lacemaker
Delicate fabric crafter
A lacemaker is a person who makes lace—the delicate ornamental fabric created by interlocking threads in intricate patterns.
The craft requires considerable skill and patience, whether done by hand with bobbins and pins or by machine.
Historically, lacemaking was a significant cottage industry in parts of Europe: The lacemakers of Bruges were renowned for their fine work.
Small cylindrical thread holder
- threadFiber for stitching
- pillowBedding for heads
- tattingShuttle-based lace making
- needlePointed implement for sewing
pins · parchment · pricking · pattern · crochet · netting · meshwork · doily
Easily broken or harmed
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- fineAcceptable in quality
- daintyDelicately small and pretty
ethereal · ornate · elegant · refined · graceful · diaphanous · sheer · airy
One who stitches garments
- embroidererOne who decorates fabric
- weaverThread-interlacing craftsperson
- spinnerThing that rotates
- knitterOne who stitches with yarn
tailor · milliner · couturier · craftsperson · artisanal · needleworker · stitcher · haberdasher
Flemish canal city
- VenetianOf or from Venice
- ChantillyBobbin lace or feline breed
- NottinghamMajor Midlands municipality
- MalteseFrom the island near Sicily
Belgian · Irish · Victorian · Edwardian · heirloom · antique · traditional · historical
bobbin
Small cylindrical thread holder
needle · pins · parchment · pricking · pattern · crochet · netting · meshwork · doily · filigree
delicate
Easily broken or harmed
dainty · ethereal · ornate · elegant · refined · graceful · diaphanous · sheer · airy · translucent
seamstress
One who stitches garments
- embroidererOne who decorates fabric
- weaverThread-interlacing craftsperson
- spinnerThing that rotates
knitter · tailor · milliner · couturier · craftsperson · artisanal · needleworker · stitcher · haberdasher · guild
Bruges
Flemish canal city
- VenetianOf or from Venice
- ChantillyBobbin lace or feline breed
- NottinghamMajor Midlands municipality
Maltese · Belgian · Irish · Victorian · Edwardian · heirloom · antique · traditional · historical · heritage
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- artisan craftshandmade goods, fine jewelry, artisan crafts, handcrafted furniture, watchmaking
- artisanspotter, weaver, blacksmith, cobbler, jeweler
- craftsmenblacksmith, carpenter, cobbler, mason, weaver
- old occupationsblacksmith, carpenter, miller, farmer, shepherd
- skilled handssurgeon, jeweler, watchmaker, seamstress, tailor
lacemakerblacksmith
Iron-shaping craftsperson
ironworker · steelworker · stonemason · tanner · bricklayer