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 ...

When Mary Salmon of Northville looks at a piece of vintage handmade lace, she sees much more than carefully crafted, delicately beautiful geometric patterns spun from threads. What she sees, instead, ...

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 making of lace is one of those things that almost defies belief. The eyesight, the patience and the steady hands that are required almost seem beyond the ken of mere mortals, and the results can ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.—If lacemaking ever duplicates knitting’s hip resurgence, it won’t be through street art installations like yarn bombing. Making lace by hand is so labor-intensive — you’re doing well ...

In 1907 Mrs. James W. Pinchot proposed to assemble a collection of arts and crafts for the Smithsonian Institution. To start this endeavor, Mrs. Pinchot and her collector friends loaned or donated ...

The laces made in Belgium during World War I are an important part of the lace holdings of the Division of Home and Community Life’s Textile Collection in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American ...

Lyn Bailey believes the first time she saw someone making lace was when she was a child visiting Belgium. And she’s been fascinated with it ever since. “Lace is my passion,” says Bailey, of Lancaster ...

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 ...

Dorothy Morgan of Forney (from left), Marilyn Waisanen of Dallas and Stacy Tackett of Richardson work on lace projects during the Dallas Lace Society’s weekly meeting. Vernon Bryant - Staff ...