At 06:23 PM 11/15/2003 -0000, you wrote: ..........it was discovered that one of the ladies of >the benefactor family ...had presented to the mother church..... a beautiful old box, inside which was an altar cloth with a lace >edging - and all this was from the 17th century. Apparently, the box plus >embroidered altar cloth are still in Beccles (or was it Bungay) museum -
I hope you can find it preserved. This reminded me of the altar cloth I have in my collection. At least, I think it's an altar cloth. It was sold as a tablecloth, but is too narrow and too long for a normal table. It has a strip of Milanese down the center the long way, and narrow strips across each end. The center strip needed minor repair, but the end sections need some restoration. I've never tried restoring anything, but I think this one is worth the effort, and is fairly simple. The sections that need replaced are straight tapes of clothwork about 1/4 inch wide and 2 feet long. The biggest challenge will be matching the thread, then attaching the design to the new edging. Has anyone restored a piece of lace? Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon - Wet, windy, chilly. Winter is here. Oregon Country Lacemakers Arachne Secret Pal Administrator Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
