More than a gift – a golden ticket!

Mother’s Day is 10th March, and what better gift is there to give than the gift of an experience. This year, show your mother how much she means to you by gifting her a place one Debbie Bryan's fantastic workshops!


All of the wonderful workshops are lead by a specialist designers, include all of your materials as well as the shop's famous tea and cakes! Our workshops have always been best sellers, and our crafters & designers keep coming back for more. Here are what some past guests have said about our workshops;


“Unintimidating, it’s good fun, and you come away with some good things.” – Sue


“A great way of trying something different and giving you ideas, but it’s also some time out to focus on it and relax and enjoy it really.” - Eddie


“It gave me an inspiration for my wedding.” – Kirsty


“Come and have a go, even if you feel like you’re not creative you’ll get something out of it. It’s a fun day out with teas and cakes; Debbie’s famous teas and cakes.” – Claire


A workshop could be the perfect excuse to spend some quality time with your mum and have a lovely day out. Or maybe she’d prefer a guest ticket for a friend of her choice? But even if going to a workshop alone she’s sure to feel welcome, meet like-minded people and have a lovely day.


Workshop on Mother's Day Weekend:

• Saturday 9th March - Tatting lace workshop

Workshops post-Mother’s Day:

• Saturday 27th April – SPEEDCRAFT, 6 crafts in one day **best seller**
• Weekend 18th & 19th May – Lamp shade workshops with Lucy Renshaw
• Saturday 22nd June – Print workshop with Nicki Dennett

For more information about upcoming workshops, visit our website: http://www.debbiebryan.co.uk/Workshops


Stop by our Lace Market shop to purchase a place on one of our exciting workshops, our browse for the perfect Mother’s Day gift. You can also call us, we’re always happy to help!


Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop –
18 St Mary's Gate,
The Lace Market,
Creative Quarter,
The Lace Market Nottingham,
NG1 1PF


Telephone: 0115 9507776


We’re open Monday – Saturday, 11am – 5pm.

Special gifts for Mother’s Day

A list of the “Worst Mother’s Day gifts of all time” included building equipment, car parts and household appliances! This year, be sure to treat your mother to a gift that she wants, not a gift that she needs.

Mother’s Day is about a day off from routine, putting her feet up, being pampered, and opening those extra special presents which have been made with love and purchased with care and consideration.

At Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop, you’ll find art, craft and design pieces which have been specially made by many talented local artists, as well as exquisite collections by award winning designer Debbie Bryan herself.

Our top three Mother’s Day gift ideas:

1. Debbie Bryan Scarves.
These truly beautiful scarves have each been made from the finest yarns and finished to a degree of excellence. Debbie's scarves are wonderfully soft and warming, as well as being a distinctive and unique accessory, sure to evoke “scarf-envy” amongst her friends, available in a range of stunning colours, each sure to add a twist to your Mother’s Day.

2. Debbie Bryan brooches.
Each of our hand cast resin brooches are completely unique and one-of-a-kind, so there’s no fear of you buying the same gift as your sister this year! These beautiful nostalgic brooches have encapsulated recycled and pre-loved materials, such a vintage photographs, old time pieces, Nottingham lace and heritage coins, and are encased in resin using a specialist casting technique.

3. Original draughtsmen’s lace drawings.
The great heritage of Nottingham’s historic Lace Market has been framed and adored by many who walk through Debbie Bryan’s shop. These truly special original lace drawings are part of a British textile and industry legacy. The vintage drawings capture a bygone era and will make a beautiful piece for anyone’s home.

Mother’s Day is Sunday 10th March, so show your mother that you really care and get her an extra special gift from Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop.

Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop –
18 St Mary's Gate,
The Lace Market,
Creative Quarter,
The Lace Market Nottingham,
NG1 1PF

Telephone: 0115 9507776

We’re open Monday – Saturday, 11am – 5pm.

Special event with Artist and Poet Alison Knox

We enjoyed hearing Alison Knox read “I Let My Love Fly Free” before Christmas when Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop was part of a Flash Mob event in different venues in and around Nottingham. We are now delighted to announce that she is returning for a second reading!

