The Dawenkou lace technique, which originated from the Dawen River banks in Daiyue district, Tai'an, Shandong province, is a typical representation of traditional Chinese embroidery. Dawenkou lace is ...

A BOOK which documents the history and techniques of the acclaimed Borris lace is to be launched, today, Tuesday, in Borris House. Written by Annette Meldrum and Marie Laurie, the book is entitled The ...

Lace carries connotations of Victorian-era dresses and intricately stitched gifts from a grandmother or elderly aunt. Contemporary artists, however, in their restless probing into new expanses of ...

An exhibition highlighting how lacemakers are expanding the traditional boundaries of their art form to create work that investigates contemporary themes, materials and forms opens at the Hunterdon ...

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 ...

Originally called punto in aria – literally, "stitching in air" – handmade needlepoint and bobbin lace evolved from the fine thread embroidery and passementerie techniques in 16th-century Europe and ...