The art of lace-making is being kept alive at Honiton in East Devon, where the lace industry once employed hundreds of people. Centuries after Honiton lace became famous, young people in the town are ...
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 ...
The Irish tradition of lace making staggers the imagination. It includes crocheted lace with picots and flower forms, Youghal needle lace with the design outlined in couching stitches using fine ...
New bursary lifts the veil on Ireland’s rich history with lace Carrickmacross lace maker Theresa Kelly. Photo: David Conachy. The Carrickmacross lace technique was used in Kate Middleton’s wedding ...
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 ...