As a child, Wayne Hendershot had a bad habit – he bit his nails, much to the disdain of his mother. So, as a remedy, she decided to teach him tatting, a way to create a durable lace by making loops ...

Don’t tell a tatter she practises a lost art. And don’t mention doilies. The next-generation tatters want to distance themselves from prim, lacy coasters—“the optics aren’t good,” one explains. They ...