Bobbin Lace for Beginners - Worksop Library - Adult Learning

This course will provide you with an introduction to the endangered craft of Bobbin Lace making, looking at its long history; dating from 1500’s. Within the course you will gain experience of the equipment and look at different styles of Bobbin Lace from England and from around the world.

Bobbin Lace is an off–loom weaving technique, using 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 different effects. These samples can be created into bookmarks or brooches to show off your craft skills. Suitable for all – no previous craft experience required, and all equipment is available to be used in sessions 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.

What you will need to bring to the course:

ALL equipment is provided by Tutor for use in Session, but if you have lacemaking equipment, please bring it with you.

Suggested Reading for the course, these are available in Nottinghamshire Libraries

1) Title: Beginner's guide to bobbin lace

Author: Dye, Gilian.

ISBN: 9781844481088

2) Title: Torchon lacemaking : a step-by-step guide

Author: Tregidgo, Jan.

ISBN: 9781847972019

If you receive 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 funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

• Greater London

• Greater Manchester

• Liverpool City Region

• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland

• Tees Valley

• West of England

• West Midlands

• West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

• Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office

• You are receiving local authority support under section 23Cor section 23CA of the Children Act 1989or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.