Hi and welcome, Joan. My personal experience with lace on clothing is that most people assume that it was machine-made or can't tell the difference between machine-made and hand-made lace. People's eyes aren't attuned to lace. Someone who notices clothes will spot an unusual cut, fabric, pattern, or colour across the floor, but lace just isn't on the radar these days.
Exceptions would be evening wear, with the lace highlighted by a dark background. A really spectacular collar gets noticed, if people know that you're a lacemaker. (Otherwise, they think it's one of those cheap rayon lace collars that you buy at a fabric store and sew to a dime-store top to spruce it up.) Years ago I had my pillow at work (I was working on a Cluny edging, figuring that the coarser threads would be more visible than something fine), preparing for a lecture I gave to the Weavers' Guild at the Israel Museum. My boss Esther, whose daughter was getting married, said, "That looks exactly like the lace we chose for Tamara's dress!" Riiiiight. Jerusalem is not known for hand-made, imported laces. I'm certain she saw a machine-made lace but she wouldn't know the difference. Avital > -----Original Message----- > Hi from a lurker, > I was reading & thinking about this subject. > Lace today could be used beautifully for trim if you want to wear > it. Think about just trimming a pocket edge on a stunning white blouse, a > collar on the same under a nice black pant suit or a lovely lace trim hanky > stuffed in the pocket of the suit, not just the breast pocket but the one at > the hip. It doesn't have to be a necklace or cuff. It could be a pretty trim > on an apron you wear for special occasion while serving at the local church > supper. These are ways that I would wear lace. > Well...just my thoughts....now back to Lurk Dom. > Yours in lace, > Joan - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
