Textiles have been a passion of Robina’s from an early age and on moving to the Edinburgh area over 30 years ago she was fortunate to be able to attend a bobbin lace adult education class where she was captivated by the craft. Robina went on to join a local lacemaking group and has attended a number of courses both locally and throughout the UK exploring a wide variety of lacemaking techniques and styles. She has been fortunate to learn from excellent lacemakers, most notably Kitty Mason who inspired her with the creative possibilities of lacemaking.

 

Lacemaking allows her to play with colour, texture and materials and has long been her creative medium. As well as bobbin lace she tats and has dabbled with tambour and other decorated net techniques but her particularly love is needlelace. She finds the tactile quality of making needlelace very soothing.

 

Having come from a rural background she has a long standing deep concern for the natural world which is reflected in many of her designs including Rust & Renewal made for Inspired by Machinery (2017) and Warning Signs made for Elemental (2023).

 

A member of The Westhope Group since 2012 she has exhibited with the group in all of its exhibitions since First Thoughts (2013/14).