Links
Links are provided here for the benefit of our members.
The Guild of Needle Laces does not endorse or guarantee the content of any of these sites.
Members with their own websites
Kay Dennis
Kay is an established member of the Guild and is currently the Magazine Editor. Kay has been teaching Stumpwork professionally for the last 10 years. Her website is dedicated to those who take part in this fascinating form of embroidery which incorporates a lot of needlelace. You can also purchase all of those hard to find materials for needlelace and stumpwork as well as learning about both. Kay has two books published by the well known craft book publisher Search Press.
www.kaydennis.co.uk
Doreen Holmes
Doreen has been developing and teaching Needlelace for many years. She is a founder member of the Guild of Needle Laces and currently a committee member. She has three books published by the crafts publisher Batsford. Doreen teaches many forms of embroidery including needlelace.
www.needlelace.com
Pat Trott
Pat is a well known teacher who specialises in hand embroidery. She has been a member of the Guild for many years and has written several articles on various forms of needlelace.
www.pattrott.co.uk
Other Organisations
North Downs Lacemakers
North Downs Lacemakers was set up in 1980 by a group of local lacemakers, initially meeting in members' homes, and took its name from the area in which they met. As the group expanded other premises were used. The Fritillary was chosen as the group’s logo, as it grows wild in the locality. They are a friendly group of lacemakers and welcome members of all ages. Members include beginners, teachers and authors who make bobbin and needle lace of all types, traditional and modern. Visitors of any standard of lace making are welcome to the meetings.
www.northdownslacemakers.org.uk
Lacefairy
Lacefairy is the largest website on handmade lace, and lacemakers, around the world and has thousands of pictures and information on the subject. A great source of all things lace.
http://lace.lacefairy.com/lace
Traders
Chris Parsons
Chris specializes in quality lace bobbins, which he has turned and painted.
www.lace-bobbins.co.uk
Gavand Lace and Crafts [Gaynor and James Kelly]
Specialist Suppliers of Lace and Embroidery Threads, Materials, Accessories and Books.
www.gavand.co.uk
Jo Firth
We (Jo and Ash) but just called Jo Firth Lacemaking and Needlecraft, are general suppliers, so we stock everything for bobbin lacers and needle lacers, and also have a good selection of beads, including Delicas,gutermann and Mill Hill. We also stock embroidery products and have a range of canvas work kits. Any more information can be found on the website.
www.jofirthlacemaking.co.uk