm - 3pm
No. sessions	3
Venue	Stapleford Library and Learning Centre, Nottingham View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 12
Cost	FREE - £21

About this course

Within this course you will start your story into Bobbin Lace Making, a heritage craft with a rich and long history; dating from the 1500’s. Within the course you gain experience of the equipment and look at different styles of Bobbin Lace from around the world. Bobbin Lace is a multiple thread craft – like macrame, so if you enjoyed macrame and want to try something similar, try this short course.

Over the course you learn the background of the two stitches used in Bobbin Lace, and how to combine these to make difference effects. These samples can be created into a bookmarks or Brooch, to show off your craft skills. – suitable for all – no previous craft experience required.

This course will concentrate on Tape/Braid Bobbin Lace, which can be suitable for those with no previous knowledge but if you have previous knowledge then the tutor will develop an individual plan that meets your aims to develop your lacemaking skills within this style of Bobbin Lace; so please get in contact and start your lace making journey.

Over the course, learners will be introduced to the equipment in bobbin lace and given links to alternative uses, such as paper wrap bobbins or pegs. They will get a brief look at the history of bobbin lace and some of the styles that are found in the UK and the world, and the different styles of bobbins and equipment. Learners will have practical experience of making bobbin lace and the stitches used in all bobbin lace making.

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

Be able to identify elements of equipment and state their use.
Demonstrate how to wind bobbins and create slip loop.
Understand the basic Bobbin Lace Stitch - Cloth Stitch (CTC) and able to demonstrate it and identity it.
Understand the basic Bobbin Lace Stitch - Half Stitch (CT) and able to demonstrate it and identity it.
Develop/improve their eye and hand coordination
Show an ability of reflecting on your learning

Also

Develop/improve their eye and hand coordination
Develop/Use counting skills & measuring
Analyse the benefits of creative activities to improved mental health

Equipment can be used in class from the tutor, but if learners have lacemaking equipment, please bring it along

Suggested Reading for the course :

Title: Beginner's guide to bobbin lace Author: Dye, Gilian. ISBN: 9781844481088

Title: Torchon lacemaking : a step-by-step guide Author: Tregidgo, Jan. ISBN: 9781847972019

Title: Lace In The Making : With Bobbins And Needle Author: Brooke, Margaret Ling. ISBN: 9780710082305

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING, AND
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required). As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: