In the last two weeks or so, I have received about 4 requests for information
about laundering fine linens. In one case, it was a piece of crochet dating
from the 1940's that had had some red dye run into it. In another, a woman
inquired about some cutwork, filet lace, and miscellaneous other
Devon wrote:
I am also in a quandry
because many of these items from the 20's have negligible value, but they
are now
80 years old. What should people be doing with them? Should they use them,
in
which case, can anything 80 years old actually withstand washing, even let's
say 4 times a year after
,
Dora Smith
Austin, Texas
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Subject: [lace] businesses that care for linens
In the last two weeks or so, I have received about 4 requests for
information
about
I am also in a quandry
because many of these items from the 20's have negligible value, but
they are now
80 years old. What should people be doing with them? Should they use
them, in
which case, can anything 80 years old actually withstand washing, even
let's
say 4 times a year after family
I finally 'bought the book' (The Complete
Encyclopedia of Needlework, Anniversary
Edition, (Fourth Edition) ISBN 0-7624-1318-2)
(soft cover - $15.95).
The first thing I read was that this was
the complete edition, in spite of the fact
that the original had over 800 pages and
this one has only 702
