No worries... let's review: Photo #1 a delightful lot! :) #2 - Machine embroidered; cannot call it Schliffli as all the fabric would have been...
Hi again! Very pretty pieces that look like they are in good, unused shape! And so wide - is lovely! You are right - they are machine made! The...
My hubby has had shingles... nasty stuff... he had it around his middle for several years... it went away finally. It still flares up...
I have done a fair amount of hand knotting - so I'd be delighted if you could add me to the drawing! Thanks! Leslie
Sounds like a good name to me...
Bingo!
@Jana Pace - Glad to be your info person! Well, if it had been laundered - they did a good job...as did the "presser"! :) As you uncover more - be...
Hi Bluumz, I've heard reports from other lacemakers who had been in Belgium during that time frame - that to try and save the dying industry;...
Hi Jana! You are welcome! I love to share! Knowledge about anything is good... and it is even better to share what one knows! On a general...
@Jana Pace @bluumz @Darkwing Manor Thank you all! I'm blushing! Sorry, neither are handmade. But yes, both are Schliffli lace / chemical...
https://vintagefashionguild.org/label-resource/pendleton/ Here's a site that might help: Looks like your's is the third one down on the left...
Fun pieces!! I agree that the top one looks very 70's... the cuff, that "prairie" look flounce at the bottom... Yes, it could be for a non-U.S....
http://www.materialpleasures.com/May-2005_ep_38.html It looks like 1930's is a spot on guess as fabrics then were usually 30" to 34" wide. There...
Yes, I understand that about elephant ivory... but aren't there some other kinds of ivory?? And wouldn't the claw still be ok? Leslie
Why aren't they sellable?? Leslie
What a gorgeous piece!
They look like bone from here... camel? I think they might be too heavy for earrings... I'd pick make two pendants! Leslie
Glad I didn't miss the party!!! Love your research! The lion tapestry is remarkably similar - and the ship embroidery does make you wonder! I...
My pleasure! I wish I could see them in person! :) Enjoy them for me! Leslie
One wonders how a moose hair embroidery ended up in a New Zealand second hand shop!?? :) Leslie
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