Having been an Executor when my parents died, as many on this list will
have been, it can be very difficult clearing a house and putting a value
on things. There were several items that we listed on ebay, (not lace)
but we had to weigh up whether to list each item at what we thought it
might be
Hi All,
Thank you for all the comments.
Devon, you're quite right. I gave the pattern to the Lace Magazine so
that others could enjoy seeing the lace and making it for themselves.
I have no problem with that and its very nice to think that someone
enjoyed making and having it.
I suppose its a
Some years ago my DH used one of my early pieces of Torchon Lace taken from
Elizabeth Wades book to frame around a photo of my parents at their wedding
which hung on her wall for some years afterwards. Last year she was very
ill and we feared for her survival, but she is made of stronger stuff
I'm setting up a sewing/costuming business so I've been doing a lot of
research in both the market of hand-made items & use of patterns/fabric for
further sale.
What I've found is that there is a market for high priced hand-made items,
however, lace isn't one of them. Things like pillows, dolls,
