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 ...

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 ...

Old lace machines in digital era A factory in Dhaka’s Keraniganj uses 90-year-old Japanese machines to produce laces and ribbons. Workers say they can still weave colourful fashion accessories ...

We’re not shutting up shop yet and we’ll keep going.” Leavers lace is made by a machine twisting ultrafine threads together to create an intricate pattern – it’s often regarded as the ...