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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Northern Lights Lodge, post: 3679531, member: 13464&quot;]Hi [USER=147]@Marie Forjan[/USER]&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>Wouldn&#039;t you know! The first day in a while that I didn&#039;t check in right away!&nbsp; LOL! Well, maybe not tooooo late to the party!</p><p><br /></p><p>First a LOVELY piece and in such nice condition! Yes, probably a tablecloth. But, that being said; I wouldn&#039;t discount bed covering entirely - or curtain!</p><p><br /></p><p>In my experience, although they are out there; a fine netting table cloth would be somewhat unusual. Table cloths got rougher use and washed more often, than did &quot;bed covers&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>Pieces like this one were somewhat ambiguous in terms of use. They could and probably may have been purchased for either use. Any use of these fine net pieces meant that they were mostly for &quot;looks&quot; rather than heavy use. </p><p><br /></p><p>Fancy fine net table covers were probably only used for an occasional tea; rather than Thanksgiving dinner. Fancy fine net bed covers were undoubtedly removed before bed time and fancy fine net curtains may have only been used more like a swag rather than a real curtain.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is machine embroidery upon machine netting, with a little hand faggoting thrown in to link the larger openings together. I would hesitate to name it... as it is of an era when the manufacturer called it what they wanted in terms of specifics.</p><p><br /></p><p>Still, it is a beautiful piece in lovely condition. If you plan to keep it; and use it... several suggestions. If you have it on a bed; it shouldn&#039;t go in bright sunlight; choose a darker room. Those fine fibers will degrade, even in very bright light.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are using it as a table cover - and plan on eating on it. I&#039;d personally cover it with vinyl during a meal.&nbsp; Wine stains and gravy won&#039;t come out easily and scrubbing will undoubtedly break fibers.&nbsp; If it is going on a table just to look pretty; again... I&#039;d try and keep it out of bright light - particularly sunshine.</p><p><br /></p><p>That particular shape doesn&#039;t look well suited for window dressing - but - should you choose to use it as such... again...choose a window that doesn&#039;t get full sunshine. You&#039;d probably need to make some sort of a casing of net to facilitate a rod.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are going to store it - acid free is best. Rolling is great; but difficult, given the entire width; so folding may be your option. It would be recommended to refold at least once a year or so - and use different places to fold. </p><p><br /></p><p>Laundering - Plan in advance where you will dry the item, and lay out a clean sheet to facilitate a nice surface. Very gentle hand wash in a bathtub - woolite may be a good choice. Fold it to an appropriate size for the tub and use gentle up and down hand motions - using your palms to &quot;agitate&quot;. Don&#039;t lift the lace out of tub when wet!!!!! Drain water (making sure lace is away from drain); rinse and repeat until all soap appears to be removed. When you are ready to dry; lay a large towel over the top and pat water out of lace... use more than one towel if necessary. When the lace is no longer dripping with water - lay on a fresh towel and roll up the lace AND the towel. Take the rolled lace to the prepared drying area - carefully unroll the towel. If it is dry enough to unfold easily... then carefully unfold as you can and more or less &quot;finger press&quot; to lay flat on the sheet. Make sure it is very dry before storing.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have any other questions... I&#039;ll be glad to answer what I can.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for sharing!</p><p>Cheerio, Leslie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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