Welcome

Welcome to the Tonbridge Lacemakers official web site.

Tonbridge Lacemakers started life from an Adult Education class in 1987. The first meeting was held on the 14th November with 62 members and 20 years later we are still going strong.

We meet every 2nd Saturday of the month from 10am – 3.30pm at the Corpus Christi Church Hall, Lyons Crescent, Tonbridge. Most months we have a supplier, speaker and/or workshop. Our members make all types of lace from the traditional Torchon, Bedfordshire, Bucks Point and Honiton bobbin laces to crochet and tatting. Although we cannot provide lessons our members are always willing to answer a question or two and to help our members we have a comprehensive library, from which all members are entitled to borrow. Our members also benefit from a quarterly newsletter, full of information and fun articles. The cost of a yearly membership is £15 and if you are interested in joining us please follow the link.

Once a year we organise the Tonbridge Lace Fair, which has grown with an attendance of over 300 lacemakers and many suppliers. Please use the link below to find out more details of this year’s Fair.

Our members are always willing to demonstrate at events. To see the pictures of our exhibit, use the link.