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Calling all Lacemakers and Needlecrafters

Do you make any kind of Lace ?

Do you like any form of Needlecraft ?

Wyre Forest Lacemakers

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would like to welcome you to

Lickhill Community Centre
Lickhill Road, Stourport-on-Severn

on the third Tuesday of every month from 8 pm - 10 pm

The group was formed in October 1994 to enable a group of enthusiastic Lace-makers to meet informally, once a month -

to make lace

to encourage newcomers

to promote all forms of needlecraft

Most members enjoy more than one form of needlecraft and most meetings will see a range of needlecraft being practiced.

Come along for a 'natta' and a 'cuppa', and swap ideas while indulging in your hobby for a couple of hours.

all for £1.50

Details of Lace-making Classes:

  1. Classes are being held at Trinity School, Birmingham Road, Kidderminster on Monday evenings (7 to 9 pm)
    September 24th to December 3rd
    This will cost £40 per term (10 weeks)

  2. Tuesday afternoon classes (commencing 25th September) take place between 1and 3 pm. Contact Mary Coleman for more details.

  3. Children's classes will be starting again at Kidderminster Library - Tuesdays, after school hours - 4 to 5:30 pm.

October 9th, 16th and 30th November 6th, 13th and 20th Cost: £12 for the 6 workshops

Details of Recent Activities:

We currently have an exhibition  of our 'Lace Cakes'  at Hartlebury Museum - at which we have also been demonstrating Lacemaking techniques (with many favourable comments). This concludes on 10th September.

Our AGM is to be held on 18th September. New members are always welcome.

We will be holding a 'Lace Identification Workshop' on 27th October (See Diary for details)
We shall be taking part in 'Skills on Show' at Worcs. County Hall in November - along with other Arts Forum Members.

In the spring, we plan "2 Dozen Pairs; 2 Dozen Colours" - which will be workshop-based. This, together with other projects, will be able to be seen at the Forum's 'Showcase 2002'.

Occasional visits have been organised to view collections of Lace and, to date, we have been to the Cecil Higgins Museum (in Bedford) and to see special exhibitions at The Hollies (The Lace Guild Headquarters) in Stourbridge.

In 1997 the group was awarded a Lottery Grant (under the Arts For All [Express] Scheme), to hold a series of master-Classes so that members could learn new Lace-making skills from experts.

Members of the group were also involved with the Community Textile Project to celebrate the opening of the new Kidderminster Library in 1997.

Currently we have an exhibition of our work on display at the  Lace Guild.Enquiries about activities at Wyre Forest Laemakers can be made to
   Suzanne Hardy     01562 754234        
  Mary Coleman    01299 824 254     Email djmt-coleman@supanet.com
  Ernestine Everett    01562 754220