Meetings
Poole Bobbin Lace Circle meets at St. George's Church Hall, Oakdale, Poole, BH15 3EU
The next meeting is on Saturday 4 November at St George's Hall with a Pillow Party in the morning, 10.30am to 1.30pm, cost £4.50, followed by a PBLC meeting 2.00 to 4.00pm. If you are staying all day, don't forget your lunch.
Click on the Programme link below for more details.
Meetings will be held on the first Saturday in the month starting on 7th January 2023 and then in March, July, September and November. Due to the Coronation our May meeting will move to Saturday 29th April. All meetings will be at 2.00 to 4.00pm.,a charge to visitors of £2.50. There will be a Pillow Party held on the morning of the same days from 10.30am to 1.30pm., members pay £4.50 visitors £5.25
In addition there will be all-day Pillow Parties in 2023 on Saturday 7 October and Saturday 9 December, 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 holds an annual Lace Day in June.
Click here to view the Programme for 2023-24.
Results of the First Lace Challenge -
Make your own Name Badge
There were 15 entries.
The badges were judged at the January 2023 meeting and the results were:
Group 1 - using one of the given patterns - Winner Carol Kennedy
Group 2 - adapting the given pattern or using another published pattern - Winner Carol Bale
Group 3 - designing own pattern - Winner Eileen Deacon
Click on the photos to see the entries.
The badges were judged at the January 2023 meeting and the results were:
Group 1 - using one of the given patterns - Winner Carol Kennedy
Group 2 - adapting the given pattern or using another published pattern - Winner Carol Bale
Group 3 - designing own pattern - Winner Eileen Deacon
Click on the photos to see the entries.
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