Such a nice artistic layout of the history of my favorite craft! Really you did a great job!

I’m writing an article about the history of lace myself, that’s how I discovered yours. I’d like to ask your permission if I can link to your articles.

Thank you.

Best Regards,
Hiba

I especially love the pictures and variety of the lace series.

My love of textiles of laces and linens goes back to my childhood. As an adult I owned an antique shop and vintage clothing museum offering to restore and conserve customer’s antique laces and linens. I find the history of lace fascinating and many people do not realize the important role of one’s entire economy for whole countries depended on the making of lace. The fine workmanship of nimble fingers of lacemaker’s around the world are something to be highly sought after.

There are so many knids and patterns from simple to intricate. Alot of people seem to think lace is only for girls, little did they know lace was first worn by men and that the first lacemakers were men.

With my love of lace and textiles I found it difficult to believe that in order to view lace at a museum it will only be limited on a painted portraiture unless you go to an actual museum of lace. I would like to see museums around the world to include lace of all kinds in their exhibitions. We think of the Master’s but isn’t lace truly an art in itself? We should celebrate Lacemaking as a fine art as well.

I handpaint copies of actual lace textiles most of which are found in museums the world over; each stitch painstakingly done onto canvas. All of my works have had prior copyright permission.

I have found no one that does not like lace. Men seem to even like it better than women. H-m-m-m. That will give your readers something to ponder over.

One of my sisters had lived in Memphis and there was a designer there, maybe Pat Kerr?, who would combine lace of all descriptions into amazing gowns which we would drool over (not really).

Keep up your amazing work, Liz!