Bobbin Lace Workshops
Headford Lace Project runs several bobbin lacemaking workshops throughout the year with our wonderful tutor, Jackie Magnin. We also invite visiting instructors to teach other Irish laces, including needlepoint, needlerun, Irish crochet, tatting, applique, and embroidery techniques.
Our next workshop weekend takes place on 20-22 September 2024.
- Friday 20: Presentation from Gabriela Avram
- Saturday 21: Introduction to Limerick Lace with Eva Ryley
- Sunday 22: Improvers Bobbin Lace with Jackie Magnin
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We are grateful for the support of Galway Roscommon Education Training Board and Galway Rural Development for their assistance in providing these classes.
Friday 20th September - Culture Night: Limerick Lace & The Laces of Ireland Project - 8pm
Gabriela Avram of Friends of Lace, Limerick, will introduce the history and heritage of Limerick Lacemaking. Limerick Lace is a hybrid lace made with a needle on a machine-made net base. It is the most famous of all Irish laces. Established in 1829, it has been worn by thousands of women including Queen Victoria, American First Lady Edith Roosevelt and Countess Markievicz.
Gabriela will also outline the exciting new project Laces of Ireland - An All Ireland Lace Trail of which Headford LAce Project is a proud member.
Free.
See: https://culturenight.ie/event/limerick-lace-and-the-laces-of-ireland-project/
Culture Night is funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and Galway County Council.
Saturday 21st September 2024: Limerick Lacemaking with Eva Ryley, 10am - 4pm
As part of our celebration of Limerick Lace, Eva Ryley of Friends of Lace, Limerick, will lead a class on how to make this beautiful hybrid lace. Limerick Lace is made with a needle on a machine made net. No prior experience is necessary to take part. All materials will be provided.
Workshop fee €60 (includes beginner kit). Limited places. Booking essential. Contact us to book and to enquire about concessions for students / unwaged.
Lacemakers Gathering/Lace Display: 10am-4pm
Spend some time working on your own projects (any lacemaking or craft technique), in the company of other lace-makers. Or bring along some lace items for 'show and tell'. Our tutor Jackie will be busy next door, so this session is largely about practising by yourself and sharing stories of lacemaking with others. We'll leave the door open for members of the public to visit and see a display of lace, etc.
Free of Charge. No booking required, but we'd love it if you would let us know if you can make it, so that we have an idea of numbers.
Sunday 22nd September 2024
Improvers Bobbin Lace Workshop with Jackie Magnin. Anglers Rest Hotel. 10am-4pm
If you've already got some basics and are eager to start a new project, then Jackie will help you choose a project appropriate to your level and guide you through it. You can work with traditional white/cream threads or introduce some colour for a contemporary approach. We have lots of threads to choose from included in the price. We assume you already have your lacemaker's pillow and bobbins to bring along, but if not, just let us know in advance and we can have some ready for you to borrow (or purchase).
€30 Limited places. Booking essential. Contact us to book and to enquire about concessions for students / unwaged.
Lacemakers Gathering/Lace Display: 10am-4pm
Spend some time working on your own projects (any lacemaking technique or similar craft), in the company of other lace-makers. Our tutor Jackie will be busy next door, so this session is largely about practising by yourself and sharing stories of lacemaking with others. We'll leave the door open for members of the public to visit and see a display of lace, etc.
Free of Charge. No booking required, but we'd love it if you would let us know if you can make it, so that we have an idea of numbers.
The Headford Lace Trail – an audio walk by Ed Coulson. Beginning from St Fursa's Hall (H91 N5P9) any time.
“There’s the Headford we can see around us, and another that’s harder to see – but it’s still there: the Headford of the past, waiting for us, in the spaces between things.”
Turn on your smartphone GPS, put on your headphones, and set off to discover a time when lacemaking wasn’t a hobby, but a matter of survival for an entire community. Join a cast of characters to experience immersive stories, sounds and specially recorded music, on this audio walk with a twist.
We hope you might consider spending an extra hour in Headford over the weekend, or at another time that suits you, to take our self-guided audio walk which we launched on Culture Night 2023 and which won 'Sound Walk September 2023' making it the best sound walk in the world right now!
Grab a brochure in The Anglers Rest over the weekend which will give you all the info you need to enjoy the walk. Please bring a smartphone and a set of headphones per person. The walk begins at St. Fursa's Hall H91 N5P9 (just a short walk from The Anglers Rest) and finishes at Headford Community Orchard (St John the Baptist Church Grounds) and while 50 minutes is an estimated duration, participants are free to enjoy the walk at their own pace. Please dress appropriately for the weather and wear suitable footwear. As the walk is experienced individually, please allow for one smartphone and set of headphones per participant.
Free of charge. Funded by the Galway County Arts Office as part of Culture Night 2023 which was brought to you by the Arts Council in partnership with Galway County Council.
All materials required for our bobbin lace workshop will be provided, and any lace samples you create are yours to keep.
The materials kit is not included in the workshop price, but can be purchased for an additional €25. The kit includes a lace pillow, 20 bobbins, thread, pins, pincushion, scissors, grips, crochet ladder, cover cloth.
