If the hankie is for "show" and one is doing the lace in silk thread, you can
purchase "blanks" in various silk fabrications also. I have painted silk and
so am familiar with them, and they typically the wholesalers are in California.
Thomas Registry and of course Google would help as I don't have it at my
fingertips.
Often they come in "scarf" sizes, but quite small ones are available also.
They have hand rolled edges, ready for end-user, which may or may not work
since I like finishing things myself and with lace sizes that mostly likely
happens anyway as one doesn't want puckers and is attaching the lace
regardless. Good silk (often Japanese is best quality) isn't too hard to find,
and there are wholesalers in NYC and Calif. if you have a tax ID number.
My father always had handkerchiefs when I was growing up, but my mother gave up
as the quality had gone down so much, and also purchased Irish linen for
herself, which is also difficult. Perhaps a better source in the UK or Japan
than in the States.
HTH,
Susan Reishus
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