Lessons in lace

So, I have returned to the South after a lovely trip up to Manchester for the weekend, encompassing one amazing gig at Lancashire County Cricket Ground and a trip to one amazing bead shop. Lots of inspiration to get creating there! Today my mother has also been giving me a masterclass in lacemaking - hopefully soon I will have mastered it and actually manage to make something that looks more like lace and less like a collection of wonky threads...