5th June - 7th June 2026 Missenden Weekend course Missenden school of Creative Arts CIM Business centre, Moor Hall, Cookham, Maidenhead SL6 9QH
Events and Talks
Upcoming Events
4th July - 5th July 2026 Bedfordshire short course The Hollies, 53 Audnam Stourbridge DY8 4AE
Short course in Bedfordshire, organised by the Lace Guild and to be held at the Hollies, Stourbridge, 4th-5th July 2026. Courses organised to commemorate the Lace Guild's 50th anniversary. Book through the Lace Guild.
26th July Love Belper demonstration Tylers 1A Campbell st, Belper DE56 1AP
As part of the Love Belper celebrations, Louise will be demonstrating bobbin lacemaking at Tylers between 12md and 5pm, come along and see the craft in action and have a go. All ages welcome.
3rd October Fenland Lace fair Burgess Hall Westwood Road St Ives PE27 6WU
Fenland lace fair - come along to buy all the supplies you need for lacemaking. Louise will be there will all her patterns and books.
7th November - 8th November 2026 Bedfordshire short course 2 The Hollies 53 Audnam Stourbridge DY8 4AE
Short course in Bedfordshire, organised by the Lace Guild and to be held at the Hollies, Stourbridge, 7th-8th November 2026. Courses organised to commemorate the Lace Guild's 50th anniversary. Book through the Lace Guild.
5th December Christmas LN&Q fair The National Motorcycle Museum Coventry Road Solihull B92 0EJ
Upcoming Talks
Bookings now being taken for 2027 onwards
Past Events
17th October - 19th October 2025 MIssenden Abbey Weekend course Missenden Abbey
20th June - 22nd June 2025 Lace Marathon Virtual workshops
27th October - 17th November 2021 Learn Bucks Point course online The Lace Museum (online)
16th October - 16th October 2021 Whetstone Lace Workshop Whetstone Village hall
2nd October - 2nd October 2021 Fenland Lace Fair 21 Burgess Hall
27th August - 29th August 2021 Bedfordshire Lace weekend Friar Gate Studios
20th November - 30th December 2012 All That Glimmers selling exhibition Rufford Craft Centre Gallery
8th October - 25th October 2012 Lace Season Lace Market Gallery
26th June - 20th July 2012 Bank's Mill Artists and AA2A University of Derby ADT Campus
28th January - 15th April 2012 Study, Design and Create Bowes Museum
31st March - 31st March 2012 Trails of the Unexpected Pavilions of Harrogate
23rd April - 11th December 2011 Vital Statistics of Lace Pickford's House Museum
Past Talks
28th May 2025 Lace History West Hallam Coffee Club
12th April 2025 Lace across the pond Alban lacemakers
5th July 2023 Cotton to concrete and beyond Belper Womens group, Strutts Centre
4th September 2021 Wolds Lacemakers, Hull Our Lady of Lourds and St Peter Chanel hall,
10th July 2017 Art Through Textiles Salvation Army Citadel
8th July 2017 Wolverhampton branch of Embroiderers Guild Tettenhall Wood Institute
20th October 2016 Trent and Erewash Valley Embroiderers Guild St Michael's Church Hall
11th June 2016 Lacemaking Demonstration Pickford's House Musem
11th June 2016 North West Lacemakers St Georges Centre
1st June 2016 Retford Embroiderers Guild Goodwin Hall
21st March 2016 Matlock Embroiderers Guild The Whitworth Centre
10th October 2015 Burwell Lacemakers Mandeville Hall
8th August 2015 Vale Lacemakers 6 Four Pools Road
31st July 2015 Lincoln Bailgate Embroiderers Guild Bailgate Methodist Church Lounge
20th July 2015 Lichfield Embroiderers Guild Lichfield Methodist Church Centre
14th July 2015 Pentrich WI Pentrich Village Hall
5th May 2015 Solihull Embroiderers Guild Methodist Church Hall
20th March 2015 Sheffield and District Embroiderers Guild Assissi Hall, St Francis Church
7th March 2015 Norfolk Lacemakers The Open Academy
19th September 2014 Albans Lacemakers Marshalswick Community Centre
10th June 2014 Aston on Trent WI Memorial Hall
11th January 2014 St Pauls Church Hall Boundary Road
11th January 2014 West Bridgeford Embroiderers Guild St Pauls Church Hall
22nd October 2013 University of Derby ADT faculty
13th July 2013 North Cheshire Lacemakers Group Community Centre
13th June 2013 Cleveland Lace Day Eaglescliffe Community Centre
5th March 2013 Nottingham Embroiderers Guild Mechanics Institute
20th October 2012 Trent and Erewash Embroiderers Guild St. Michael's Church Hall
8th September 2012 Demonstration and display with Inspired Lacemakers Cromford Mills
14th March 2012 Ravenshead 55 Group St Peter's Church Lounge
10th March 2012 Nene Lacemakers
29th October 2011 Lacemaking Demonstration Pickford's House Musem
10th September 2011 Demonstration - National Lacemaking day Pickford's House Musem
6th August 2011 Lacemaking Demonstration Pickford's House Musem
13th July 2011 Abbey Gates WI Ravenshead
2nd July 2011 Lacemaking Demonstration Pickford's House Musem
8th June 2011 Lincolnshire Lace Day Horncastle Methodist Church
7th May 2011 Lacemaking Demonstration Pickford's House Musem
27th April 2011 Lacemaking Demonstration Pickford's House Musem
27th April 2011 Lacemaking talk Pickford's House Musem
18th September 2010 Leicester Weavers Spinners and Dyers
13th July 2010 Codnor WI Codnor Methodist Church Hall
10th April 2010 National Embroiderers Guild AGM Nottingham Trent University Conference Centre
15th March 2010 Underwood and District Flower Arrangers Club Underwood Community Centre
11th September 2009 Derby Embroiderers Guild DFWI HQ
9th March 2009 Ripley Women’s Small Business Group Lumb Farm