Wire Bobbin Lace for Contemporary Lace Makers, Lauran Sundin
Dates:  Wednesday, September 10 to Friday, September 12, 2014
Venue:  Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/l7hp2t5
Information and Registration: thelacesociety@gmail.com
Course fee is £145/person (plus £20 membership fee for non-members of The Lace Society).  Please send a deposit of £25 to The Lace Society, 1573b Warwick Road, Knowle, Solihull B93 9LF, UK. There is an additional charge of £8/day for non National Trust members.

This class is being held in connection with “The Art of Lace” Symposium at Waddesdon Manor.  Basic bobbin lace skills are required (plaits, cloth stitch and basic torchon ground) but no prior wire working experience is necessary.

Lauren Sundin is an internationally known lace artist specializing in jewelry. She was a finalist at the Love Lace competition, and her work has been published in the journals Textile Forum, Surface Design, and Powerline, among others. Her most recent work, “Queen Victoria’s Neckpiece” is shown below, and is currently on exhibit at Waddesdon.