Alison will be in our shop on 17^th February, which is open from 12pm – 3pm. To get you in the mood for this Sunday, have a look at the last reading Miss Knox gave in our Lace Market shop; http://youtu.be/NdxzAiqC_9M.

Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop is part of the Nottingham Festival of Words and in addition to supporting local poets, Debbie Bryan, in collaboration with the Leicester Print workshop, is exhibiting Narrative 2013 until 7^th April. This exhibition is a collection of stunning prints inspired by the themes of Love, Lace and Letters.

We hope you enjoy sharing an experience of great passion this Sunday 17^th with Alison Knox, and look forward to seeing you throughout the Nottingham Festival of Words.

Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop –

18 St Mary's Gate,

The Lace Market,

Creative Quarter,

The Lace Market Nottingham,

NG1 1PF

Telephone:  0115 9507776

We’re open Monday – Saturday, 11am – 5pm.

Sunday 17th open 12- 3pm

A date for your diary

For the weekend of 16th and 17th February, there will be a cabinet showcase in the foyer of the Newton building (which you can find here: http://www.ntu.ac.uk/nls/visit_us/our_location/index.html), displaying contemporary craft, design and artwork around the theme of Narrative, Love and Lace, curated by Debbie Bryan.

To launch the showcase, on 16th February between 10am – 10:45am in lecture theatre 6, Debbie Bryan will be giving a short talk, introducing the beautiful collections which have been created especially for The Nottingham Festival of Words. There will also be a special talk from award winning environmental paper artist Hannah Lobley of Paperworks and Printmaker Peter Clayton of the Leicester Print Workshop.

Collections from Hannah Lobley, Peter Clayton, Phoina Richards, Penelope Ruth, Jodie Patterson, Debbie Bryan, Emma Kate, Corrina Rothwell, Sally Hill, Sat Kalsi, and collaborative work by Manon de Moor, Penelope Ruth and Festival of Words artist in residence Sue Bulmer will be for sale at our Lace Market shop from 6th February.

A spin-off showcase of Sally Hill, Sat Kalsi and Peter Clayton's work will be on display in the Debbie Bryan Heritage Cabinets at Nottingham Castle, as part of the Narrative Exhibition.

On this same Saturday, 16th February, there will be two Altered Books Workshops, hosted by Debbie Bryan’s Design Room, from 10am-1pm and/or 2pm-5pm. This workshop has been inspired by the Nottingham Festival of Words and will be lead by Manon de Moor who will be demonstrating how to make a personal journal, travel-book or diary out of an old hardback book. Moor will also be giving an introduction on how to create a poem or text based on the Festivals 'Love, Lace and Letters' theme.

The Altered Books Workshop costs £30 per guest and can be purchased in store on by telephone. Gift cards can also be purchased as an excellent gift for a friend.

We hope that the events of the 16th give you something to write about in your altered journal!

Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop –

18 St Mary's Gate,

The Lace Market,

Creative Quarter,

The Lace Market Nottingham,

NG1 1PF

Telephone: 0115 9507776

We’re open Monday – Saturday, 11am – 5pm.

With special late night on Friday 15th until 7pm 

Sunday 17th open 12- 3pm

Exciting events on 15th February

Between the hours of 5pm and 7pm, there is a lot to be excited about with Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop!

Along with textile designer Lucy Renshaw, Debbie Bryan will be hosting a delightful pop up tea room. During the evening, the highly talented Lucy Renshaw will be making her signature lamps, as well as signing copies of her brilliant Textile Handbook, a step by step guide to up-cycling, re-cycling and re-crafting. So if you’d like to talk to Lucy and get a copy of her fantastic book, be sure to visit Debbie Bryan’s Lace Market shop that evening.

If you’d like to see more of Lucy, she’ll be leading a lampshade workshop with Debbie Bryan’s Design Room in May, more details here.

In addition to the fabulous Lucy Renshaw on 15th February, Festival of Words poet Deborah Tyler-Bennett will be in our shop giving some unmissable poetry readings. For more information about what to expect from Deborah on this exciting evening, please see our previous blog post, or better yet, a video of a previous reading that Deborah gave at our shop; http://youtu.be/zK_A6gvGRho

Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop is part of the Nottingham Festival of Words and will launching a cabinet showcase in the foyer of the Newton building 16^th February. From 10am – 10:45am in lecture theatre 6, Debbie Bryan will be giving a short talk, introducing the collections, following which there will be talks from award winning environmental paper artist Hannah Lobley of Paperworks and Printmaker Peter Clayton of the Leicester Print Workshop.

