What girl’s heart doesn’t beat a little faster at the sight of piles of ruffles and spools of silky ribbons? And lace? Oh my… I’ve always thought it would be amazing to learn to make handmade lace, just to know. People often call skills like this a “lost art”, but thanks to the resurgence of crafting and the support of crafters, wonderful old-fashion traditions are made new again. As most of you know I am a big Etsy enthusiast and I always love to see how people find new ways to appreciate the old. I tend to (sadly) dress a little more conservatively than I would like, but any of these would be a lovely way to add a little artistic elegance. What “lost art” skill would you like to add to your talents?
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I have always loved lace, the beauty and the skill that goes into making it! You have some gorgeous smaples here!
Hi there,
these all look very pretty. Yes, I do love ruffles… :) School is stressful, as always.
Greetings,
poet
i loooove the first necklace! what would you wear with that? There are many crafty things that I am interested in doing- lace is not one of them. I’m not sure why, because I do appreciate it. hmm
I sewed some antique lace and beading to a shirt of my daughter’s. It was wonderful and took so long to make. She hated it and only wore it once, just to appease me. Once of these days, I’m going to pull that lace off and add it to one of my shirts. Although that would be pretty out of my usual style!
They are lovely. Old lace is so romantic. As for lost arts, I have always wanted to learn to make bobbin lace.
Kat
beautiful, very “feely touchy”, my grandma used to make bobbin lace & i was always drawn to sit and watch her deft fingers making tiny cobwebs of lace X ruthie