White Lace Collars

" 'No lace-no lace, Mrs. Bennet, I beg of you!' Mr. Bennet"

(Jane Austen ~ Pride and Prejudice)

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Well, Mr. Bennet may not want any lace,

but there is plenty to be had here in the Sewing Room!

Last summer, I went to a garage sale being given by a friend.

He was selling the remains of his late wife's sewing items

and some things from a variety store that they used to

operate many years ago.

Along with many other sewing related items,

I picked up several lace collars.

Collars in many shades of white

Aged to a lovely Ecru color


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Sweet handmade collar embroidered with French Knots

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Collar and matching Cuffs

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My favorite!

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Simple lace collar

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Battenburg lace

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A Jabot!

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Two collar sets still in the package

from the store

Pretty details

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Delicate shear collar and matching cuffs

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I believe these are just cuffs~

I think they used these to trim pockets and such

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Now that I have all of these lovelies, I'm not sure what to do with them...

Frame them and hang in my sewing room?

Sell them at my shoppe?

Create something with them?

(I am not very creative ~ got any ideas?)

Mr. Bennet didn't want to hear about lace, but I would

really like to hear what you would do with these!

Do tell!

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Someone thought this was all quite boring....
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Joining Kathleen at Faded Charm Cottage for

(note: because I forgot to link up to Mr. Linky, this is a repost from last Wed.)