Dentelle - Lace - Kant

These lovely old handmade, lace and sheer cotton curtains,
 were found on a rainy day, at a French brocante of course, negotiated with heads under plastic table covers...
After the dealer and  me were both happy with me taking the lot,at the agreed price,  we emerged for fresh air. The dealer then bundled them up and I carried my trouvais back to the car in old plastic grocery bags... 

 
Today I was sorting through my armoire, rearranging stock and having one of those days where I feel I am in "lappe hemel" as a friend refers to it..meaning in heaven surrounded with  my linen, lace and vintage textiles...
 

Happy to find these special treasures once again and have the time to take proper care this time.After washing them no less than three times, by hand, rinsed them very carefully, they are now hanging out to dry in my "linen courtyard"  a narrow passage where I hang my linen  away from gusty winds, in not to strong sunlight, and safe from play full afghans. I learned the hard way.

So since today turned out to be "dentelle" day...

I rearranged more, put away what came home after the Kamers event, (is it only me that secretly clap hands when not all is sold?!) I am terrible. just love each and every find to absolute bits.

 

Some of the beautiful items I find, is not for sale, like the old bobbins, that I use to display the lace which is special each in it's own way. I remember where I found each and every card of lace, each bobbin,little scraps of lace in a plastic bag perhaps..all happy finds.

I love  it when mother and daughter, or two  friends carefully look at each piece of lace, unwinding a bobbin, discussing with heads together...and decide which will be good enough to take home for that wedding dress, the christening gown, or just because they love the fact that it is vintage and all the way from a brocante or armoire somewhere...

 

 
I enjoy sharing special finds, like these lace books and lace cushions used to make the lace with original bobbins attached..

When possible ,I use  old fabric boxes all so found at French brocantes, to display lace and buttons at my brocante events.

 

so back to la belle armoire...more sorting to be done.

 Colx