She now has several hundred pieces, from small doilies to full-size, lace-trimmed linens, most made by American farm women from 1910 on. “Many farm women passed away the long winters with a lot ...

Q. Can actual large lace doilies be used in a place setting? My girlfriend sent me some she found at a thrift shop and suggested I use them as part of my place settings for my Christmas dinner.

Rachel Scott, 40, the New York-based designer behind the women’s wear line Diotima, was also inspired by the lace doilies she saw growing up.In her native Jamaica, the frilly pieces were a ...

The question: A friend of mine continues to place lace doilies – probably her grandmother's – under her knickknacks, which I find kitschy at best and horribly dated at worst. What's a modern ...

The term “lace” today might summon images of over-the-top wedding dresses, intricate lingerie, or perhaps the doilies and table runners that adorned our grandmother’s table: sweet ...

The 150 examples of lace that form the core of the show come from the collection of the Textilmuseum St. Gallen, founded in 1878 by Leopold Iklé, a St. Gallen-based textile manufacturer (1838-1922).