This original and exciting guide to lace is a visual feast of inspiring step-by-step projects; it will encourage you to experiment, inspire you with handy tips, and provide sources for further inspiration.

Traditional; experimental; modest; provocative; decorative; utilitarian... it’s time to rethink how you see the varied artform that is lace.

This original and exciting guide to lace is a visual feast of 30 inspiring step-by-step projects. It will encourage you to experiment with both hand-made and shop-bought lace; it will give you clear, concise instructions for making lace from scratch, and it will inspire you with creative tips, lace history and folklore.

The projects incorporate lace-making techniques including needle lace, bobbin lace, needle weaving and drawn-thread work – all of which are clearly illustrated for beginners.

Typically associated with frilly hankies and flouncy collars that are time-consuming to make and invariably white, the 30 projects in this book span the colour spectrum and make use of a range of media including paper, fabric, thread and even concrete!

This original and exciting guide to lace is a visual feast of 30 inspiring step-by-step projects. It includes in-depth features and fascinating asides relating to the history of lace and it will encourage you to experiment and inspire you with handy tips. The projects use bobbin lace, needle lace, needle weaving and drawn-thread work, all of which are clearly illustrated for beginners. Some projects feature techniques such as using concrete and papier-mâché; some feature ready-made lace, either entirely, or as something that can be added to.