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 ...

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 ...

Lace was so valuable in the late 1700s that you could use it like money. Now, imagine 600 women, men and children in Ipswich making it at home. They became an economic engine, but are now mostly a ...

Lifestyle Lead and Multi-Media Journalist. Sínann Fetherston sits down with visual artist and lace maker Fiona Harrington to learn about the history of needlelace in Ireland, and how she is using it ...