We had a delightful if slightly reduced meeting in March and the Rev Trevithick's talk 'Work as a Prison Chaplain was eye opening but entertaining...

But due to the current situation we are cancelling our May meeting and more than likely our July meeting...

Our group email is 

martletslacemakers@yahoo.co.uk 

should you want to contact us.

Sorry the 2020 programme is so late, but it's here now...

Date:              11 January 2020 New Year Banquet Supplier:          Graham and Jenny Hudson Bursary Draw Date:              14 March 2020 Supplier:          Brenda Bristow Speaker:             Rev. Trevithick Work as a Prison Chaplain Competition:      Flight                     President’s Choice Award Date:                  9 May 2020 Workshop:          Embroidered magnet Angela Meakin Competition:       Jill Moy Memorial Vision (or any lace) Date:              11 July 2020 Supplier:             Lou Woo, The Craft Corner Speaker:             Ian Ivatt                     ‘Two Victorian Love Stories’ Chairman’s Choice Award Date:              12 September 2020                                 Make Lace Day                                 Fundraising - Bring & Buy Competition:             Bookmark Date:              14 November 2020         AGM Speaker:          Janet Pennington ‘On your feet’  Boots and shoes in history Competition:      Floral to wear

We've already had our New Years Banquet

and we are now looking forward to Rev. Trevithick talk on  Work as a Prison Chaplain, meeting friends and making lace....

See you there on 14 March 2020

at 

Lavinia House Dukes Square Horsham RH12 1GZ, 10.00 - 4.00 

Horsham Year of Culture - Martlets Lacemakers in Horsham Museum

 As part of Horsham's year of culture, Martlets put on a wonderful varied display in the Museum in March....

Some of the wonderful variety of the lace on display

A fantastic display by Rosemary, Cathy and Ingrid.

We will be having another display in Horsham Library in September...do join us.

Saturday 8th September 2018 

I have just returned from yet another enjoyable day with Martlets Lacemakers celebrating National Lacemaking Day, we drank tea, ate cake, chatted, drew raffles, listened to a really interesting talk from Alex Stillwell on designing lace, and oh, of course we made a little lace!...

The programme for 2109 was also launched...

See you at our next meeting in November 2018...

November 2017 - 30th Birthday Celebrations

All members received a celebratory
cover cloth along with their newsletter 

Sue Laker made a beautiful 30th birthday cake 

The project table was full of goodies...

Remember to bring your cutlery plate
and dish to the January Meeting 

Next years meeting dates...Spot the deliberate mistake!
November year should read 2018!!!

September 2017

I have just returned home from our September meeting at Martlets. Many of us spent the day making Christmas Tree Brooches, thanks to Sherri and her very enjoyable work shop. 

We also saw what we have in 2018, the programme looks really exciting, take a look... 

As you can see we meet Bi-monthly at:

Lavinia House 

Dukes Square 

Horsham 

RH12 1GZ

Email: martletslacemakers@yahoo.co.uk

Lot's has been happening since my last post....

November fun....

Christmas and New year...

January Banquet....

and lots of lace....

This is what is happening in 2017....

Programme 2017

14th January

Banquet

Supplier: Jenny Hudson

Bursary Draw

11^th March

Supplier: Bags of choice

Make Lace Day:  Share a skill

Competition:  Flower Power

13^th May

Supplier: Chris Parsons

Workshop: Jacquie Tinch

Jill Moy Memorial: Lace Fandango

8^th July

 

Fund-raising Bring & Buy

Speaker: Cathy Beach - The Dyebag

Chairman's Choice

9^th September

Share a skill:  Sherri Mitchell

Competition:  Her Dressing Table

11^th November

Supplier: Mainly Lace

Speaker:  Teresa Whitfield

Competition:  Russia