Technique
Drafting
Pricking
Winding
Lacemaking
Finishing
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Technique
Handmade bobbin lace technique dates back to the Early Renaissance. Gold and silver was used along silk to produce exquisite articles of fashion favoured by royalty and clergy (e.g., the “Pelican” portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. - painted c. 1575 - depicts the Queen wearing a partlet bordered with black needle lace with coverings of ‘bonelace of venice golde’, i.e. bobbin lace edging made from Venetian gold). Lace is delicately woven through European history as an art form that was mastered to perfection by generations.
I have dedicated twenty five years to studying, designing and making metal lace…and I am still a disciple. The more I learn the more I understand and appreciate the depth of knowledge, breadth of skill and height of artistic expression of the lacemakers of the past. With an utmost respect, I am following in their footsteps, carrying on the tradition of transcending time in pursuit of beauty.
