Meetings
Poole Bobbin Lace Circle meets at St. George's Church Hall, Oakdale, Poole, BH15 3EU
At the next 'All-day Pillow Party' on Saturday 6 April, Pompi Parry will be running a workshop on ‘How and where to start a piece of lace’. We are not sure yet whether it will be in the morning or afternoon as it will depend on numbers. There will be a charge of £2.
The next meeting is on Saturday 4 May at St George's Hall.
In the morning there is a Pillow Party 10.30am to 1.30pm, followed by the main meeting, 2.00 - 4.00pm.
Click on the Programme link below for more details.
Meetings will be held on the first Saturday in the month starting on 6th January 2024 and then in March, May, July, September and November. All meetings will be at 2.00pm to 4.00pm.,a charge of £2.50 is made for Visitors . There will be a Pillow Party held in the morning of the same days from 10.30am to 1.30pm. At which members pay £4.50, visitors £5.25.
Beginning in 2024 on the first Saturday in the months of February, April, and October and the second Saturday of December there will be an 'All-day Pillow Party' held from 10.30am to 3.30pm, members pay £7.00, visitors £8.00. For half a day, 10.30am to 1.00pm or 1.00pm to 3.30pm, members pay £3.75, visitors £4.25
Meetings and Pillow Parties are open to all members and visitors except the July AGM meeting which is members only.
Tuesday Self Help Group for PBLC members of all abilities meets every week from 10.00am to 12.00 noon at the same venue, a charge of £3.00 is paid. Beginners are also welcomed at this meeting as there is also a small tutored group, an additional charge of £4.00 is payable.
Contact: chairman.pblc@yahoo.com
PBLC Constitution - click here for the link
PBLC holds an annual Lace Day in June.
Click here to view the Programme for 2023-24.
Lace Challenge 2023-24
Lace in a Bangle
There were 24 different entries in the lace challenge for 2023-24 and they were judged by the speaker from Gullys Place at the January meeting. The entries were all of a high standard so the judge had difficult decisions to make.
The entries were divided into three groups:
Group 1 - lace using the patterns provided
Group 2 - lace using a different commercial pattern
Group 3 - lace designed by the lacemaker
The winners for each group were:
Group 1- Shirley Pearce
Group 2 - Margaret Cormack
Group 3 - Eve Morton
Well done to the three winners and to all those who entered.
The entries were divided into three groups:
Group 1 - lace using the patterns provided
Group 2 - lace using a different commercial pattern
Group 3 - lace designed by the lacemaker
The winners for each group were:
Group 1- Shirley Pearce
Group 2 - Margaret Cormack
Group 3 - Eve Morton
Well done to the three winners and to all those who entered.
Some Events from 2023
March's Pillow Party and PBLC meeting
The Pillow Party took place in the morning where 18 members enjoyed a morning of lacemaking.
At the afternoon PBLC meeting Eve Morton led a Spangling Workshop for members who wished to learn this very useful skill.
Below are photos of the day. Click on the individual photos for more details.
The Pillow Party took place in the morning where 18 members enjoyed a morning of lacemaking.
At the afternoon PBLC meeting Eve Morton led a Spangling Workshop for members who wished to learn this very useful skill.
Below are photos of the day. Click on the individual photos for more details.
April's PBLC Meeting
About thirty members attended the afternoon meeting.
Jen Best entertained us with an interesting talk entitled 'Textile Scraps to Textile Art'. She passed round her many creative pieces for us to view close-up.
There was a large display of members' Needlelace pieces.
Members also brought along their entries for this year's competiton with a theme of 'Movement'.
Below are photos of the afternoon meeting. Click on the individual photos for more details.
About thirty members attended the afternoon meeting.
Jen Best entertained us with an interesting talk entitled 'Textile Scraps to Textile Art'. She passed round her many creative pieces for us to view close-up.
There was a large display of members' Needlelace pieces.
Members also brought along their entries for this year's competiton with a theme of 'Movement'.
Below are photos of the afternoon meeting. Click on the individual photos for more details.
Click here to view more photos in the Photo Gallery