Tuesday, 1 November 2011

The most beautiful vintage lace!

I have to admit I am a little obsessed with vintage lace, so I delighted with my finds yesterday afternoon... I went into one of my local vintage shops and the owner showed me these pieces of lace/crocheting that she hadn't put into the shop yet. She brought them from a lovely lady (who is 85 years old) and her Nana made them, so they are very, very vintage! I think the larger pieces are for the top of a dress? Well that's what I plan to do with it, now I need to make a gorgeous dress worthy of such a beautiful piece's of lace. I just about forgot the best part... only $15 (New Zealand) for the lot!!

 
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6 comments:

  1. christina1 November 2011 at 16:21

    Thanks for my blog post inspiration today!

    What a great find. You're smart to make friends with a vintage store owner! Those are beautiful and I love all the detail too. I can't imagine how many hours goes into making pieces like that all by hand.

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  2. Anonymous1 November 2011 at 16:33

    Gorgeous Leigh and will put you down for the Xmas decoration swap. Can you or Hols send me your email address and postal address? Thanks Sara

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  3. Anonymous1 November 2011 at 16:56

    They are just gorgeous! My nana used to crochet lace pieces like this, I actually wouldn't mind trying my hand at them too, though I don't know if I have the patience to use such fine yarn.

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  4. Anonymous1 November 2011 at 20:46

    Great find! The little ones will be so cute sewn on to dresses for the girls. Can't wait to see a finished dress :)

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  5. Cara2 November 2011 at 05:58

    How lovely! I was given a bunch of vintage lace a while back and finally put some on a tshirt - I love it! Can't wait to see what you do with it.

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  6. sascedar2 November 2011 at 13:55

    oh my goodness, i actually exhaled loudly when i saw these. absolutely beautiful, cracker find.

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