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Continue reading →: #40lacestitchesThe last in the series of 40 videos of lace stitches and techniques went live a couple of weeks ago. I’m not going to lie, this project took up more time than I thought it would (and issues with Buffer not consistently talking to Instagram nearly broke me at times!)…
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Continue reading →: Book recommendations for beginnersI was recently collating some resources for a workshop and thought it would be useful to share here some of the books that are particularly useful for those starting out in lacemaking. 1. Bridget M. Cook’s Bobbin Lace Workbook is an absolute classic. It has a section of different stitches…
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Continue reading →: Making waves on National Lacemaking Day 2025Last Saturday (13th September) was National Lacemaking Day in the UK and my whole day was happily spent in lacemaking – the morning recording another video for #40lacestitches and the afternoon running an introductory workshop at Juice Studios in Hull. It was the first time I’d had eight people who…
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Continue reading →: Throwback- lace in Honiton and ExeterI’m not going to say that it was purely lace that drew me to book a holiday in Devon last August, but it was high on my list of priorities (being able to stay in beautiful Torcross was, of course, the main draw). One of the main things I wanted…
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Continue reading →: New workshop – Lace@Juice Saturday 13 September 2025For National Lacemaking day this year I’m really excited to be running an introductory bobbin lace workshop at Juice Studios in Hull. Over the three hours we’ll cover how to get started and the basic stitches, and everyone will be able to take home a pattern template and the work…
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Continue reading →: What’s on my pillow – July 2025Most of my lacemaking time at the moment is taken up with videos for #40lacestitches, of which this will also play a part. This is a Bucks Point motif, designed by Irene Tomlinson, kindly gifted at the last meeting of Wolds Lacemakers. Only just made a start, but I’m hoping…
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Continue reading →: #40lacestitchesAbout a year ago, when we started planning the celebrations for the Wolds Lacemakers 40th anniversary year, I suggested an idea to the committee that I’d been thinking about for a while. In talking to new and more experienced lacemakers and those who were interested in learning to make lace,…
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Continue reading →: Gold Bedfordshire butterflyIts the Lace Guild’s 50th anniversary in 2026 and for their legacy project they’re creating a cape decorated with gold pieces of lace with a theme of the natural world. The cape will be displayed at their golden anniversary weekend before being available for groups to borrow and display. In…
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Continue reading →: Heritage Crafts Red List of Endangered Crafts 2025Earlier this month I became a Trustee for Heritage Crafts, the charity which exists to support and promote heritage crafts and their practitioners. I was really keen to support the vital work of this amazing small team who do so much to raise the visibility and cultural importance of craft…
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Continue reading →: What’s on my pillow- April 2025This month, I’ve been working on something a bit different from my recent projects, experimenting with threads, textures and grids. Hopefully the final results will turn out how I’m intending.
Cattern Lace
Hello,
I’m Catherine
Welcome to Cattern Lace, a site dedicated to a love of lacemaking. Here, I will share projects, inspiration and and tutorials to help you get started with lace and to document my own lacemaking journey.
Cattern Lace 