Are you a lace teacher, or thinking of becoming one? Join us — let's make sure this craft has a future.
"In 2025, bobbin lace was officially classified as Endangered in the UK — with fewer lace teachers left than ever before."
It's our mission to grow the lace teaching community by bringing teachers together as a collective — supporting each other through shared resources, honest conversation and a clearer sense of what the craft needs right now.
Whether you're an established teacher, a passionate maker thinking about teaching, or somewhere in between — there's a place for you here, and we'd genuinely love you to be part of this.
The work of Lacemakers of Tomorrow has been recognised by Heritage Crafts with an Endangered Crafts grant fund award. Co-founder Caroline West has been awarded funding to deliver a national mentorship programme connecting new and experienced lace teachers to help keep bobbin lace alive in the UK.
Read more on the Heritage Crafts Association page →
Caroline first learned to make lace around age 11 and rediscovered the craft in 2019. She is Vice Chair of Northumbria Lacemakers and Editor of their newsletter Pillow Talk.
When bobbin lacemaking was officially classified as 'Endangered' in the UK in 2025, she felt a call to action and now works to increase awareness through Instagram, university talks, demonstrations and beginner classes.
Catherine has been making lace since she was 10. She is a Teaching Enhancement Advisor at the University of Hull and a Trustee for Heritage Crafts, and she aims to support the revival of the endangered craft through participation and teaching.
In 2025, she created the #40lacestitches project for the Wolds Lacemakers — a video stitch bank of common bobbin lace techniques, available on their Instagram @woldslacemakers.
Bobbin lace can't survive on enthusiasm alone — it needs more teachers. If you have the skills (or the will to develop them), we want to hear from you. We're building something here, and we'd love you to be part of it from the start.
Drop us a line and tell us where you're at. No experience of formal teaching required — just a love of lace and a willingness to share it.
hello@lacemakersoftomorrow.co.uk