Once reserved for the aristocracy, lace adorned the gowns of royalty and the elite, epitomising sophistication. By 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 ...

The laces made in Belgium during World War One 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 ...

In last week’s column, I wrote about making knit or crochet lace items. Here are a few more tips when working complicated ...