Women armed with huge, padded cushions, thread and pins, gather twice a week in the cozy basement of Nancy Wass’ home in Ferndale. It is a time for them to sip tea and share stories as they busy their ...

I’m the ninth generation of my family to be in the lace trade. The Cluny Lace factory, near Nottingham, was built in the 1880s, but we had machines in Ilkeston and Long Eaton before then. By the 1730s ...

One of Nottinghamshire's most distinctive crafts is at risk of dying out if new people are not trained, enthusiasts say. Bobbin lace-making is a centuries-old hand technique that evolved into machine ...