Nowadays, Alençon lace jewelry is a lovely way to add a timeless and elegant addition to any outfit. Wedding dresses can be repurposed into jewelry that lasts a lifetime so that you can hold onto those memories forever. Alençon lace is highly versatile and still popular to this day. It’s delicate yet resilient enough to support beading and eccentric shapes.
Alençon lace is made of design elements bound together by finely stitched netting. There are multiple stages to a successful production, starting with drafting. Artists draw and prick the design into parchment. Then the outline of the design is created alongside the background netting. The primary stitching of the pattern is completed, followed by shading and fill stitching. The lace is decorated with designs and embroidering to create relief to finish it off. The lace is then removed from the parchment with a razor blade, and the stitches are polished with a lobster claw. It’s said that becoming an Alençon lace-maker takes years of apprenticeship, averaging around 7-10 years before perfecting the method. The skill and dedication required to complete this process are remarkable. Below you see the Alençon lace being made and polished with a the lobster claw.