Events and Talks

Upcoming Events

5th June - 7th June 2026 Missenden Weekend course Missenden school of Creative Arts CIM Business centre, Moor Hall, Cookham, Maidenhead SL6 9QH

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