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 ...

Have you ever felt this way too?When you pick up an old lace blouse, have you ever gasped at its delicacy? Have you ever looked at the lace trimmings on a dress worn by European nobility in a museum ...

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 Irvine Valley is home to the world’s last working Nottingham lace looms, but the skills that have sustained them for generations are at risk of disappearing. Can this remarkable textile heritage ...

Lace dresses are a fashion staple, effortlessly blending femininity and style. Originating in Europe during the 15th century, lace-making evolved from a complex handcraft to machine production. Today, ...

Lace making in Limerick is traditionally associated with the potato famine years of the late 1840s, even though it was introduced to Limerick a decade or more before the famine. However, it was during ...

More than 100 years ago, two siblings set up what would become known as one of Nottingham's largest lace manufacturers. Levin Brothers and Co ran five factories across the city, including arguably the ...