Needle Lace - An Introduction - Mansfield Central Library - Adult Learning

Mansfield Central Library, West Gate

Date	23 November 2025
Time	11:30am - 2:30pm
Venue	Mansfield Central Library, West Gate View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 12
Cost	FREE - £12

About this course

This course will provide you with an introduction to the skills used in needle lace. Using primarily a needle and thread, you will learn the skills required to create a small motif.

Needle Lace is a popular choice for Stumpwork designs due to its intricate texture and delicate appearance.

This simple project will also introduce the basic technique of ‘couching’ the outline of your shape (also known as cordonet) and some of the basic stitches.

You will need no prior knowledge to do this course, but if you have confidence with a needle and thread, you might develop your needle lace skills quicker than if you are new to using a needle, but you will still be able to complete the course.

What you will need for the course:

Essential

a pointed sewing needle

a blunt tapestry needle

sewing thread

The following are required, but if you have any issues sourcing, please contact the tutor:

20 crochet cotton thread

self-adhesive book cover film (approx. 20cm (8 inch) square)

2 layers of fabric about 2-3 cm larger than the motif (approx. 20cm (8 inch) square)

Booking your place and fee information

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 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

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