LaceNews

Wolds Lacemakers Lace Day
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Place: St. Johns Newland Parish Church Hall
Clough Road, Kingston-upon-Hull HU6 7PA, United kingdom
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Website:  http://www.woldslacemakers.co.uk

Workshop: Maureen Bromley, “Coggeshall Lace”
Supplier:  Larkholme Lace

Fees:  £1.50 for member, £4.00 for non-members.
Telephone: 01482 346123
Email: Maureen Bromley, maureen@roger.karoo.co.uk for membership information
If anyone is in the area, please come – everyone is welcome!  But bring a packed lunch. Car parking is also available at the venue.

The Wolds Lacemakers are a very friendly and extremely active group, including bobbin and needlelace, knitted, tatted or crochet lace. They are based at the southern end of the Yorkshire Wolds, in the area around Hull, with a membership of around 60.
The group formed back in 1985, and March 2010 saw their 25th Annual General Meeting!  Founder Maureen Bromley states:  “It only seems like 5 minutes since the Society was set up.  We are now looking forward to our 30th year of Lacemaking!”
Meetings are held 4 times a year (January, March, May and November) at St Johns Church Hall, Kingston-upon-Hull. The AGM is at the March meeting. An Annual Lace Day is held in September in Cottingham Road Baptist Church Hall.  Wolds demonstrators can frequently be found at various other events throughout East Yorkshire. See their website for details.
Annual membership is £7.00.

Birmingham Millennium Lacemakers Lace Day
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Place: South Yardley Library
Yardley Road, Birmingham B25 8LT, UK
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Workshop: Jean Thompson, “Biscornus”

Tickets:  £2.00 at the door
Information: Sue Kalra, suekaira@btinternet.com, 01902-843195

Sheffield Lace Makers’ AGM
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Place: Ecclesall Parish Church Hall
Ringinglow Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S11 7PP
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Contact: Phyllis Brown 0114 236 7236 or rhandpmbrown@waitrose.com
Any lacemaker is invited to com.

Sheffield Lace Makers is a friendly craft group of amateur lacemakers who enjoy meeting together 5 times a year, 10am-4pm on a Saturday. There is a small charge for annual membership. The group also meets in Rotherham, please contact for details.  2013 is their 40th anniversary.
Websites: http://tinyurl.com/la4w3mc http://tinyurl.com/mdu9sbn

Thameside Lacemakers Lace Day and AGM
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Place: St. Clements Church Hall
London Road, West Thurrock, Grays, Essex RM20 4AL
Time: 10:00 AM to 4.00 PM
Website: http://www.thamesidelacemakers.org.uk/   Needs updating.
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/7gaafy7

Tickets: £3.50 member, £5.00 non members
including tea/coffee/biscuits/cakes
Cheques payable to Thameside Lacemakers
Contact: Cheryl on 01375 374824

Thameside Lacemakers is a non-profit organisation that gathers together every couple of months to share, explore and create handmade lace and needlework items.
They are based in southern Essex County in the United Kingdom.

Essex Lace Makers Lace Day and AGM
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Place: Hatfield Peverel Village Hall
Maldon Road, Colchester, Essex CM3 2JJ
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Tickets: £4.00 Members, £4.50 non-members
Cheque payable to Essex Lacemakers (include SAE, please)
Contact: Malena Lipski, Ridgecroft, Moor Road, Langham, Colchester, Exxex CO5 5NR

North Cheshire Lacemakers 30th Anniversary Lace Fair Plus
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2014
Place: Frodsham Community Centre
Fluin Lane, Frodsham, Sheshire, WA6 7QN
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Website: http://tinyurl.com/k3ppmob

Demonstration, Exhibitions
Suppliers:  Church Meadow Crafts, Margaret Wall, C & D Springett, Anne Spencer, PolyyJane Yarns, Hilary Watmough, Golden Hinde, Larkholme Lace, The Nutmeg Company, Heatherfield Beads, Quirky Crafts, Clothaholics, S unnyfield, Louise WEst Lace Design, Cheshire Guild of Woodturners, Agneta Engman Designs.

Tickets: £2 available at the door.
Information: hleather16@gmail.com, 01829 752558

North Cheshire Lacemakers Lace Day and 30th Anniversary AGM
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Place: The Community Centre
Lower Robin Hood Lane, Helsby WA6 0BW
Time: 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Speaker: Gillian Stapleton, “Queen Victoria in Royal Fashion”
Talk starts at 1:30 PM.
Supplier:  Stuart Johnson

Tickets: £2 members, £3 visitors
Payable at the door, including tea or coffee.
Telephone: 01829 752558

The North Cheshire Lacemakers Group meets at Helsby Community Centre, Helsby, Cheshire, from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm on the 2nd Saturday in January, March, May, July, September and November usually with a speaker and a lace supplier.
February, April, June, October and December meetings are from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm on the 2nd Friday. Friday meetings are usually spent making lace and chatting. There is no meeting in August but a trip may be arranged. Further information about the group and how to join can be found on their excellent website:
Website:  http://www.nc-lacemakers.co.uk/