Grey Eternal Lace Ruff Collar

Laura Marsden taught herself lacemaking from a book found in an antique shop whilst studying Textile Design at Chelsea College of Art and Design. She is particularly inspired by lace samples in the V&A's textile galleries and in historic paintings. Marsden is committed to recycling materials and has developed a technique for lace-making using recycled plastic carrier bags and a chemcial heat treatment process to create hand stitched jewellery and accessories. Grey Eternal Lace Ruff Collar has been made from a V&A carrier bag, advertising the Art Deco exhibition.

Collar · London · 2006. Hand made needle lace using recycled plastic, heat bonded. By Marsden, Laura. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.