Making laces by hand is an ancient and treasured art form. Sites listed here are involved in the study, preservation and the making of lace of all types. Some types of handmade laces include bobbin laces, needle laces, tape laces and tatted lace.
Please check subcategories for more specific information before submitting. For example, sites that sell lace making supplies will be listed under Shopping:Crafts:Supplies:Fiber Arts:Lacemaking.
Listed here are lace guilds and groups that focus on several different forms of handmade laces. Groups that focus on one lace form are located as a subcategory of the specific form. For example, tatting guilds are listed under tatting.
Tatting is a lace-form that developed in the mid-18th century from the style of knotting done with a handheld shuttle. Popularized by the works of Mlle Riego de la Branchardiére in the mid-19th century, it is now seeing another revival. The entire form consists of variations of one knot and can be done bare-handed, using a hook, on a needle or with a traditional tatting shuttle.
Please submit sites dealing with the art of tatting. Sites that sell tatting supplies should be submitted to Shopping:Crafts:Supplies:Fiber Arts:Lacemaking. Home pages of tatting guilds and groups are listed under Tatting:Organizations.