President Mary Roth-Davies works on a lace pattern at the Cranberry Lacemakers of Central NJ monthly gathering at the Franklin Township Public Library in Somerset County. (Frances Micklow/The ...

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DRUMS – Barbara “Barb” McGuire was celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary with her husband, Jim, in Bruges, Belgium, when she fell in love. “We went to a chocolate factory and there was a ...

Lace seems to be everywhere on fashion's runways recently. But much of it starts in a small French town called Caudry, where 100-year-old looms are used to weave lace using methods that pre-date the ...

The making of lace is one of those things that almost defies belief. The eyesight, the patience and the steady hands that are required almost seem beyond the ken of mere mortals, and the results can ...

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 ...