I seem to remember posts in the past saying that there are professionals
in ?Bruges who can repair lace like this - as with you, I don't think
I'd fancy trying. If that isn't an option, it is difficult to tell
exactly where on the veil the tear is - could a bit of cotton net be
stitched behind the tear to support it and stop it getting any worse,
and the veil worn so as to hide it as much as possible? Or maybe work a
bee motif (traditional, for luck, but wouldn't be too out of place with
all the flowers) to disguise it?
Lets really hope they don't do what my mother in law did - I borrowed
her Nottingham, silk embroidered, veil for my wedding, which was showing
some signs of age but I don't remember any holes as such. After I
returned it to her, (as you do with items you borrow!) she thought I
didn't want to keep it so gave it to a friend's daughter to play with -
result so many holes it didn't survive.
In message <5AF05F3279B54DDEA580BCADEA3008F0@2012LaptopHP>, Sue Babbs
<suebabbs...@gmail.com> writes
A friend's granddaughter is getting married in September, and thinking
of wearing the Brussels Lace veil, which has been worn by 50 or so
brides in the family. So it has been brought out for inspection, and a
jagged edge tear discovered in it.
I was sent photos today to see what I thought could be done with it,
and don't really know what to suggest. I have uploaded these photos to
Flickr, and am hoping that someone can give me advice on what to tell
them.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/72157639451992576/
This looks like it's outside my needlework skills. Making new bobbin
lace is so much easier than repairing tears!!
They put a coin on it to give an idea of scale of the hole. I think it
is a U.S. dime and so is about 3/4 inch or 2cm in diameter
Sue (in cold and getting colder Northfield, Illinois, where it is
currently 10 F / -12C and dropping)
suebabbs...@gmail.com
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