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PORCELAIN LACE DRAPING

General Information

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Lace Draping is an almost lost art form that turns lace into porcelain. It is unknown for certain when this process was established.  Some antique dealers and historians believe it was done as early as the 1600’s and possibly earlier. The first commercial venture was established in Meissen Germany in 1710.  Dresdens Blue Crown was registered in 1883. In the 1940’s lace draping started in America. The process uses lace which is saturated with liquid porcelain and attached  to a porcelain figure.  When fired, the lace burns off leaving the porcelain skeleton.

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​Elizabeth, at Dolls & Etc., has been creating and teaching this almost lost art form since the 1970’s.

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Beginner and advanced classes are available. Class size is
limited to four students per class to provide individual
attention. A kit for purchase is provided to each student. Each seminar requires:

• 5-10 hours for the 1st section for cleaning and lace drape firing to cone 6

• 2.5  hours for glazing lace drape, firing cone 4

• 2.5 for china painting,  firing cone 017

• 2.5 final detail and adding 14K gold trim,  firing cone 017

     

 For Lace Draping Seminars: email below

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