We hope that you will be enjoying us for this busy weekend of words!

Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop –

18 St Mary's Gate,

The Lace Market,

Creative Quarter,

The Lace Market Nottingham,

NG1 1PF

Telephone: 0115 9507776

We’re open Monday – Saturday, 11am – 5pm.

With special late night on Friday 15th till 7pm

Sunday 17th open 12- 3pm

Nottingham Light Night & a preview of Narrative 2013!

If you saw our recent blog post about celebrating Nottingham Light Night with highly talented lighting designer Stella Corrall, then you’re sure to be as excited as we are about this evening!

Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop will be hosting a Light Night drinks reception from 5pm to 7pm, and Stella Corral will be in our Lace Market shop making and creating, as well as sharing the ethos behind the eco designs of her company Lucentia Design.

On this bright occasion we will also be showcasing lighting collections from Lucy Renshaw, Laura Oliva, Hannah Nunn and Nottingham Eco-designer Sarah Turner. Be sure not to miss all the festivities in Debbie Bryan’s Lace Market shop tonight, we’re open until 9pm!

As well as all of the excitement of Nottingham Light Night, Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop will also be holding an early viewing of Narrative 2013, an exciting collaboration with the Leicester Print Workshop for the Nottingham Festival of Words. What better to get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day than stunning prints inspired by the themes of love and lace.

Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop has so much going on for The Nottingham Festival of words. On 15^th of February between 5-7pm, textile designer Lucy Renshaw will be in our shop selling copies of fabulous textile handbook, a step by step guide to up-cycling, re-cycling and re-crafting. During these same hours poet Deborah Tyler-Bennett will be in our shop giving some unmissable poetry readings. This will be a memorable evening!

The Nottingham Festival of Words is taking place under the season of LACE:HERE:NOW, as season in which Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop played a prominent role. These seasons purpose is to celebrate the great heritage of Nottingham, a history which has always been important to the work of Debbie Bryan.

We hope to see you tonight for drinks with Stella Corral and of course the exciting preview of Narrative 2013, which is officially exhibiting 9^th February – 7^th April.

Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop –

18 St Mary's Gate,

The Lace Market,

Creative Quarter,

The Lace Market Nottingham,

NG1 1PF

Nottingham Light Night with Sarah Turner

The fabulous Sarah Turner is an award winning eco designer who creates stunning lighting pieces from reclaimed materials sourced locally in and around Nottinghamshire. During the summer of 2012, Sarah collaborated with Coca Cola to create a lighting fixture for the hospitality centre of the Olympic Park!

This February, for Nottingham Light Night, we’ll be looking at some of Sarah fantastic lighting sculptures and enjoying how light and design can be combined to create such creative results.

Above; Sarah’s plastic bottle family, a main attraction at Nottingham Light Night 2012.

On this splendid night, we will also be showcasing lighting collections from Lucy Renshaw, Laura Oliva, Hannah Nunn and Stella Corral. If you’d like Sarah, Debbie and our other talented designers to light up your night, be sure to visit our Lace Market shop on 8th February, we’re open until 9pm!


Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop – 18 St Mary's Gate, The Lace Market, Creative Quarter, The Lace Market Nottingham, NG1 1PF

An Exquisite Gift for St Valentine’s Day.

To celebrate this romantic occasion, Debbie Bryan has hand made a collection of stunning and unique brooches for you to give to your loved one this February.

Debbie Bryan’s hand cast resin brooches are signature and created in her studio, located behind the Lace Market shop.


Each brooch is one of a kind, made with a specialist casting technique using a variety of interesting materials such as lace, hand embroidery  old time pieces, nostalgic images and even the odd love heart!

If you’d like to purchase one of these special brooches just in time for St Valentine’s Day, visit us in our Lace Market shop before they’re all sold out! Brooches starts at just £30

Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop – 18 St Mary's Gate, The Lace Market, Creative Quarter, The Lace Market Nottingham, NG1 1PF 
We’re open Monday – Saturday 11am – 5pm