How-To: Work with Stretch Lace
Many of us love the delicate look of stretch lace in fashion or undergarment projects, but are too intimidated to work with it. If you feel the same way, check out this helpful guide!
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How-To: Removable Lace Collar
Make a pretty vintage-inspired removable collar with this lace collar tutorial on the M&J blog! More: Project: Angel Collar @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Peter Pan Collars @Craftzine.com blog
Lace Exhibition in Birmingham, UK
A major exhibition of lace-themed artwork opened at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery over the weekend, called “Lost in Lace.” An ambitious exhibition featuring large-scale, theatrical and visually stimulating work by international artists who have been inspired by the language of lace. Lost in Lace will explore the relationship between textiles – specifically lace – […]
Stunning Lace Spider Webs
Polish street artist NeSpoon turns lace into lovely and haunting pieces of public art. Instead of being creepy, her webs bring a whimsical quality to the spaces they occupy, and look both completely at home and entirely unexpected. You can see her older work on her blog, and some of her more recent installations here. […]
Shane Waltener: Lace Webs
Many moons ago I found the above image in a Tumblr feed without any luck of locating the artist. Finally, Lovely Textiles has the answer: London artist Shane Waltener! This piece, Auntie Peggy Has Departed, is a great example of his body of work, utilizing lace doilies and audio as part of an installation focused […]
CRAFT Pattern: Splash Swimsuit Cover-Up
by Nikol Lohr Cool, whisper-soft, and silky, this breezy lace cover-up is as comfortable to knit at the beach as it is to wear there. Worked in soft, gently luxuriant Lorna’s Laces Pearl, a 50/50 silk and bamboo blend, Splash knits up quickly with a simple old shale lace pattern that coaxes excellent mileage from […]
Jennifer Cecere: Giant Doilies & Mandalas
I randomly stumbled upon New York artist Jennifer Cecere‘s giant Doilies while looking for images of drawn lace (oh internet, how I love you). Needless to say they are arresting and demand investigation. Made from ripstop nylon and acrylic, these delicate behemoths range in size from 4′ to 20′ and connote a range of associable […]
