By Richard Chin: St. Paul Pioneer Press. If lacemaking ever duplicates knitting's hip resurgence, it won't be through street art installations like yarn bombing. Making lace by hand is so labor-intensive - you're doing well if you can crank out a square inch per hour for some types - that no one in their right mind would think of leaving a lace antimacassar on a park bench. But the lacemaking faithful have gathered this week in St. Paul to do their best to try to keep their ancient and intricate art alive. About 300 lacemakers and top lacemaking instructors from the United States and Europe are here for the annual convention of the International Old Lacemakers. Read Source