This effectively spelled the end to much of the handmade lace industry. Lacemaking in America came mostly with European immigrants, who practiced their craft in communities all over the country. The ...

Centuries after Honiton lace became famous, young people in the town are still learning the craft. Lace has been made in Honiton for more than 400 years. By 1676 there were 1,341 men, women and ...

Their mission? To keep the ancient craft of lace-making alive. The Pickering Lacemakers, they call themselves. The youngest of them is a teenager; the oldest are in their 90s. But they have one ...

NARASAPUR (WEST GODAVARI) The famed Narasapur crochet lace craft has got the Geographical Indications (GI) tag, giving a new lease of life to the dying craft in the Godavari region of Andhra Pradesh.

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 ...