London Lace Club joins the Open Series at SET 91 for a session built on the 15th century tradition of communal lacemaking. This two hour gathering invites both experienced lacemakers and total novices to come together to make lace, share skills, and work on projects in a relaxed and supportive environment.
Founded by Amelia White and Lauren Watson in 2023, the club is a community led response to bobbin lace appearing on the Endangered Crafts red list. The craft has always relied on the social exchange of skills, and the club uses this legacy of collective making as its foundation. By bringing people together to learn and share, these gatherings ensure the craft remains a living, accessible practice rather than a lost one.
In this session, Amelia and Lauren hope to pass down the tools, knowledge, and confidence needed for people to explore lacemaking in their own way.
Event details
Date: Sunday 10 May
Session time: 12-2pm
Location: SET 91, 91 Tabernacle Street, Old Street, London, EC2A 4JN
What to bring: Please bring your own equipment, including a lace making pillow, and current projects if you have them. If you are a beginner or require equipment and support, please contact London Lace Club in advance via Instagram so they can ensure they have a setup ready for you.
As places are limited, we kindly ask that you only book if you are able to attend so that others who would benefit from the session are able to take part.
If you can no longer attend, please contact us at ninetyone@setspace.uk to cancel your ticket so the space can be offered to someone else.
About the organisers
Amelia White and Lauren Watson are bobbin lace practitioners and researchers. They founded the London Lace Club to preserve the endangered craft of bobbin lace by reviving the tradition of communal making.
About SET 91 and the Open Series
This session is part of the SET 91 Open Series, a programme of talks, workshops and discussions supporting artists in navigating, developing and contextualising contemporary practice.
SET 91 is SET’s contemporary arts gallery on Tabernacle Street in Old Street, providing a non-profit platform for early-career and underrepresented artists to develop and present new work through exhibitions, performances and public events.
Learn more: https://setspace.uk/set-91/
