Susan Roberts NCLG member
| Courses: | Christmas Beading (various options available including for beginners) |
| BHT – Belgian, Honiton and Torchon (the Belgian laces available are: Brugge Flower, Chrysanthemum, Flanders, Binche laces) – as part of this Susan offers a slower start Binche option for experience lacemakers who can follow working diagrams but haven’t done Flanders |
Susan specialises in teaching the Continental laces of Binche, Flanders and Chrysanthemum and Honiton lace but can teach most laces that members are likely to work except for Bedfordshire and Bucks Point. Susan started making lace in 1982, she started teaching English laces (including Honiton) in 1995 then fell in love with Binche lace, initially learning under Anne-Marie Verbeke-Billiet at the Kantcentrum in Brugge.
Susan’s YouTube Channel is Susan Roberts – YouTube, this includes a number of Torchon beginners videos
In 2016 Susan won three prizes at the Lace Guild triennial competition for the two pieces of lace she entered. Her Honiton sampler (designed by Barry Biggins) won the Elsie Luxton Trophy for the best piece of Honiton lace and the Sue Dane Award for the best piece of lace by a teacher of lace. Her working of The Tournament in Binche lace won the Richard J Vinney Trophy for the best piece of circular lace.
In the 1998 Reflections competition Susan won the Batsford Prize for the best piece of lace from a Published pattern for the working of Barry Biggins design of a cat at a window which she called “Moggydon”.
Susan has taught two summer schools for The Lace Guild and was Editor of ‘Lace’ for 5 years.
Susan also beads and offers Christmas Beading in October, the theme for existing students changes each year.