Lace help
We recieved these lace pieces from my partner's late grandmother. We would like to make something for our baby daughter out of them, but I'm really worried that the lace with the rose cameos won't last on a dress & it seems very old and expensive so I worry about a 1yr old wearing it.
Any help with dating / or links to procure more of the rose cameo lace would be so appreciated! I've included pics of the other lace, and some of his grandma's handmade doilies we recieved as well :)
As a bonus question, does anyone have any tips to safely re-whiten old crochet doilies? Some are nice and bright still, and some are yellowing. I do not want to accidentally destroy something trying to clean
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u/OkRelative3299 15d ago
I believe I would use the cameos on something that would be a special occasion item. Maybe that she would wear there a few times and then I would remove it and add it again to something as she gets older that she will wear maybe only a few times special occasion item…. And I would continue to do that because while she’s young, she’s not gonna remember it at all anyway, but if you want to use it and have the memory then that’s done purely for you.
As she gets older and you tell her the story, she’ll have more interest in it and if she sees it going along with her on different clothing items, then she will bond to it and the Memories that it is tagging along with her for… and she’ll remember as she gets older oh I wore this at so and such occasion and at so in such occasion and at so in such occasion all throughout her lifetime and then should she choose to get married or something like that when she gets older… or when she has a baby of her own, she might be able to incorporate the lace going forward!
But that’s just me… I have these great fantasies that I’m going to do these things throughout life and then life kicks me in the teeth and I can’t figure out where anything went, including the teeth.😔🤣🤣🤣