President Mary Roth-Davies works on a lace pattern at the Cranberry Lacemakers of Central NJ monthly gathering at the Franklin Township Public Library in Somerset County. (Frances Micklow/The ...
I’m the ninth generation of my family to be in the lace trade. The Cluny Lace factory, near Nottingham, was built in the 1880s, but we had machines in Ilkeston and Long Eaton before then. By the 1730s ...
One of Nottinghamshire's most distinctive crafts is at risk of dying out if new people are not trained, enthusiasts say. Bobbin lace-making is a centuries-old hand technique that evolved into machine ...
On a Friday night, members of the Brooklyn Lace Guild gather at the Old Stone House in Park Slope, rhythmically knocking together 3D-printed and traditional wooden bobbins. The crafters’ hands move ...
SALISBURY — Lacemaking is an artform that has been around for a long time, but there are not many museums in the United States that can boast being called a lace museum and exhibiting this delicate ...
On a Friday night, members of the Brooklyn Lace Guild gather at the Old Stone House in Park Slope, rhythmically knocking together 3D-printed and traditional wooden bobbins. The crafters’ hands move ...
Lace seems to be everywhere on fashion's runways recently. But much of it starts in a small French town called Caudry, where 100-year-old looms are used to weave lace using methods that pre-date the ...
Only few people know the thrill of seeing their artwork on a U.S. postage stamp. Trenna Ruffner, a bobbin lace maker who lives in Grosse Pointe Park, happens to be among that relatively small number ...
Susan Hottle's enthusiasm for lace-making got an added boost when she heard Allie Marguccio speak about the history, beauty and religious significance of Slovenian bobbin lace at an Erie Art Museum ...