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 ...

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 ...

A retiring lace-maker from one of the last British manufacturers of its kind has been recalling his role in the crafting of the Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress. Ian Palfreyman, 72, from Sawley, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The next generation of lace-makers are being encouraged to take up the craft to keep the skill alive. The Aragon Lacemakers, external in Bedfordshire are putting on two sessions in the county for ...