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Bobbin lace making - an introduction to surface and space

Mon 27 - Fri 31 July 2026

Bobbin lace making is a fascinating craft. Whether as delicate lace made of linen or contemporary filigree jewellery made of metal threads, bobbin lace works often inspire with their complexity. This course is aimed at anyone who is interested in the basics of bobbin lace making. As an introduction, we start with basic bobbin lace made from textile material. Depending on your level of knowledge, you can start directly with metal and also work three-dimensionally. As the course progresses, we will look at the possibilities and differences between metal and textile material, make material samples and discover the characteristics and limitations of the material. Advanced students can start making their own pieces of jewellery and try their hand at it under supervision, bobbin-lace glass beads or experiment with colours.
Let yourself be surprised how complex yet simple the bobbin lace technique can be at the same time, and what can be created when a traditional technique is realised in modern materials!

Group of participants: Beginners without previous knowledge and experienced lace makers who want to be creative with the traditional technique
Requirements: Patience, perseverance, curiosity and constructive imagination
Number of participants: max. 10 persons
Course language: German, English if required
Course times: Mon - Thu 9:00-12:30 and 14:00-17:30, Fri 9:00-12:30 and 14:00-16:00
Course fee: 420 euros, for students 380 euros (excluding material costs)

Course instructor: STEFANIE KÖLBEL, Germany
Born 1981 in Oelsnitz/Vogtland, DE; Applied Arts Schneeberg from 2001 - 2005, graduate designer (FH) textile art, freelance since 2006, trade fair and exhibition activities at home and abroad, Hessian State Prize for German Arts and Crafts 2011, German Design Award 2017, course director for the summer symposium, lives and works in Leipzig.
More info: www.lace pieces.de