Lace-making is not my only passion. I am also a sporty cyclist and a passionate swimmer am just as creative in the kitchen as I am with the lace pillow and I love to surprise my husband and my large family (three adult children) with culinary delights. I grow my own fruits and vegetables in our garden; and I love being outside, where I find the most interesting inspirations for my bobbin lace works.
Lace-making is a creative meditation for me.
1984 | Course instructor training “A” (!) at the Deutscher Klöppelverband e. V. | |
1985 | Honorary State Exam in textile design and physical education at the University | |
Since 1986 | Leading adult education courses in Kamen and Bönen, Germany | |
| 1986 – 1989 | Training as lace teacher (Monitrice) in Bruges (Belgium) at the Flemish lace school "Kantcentrum Brugge” and final promotion: “Thread & Pricking: A Partnership” | |
| seit 1989 | Leading further training for adult education course leaders in Schleswig- Holstein, Germany Leader of several courses for the Deutscher Klöppelverband e. V. (German Bobbin Lace Association) | |
| 1992 | Juror at the Deutscher Klöppelverband e. V. | |
| since 1992 | Head of course instructor training in Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) | |
| 2000 | Course leader for young people and adults, classical and modern lace | |
| 2001 | Exhibition with fashion show and competition in Wickede (Ruhr) | |
| 2003 | Course in Finland | |
| 2004 | Foundation of the private educational institution "Das Klöppelnetz" (distance learning school for lace-making) | |
| 2005 | Exposition in Interlaken (CH) - Topic: Waterfalls in lace-making technique | |
| 2006 | Extension of the distance learning school to the international distance learning school "Lace-Web" | |
| 2007 | Publication: Video: Introduction to lacemaking (language only German) | |
| 2006 | Erweiterung der Fernschule zur internationalen Fernschule „Lace-Web“ | |
| 2007 | Publication of the video: Introduction to lacemaking (language only German) | |
| 2007 | Publication of the video: Lace-making on the bolster pillow (language only German) | |
| 2008 | Publication of the video: Lace-making on the flat pillow (language only German) | |
| since 2008 | Workshops at the CREATIVA fair in Dortmund, Germany | |
| 2011 | Publication: "Invisible starts and finishes in bobbin lace" | |
| 2012 | Publication: Bobbin lace threads in dD (with creation of a database for finding suitable yarn diameters when making bobbin lace). | |
| since 2012 | Trainer of course instructors in Switzerland | |
| since 2013 | Teaching in the USA and Canada | |
| since 2014 | Instructor for textile design in the lace-making department | |
| since 2015 | Several courses in Spain | |
| 2017 | Course leader in Idrija (Slovenia) | |
| 2018 | Publication: Bobbin Lace Jewellery made from Metal Threads | |
| since 2018 | Participation in EU project: Erasmus and Lacee Trainer of courses in Vienna (Austria) | |
| 2019 | Cooperation in the Forum Alte Spitze GbR in the EU project Bobbin Lacee within the programe of ERASMUS | |
| 2020 | Start with virtual workshops | |
| 2021 | Trainer of final convention of the EU-project Erasmus and Lacee |