antique lace
Old decorative fabric
Antique lace refers to lace that is old, collectible, or made using traditional handcraft techniques—bobbin lace, needle lace, tatting.
The term also describes a yellowish off-white color resembling aged lace: The bridesmaids wore antique lace gowns.
Antique lace commands high prices among textile collectors and appears in vintage wedding dresses and heirloom linens.
- trousseauBride's gathered possessions
- tattingShuttle-based lace making
- hope chestTrunk for marriage preparations
- needleworkThread-based textile craft
- Victorian eraBritain under its longest-reigning queen
antimacassar · lacemaking · yellowed · Edwardian era · estate sale · wedding veil · moth-eaten · doily · passed down · grandmother · gossamer · threadwork · delicate · fragile beauty · veil · fragile · handmade · ivory
- laceworktatting
- vintage aestheticsvintage posters, vintage fashion, vintage maps, retro fonts, sepia tones
- fashion collectiblesvintage clothing, designer handbags, luxury watches, costume jewelry, couture gowns
- lacechantilly, Chantilly, lacemakers, punto in aria, tatting
- lace types