A gold needle-lace panel 12 feet across (possibly an altar frontal) has tiny religious scenes encroached upon by nature-based patterns as if by jungle growth.

Not too long ago, there was a time in Armenia’s history where nearly every woman, regardless of age or region, carried the ...

The result was an elegant needle lace called Point de France. Lace merchants grew very wealthy from the upper classes spending enormous sums on lace. Lacemaking was mostly a cottage industry with ...

With souvenir hawkers pushing cheap masks, glassy baubles and lacy doilies, Venice can come across as a tacky tourist trap. Look behind those tired clichés, though, and you’ll get glimpses of ...

When the design is finished, the pattern and cloth are pulled away, leaving a delicate piece of lace. One 45-centimeter piece of needle lace takes the women here about 200 hours to create.

Luxury label Egonlab celebrated Brittany at Paris Fashion Week with its spring/summer 2026 collection, inspired by the region's rich sartorial history.

“Threads of Power: Lace From the Textile Museum in St. Gallen,” on view until January 1 at the Bard Graduate Center in Manhattan, offers New Yorkers the first in-depth exploration of this ...

The gauzy fabric is not just for women’s lingerie and dresses anymore. Guys are flirting with the see-through material.

Faile explained that nearly all lace was created using one of two techniques: needle or bobbin. “Needle lace, the oldest, is an offshoot of embroidery using a single needle and thread,” she ...

Lace is an ornamental openwork fabric created by looping, twisting, braiding or knotting threads either by hand or by machine. The main categories of handmade lace are needle lace, bobbin lace and ...