I have a friend that gifted me with a huge (to me) amount of vintage lace samples from when her father was a lace importer and worked with the clothing designers of Hollywood. What an amazing gift this is. I have never seen this quality and style of laces before and I am just a little intimidated to start using them.
When she brought over the samples for me to choose from it was just delightful to see all the different styles and types. I only selected ones that were cotton but she had a large array of laces made with different materials. Some had tag information, some did not.
I am not sure at this time how I am going to use them, but use them I will. As we are still working on the house, yes, I am still painting but I am down to the last room, it will be awhile before I have the time and the designs figured out. The way I feel about it, this takes the pressure off and I can spend time thinking about how best to feature the laces.
Have any of you worked with vintage lace? What was your favorite way to use it? Thanks for any input or warnings you can share.
Trish
When she brought over the samples for me to choose from it was just delightful to see all the different styles and types. I only selected ones that were cotton but she had a large array of laces made with different materials. Some had tag information, some did not.
I am not sure at this time how I am going to use them, but use them I will. As we are still working on the house, yes, I am still painting but I am down to the last room, it will be awhile before I have the time and the designs figured out. The way I feel about it, this takes the pressure off and I can spend time thinking about how best to feature the laces.
Have any of you worked with vintage lace? What was your favorite way to use it? Thanks for any input or warnings you can share.
Trish
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