Carnegie Talk - The Beautiful Art of Lacemaking

Sign up for Barbara Potter's talk in Carnegie room at Northamptonshire Central Library on Saturday 17th May 2025 at 2pm. The talk is called 'The Beautiful Art of Lacemaking'.

Barbara will cover some of the history of lacemaking; how it came to the Midlands region to make Northamptonshire a lacemaking area. The time span covers from the 1500's to the present day. Barbara is going to speak about the different types of lace being made in this area; the equipment needed to make the lace and the people who would be making it in the past and now. She will also mention other lacemaking regions eg Devon, Essex, Cumbria and Ireland and how they differ from lace made in this region.
Finally, Barbara will bring her talk up to date and speak about lacemaking today and Nene Lacemakers in particular.
As a bonus Barbara will bring a pillow on which you could try lacemaking if you wish to do so.
If you would like to know more please visit the link to the website: http://www.nenelacemakers.co.uk/.
Nene Lacemakers are involved in Northampton Museum’s “History of Northamptonshire in 100 objects” which will be on display in the museum later in the year.

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You may also like the following events from Northamptonshire Central Library:

• This Tuesday, 13th May, 11:00 am, Language Cafe at Central Library in Northampton
• Next Tuesday, 20th May, 04:00 pm, Anime & Manga Club in Northampton
• Next month, 2nd June, 03:00 pm, Library Crafternoons: Crochet for Pride in Northampton

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