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    Lace lesson - handmade filet lace vs machine made filet lace

    Thanks, Leslie! My great grandmother was a seamstress that "came over on the boat" with her parents from Scotland. In her dowry chest was a great...
    Post by: Jan Clendaniel, Mar 30, 2025 in forum: Textiles, Needle Arts, Clothing
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    Stork embroidery scissors

    These were my great grandmother's embroidery scissors, from "before the new century" aka before 1900. They say Seco Germany inside them. Does...
    Thread by: Jan Clendaniel, Mar 30, 2025, 8 replies, in forum: Textiles, Needle Arts, Clothing
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    German embroidery scissors

    These say Seco Germany on them. Anyone familiar with them? My great-grandmother said they were from before 1900. Thanks!
    Uploaded by: Jan Clendaniel, Mar 26, 2025, 2 comments, in category: Textiles, Needle Arts, Clothing