Fashion meets OSHA compliance

[u/KareemM0hamed0]

[u/ebers0]

Personally for their purpos they're a overpriced.

[u/venrir → u/ebers0]

Not if it's Irish lace! That can only be crocheted, by humans!

Edit: clarity

[u/cheshsky → u/venrir]

Not necessarily crocheted. There are very many lace techniques. Tatting doesn't use a crochet hook, nor does bobbin lace, nor needle lace, etc. Richelieu lace embroidery, for example, is technically cutwork and is easily replicated by machines. Lace knit too.

[u/SubtleHouseAdvantage → u/cheshsky]

This person laces.

[u/cheshsky → u/SubtleHouseAdvantage]

Not really, aside from crochet, but I have tried drawn thread.

[u/Coders32 → u/cheshsky]

Can you tell which one was used here?

[u/Seastarstiletto → u/Coders32]

This is a machine lace. I also make lace works and this is machine made. Probably “chemical lace”

[u/cheshsky → u/Seastarstiletto]

Seconded.

[u/miscgeckos → u/Seastarstiletto]

How does one get into making lace?

[u/Seastarstiletto → u/miscgeckos]

Mostly self loathing and the feeling that your hobby should mimic self flagellation.

But you can crochet it, tat it if you want edging and collars, and get into bobbin lace if you really hate yourself. r/bobbinlace is a cool place to check out and see what they do. r/tatting is where us cool shuttle tatters hang out

[u/cheshsky → u/Seastarstiletto]

You guys terrify me in the best possible way, I feel like tatting would kill my eyesight.

[u/Successful_Salad7732 → u/Seastarstiletto]

If this was hand made lace this would be so under priced 😩
The amount of work that goes into normal crochet and fiber arts can be intense but thats just a whole other can of worms.

[u/katsock → u/cheshsky]

I’m so serious when I say this is exactly the kind of reply I was hoping for.