Art Lace for Absolute Beginners
Workshop with Jane Atkinson
Wednesday 14 May 2025, 10.30am - 3.30pm
£65
Venue: MAKE Southwest
Suitable for: Adults
Level: Beginners
Join MAKE Southwest Maker Member, Jane Atkinson for an absolute beginners course in making art lace!
This workshop aims to promote skills of bobbin lace that everyone can use from the start to make a personal design, using everyday objects as equipment and doodling your own designs!
This workshop is open to complete beginners or participants with experience of lace making.
All tools and materials will be provided for the day.
Participants must be aged 18 years or older.
About Jane
Jane has pioneered the transformation of traditional lacemaking into a contemporary art form over nearly 50 years.
Her focus for the past decade has been climate breakdown, tracking the fragility of her local wetland landscape in delicate pieces that capture the play of natural patterns and forces on land, in water and in the air.
Working in linen and silk on specially-commissioned equipment, she creates large panels, hangings and installations as well as wearable art.
A former journalist, Jane has published four books, one of them to accompany her 2018 Arts Council-backed exhibition ‘Ebb’n’Flow’. Her showcase will include work from this show.
She has taught around the world to empower the creative voices of other lacemakers and now works with three colleagues – from the UK, South Africa and the USA – to offer Masterclasses and tutorials on Patreon as The Adventurous Lacemakers. TAL mentors exhibited as guests of honour at the first World Lace Festival in Slovakia in 2024.
Jane has also shared an exhibition organised by Arenys de Mar lace museum in Spain with the Cornwall lace artist Denise Watts, as well as exhibiting at festivals throughout Europe.
On the Day
All tools and materials will be provided.
Tea, coffee and biscuits are included and will be available on the day. There will be a short lunch break during the workshop and participants are welcome to bring a packed lunch. Our Café is also open should you wish to purchase other refreshments during the workshop - all participants receive a 10% discount voucher for food and drink purchased on the day.
On arrival, please make your way to the side gate of the Riverside Mill, through the courtyard and up the stone stairs on the side of the building. Please let us know if you require the lift.
Please be aware that you cannot use the Co-op car park for all day parking. The Methodist Church car park and Station Road car park usually have plenty of spaces. Click here for more information on our location and car parking for the day.
View MAKE Southwest's Cancellation Policy, HERE.