This is an interesting question. I am assuming that we are not talking about
machine made lace that one might like to use on clothing.
I cringe at the thought of cutting up large pieces of handmade lace which
will result in very few such lengths being available to future generations. On
the
Just as a follow on to my previous reference to machine made lace.
At a lace day many years ago, the speaker was the lace and textiles lady at
Philip's auction house. A friend of mine had an exquisite handmade collar
which she had recently bought in an antique shop. She asked for a valuation,
I need some opinions. A new seller just asked me this question:
I wanted to ask you as a collector, do you prefer large amounts
of yardage or smaller pieces? I was told once by a dealer friend that she
really only sold 2-3yd pcs. of insertion and usable lace.
Comments, please.
Alice in Oregon
