Lace-makers of the world, unite—against artificial intelligence-produced books that are now marring the centuries-old art.

Like most lace-makers, the craft had been handed down from mother to daughter ... around 250 women still bring the lace they weave at their homes to her for sale. Now however, her sewing machines are ...

The lace machines built by Heathcote and John Leavers revolutionised lace into a mass production industry.The machine was used for demonstration purposes in a patent trial, regarding the John ...

The next generation of lace-makers are being encouraged to take up ... But the industry died out after John Heathcoat invented machine-made lace in Nottingham, minimising the demand for the ...

John Heathcoat patented a 'bobbin-net' lace machine in 1809. These were installed in his mill in Loughborough, Leicestershire. Heathcoat moved his family and operation to Tiverton after his mill ...