Vintage lace collar or worthless scrap?
My sisters-in-law and I absolutely love going to second hand stores.
A couple of weeks ago, we were in one of our favorites, when Sis spotted this old old crocheted piece in the back of a drawer:
She held it up to me and we both fell in love with it.
She asked the lady how much it was, and the lady tossed her wrist and went,
‘Oh, phfft, it’s free…. it’s worthless….. there’s a hole in the middle!’
Sis and I looked at each other in amazement and had to stiffle guffaws of delight and amazement.
Afterwards, I thought that this is another perfect example of how the way we interpret things colors the world!
The shop lady (bless her heart) saw it as a ruined old doily that some idiot had cut the center out of, rendering it worthless.
But Sis and I saw it as a gorgeous crocheted collar that was intriguing and deserving of study and re-fashioning into some smashing wonderful-ness.
I hadn’t even seen the possibility of it being a table runner! So interesting!
I am looking forward to analysing the filet crochet pattern of this collar and seeing how those perfect corners were worked.
Once again…. trash to treasure! yay!
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10 opinions for Vintage lace collar or worthless scrap?
Eileen
Sep 29, 2008 at 6:06 am
I’m with you Noreen. It’s lovely. I could see this as a collar on a squared dress or blouse, embellishment for a pillow, tote bag, quilt or even scrapbook page. Can’t wait to see what it becomes!
Peggy
Sep 30, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Lucky you. How much would you have paid?
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Arlene
Oct 13, 2008 at 2:10 pm
When I saw your title I just knew your post would tell of something like this. As the old saying goes.One woman’s trash is another woman’s treasure.
It takes a special person to see beauty in that cut up doily! Someone who can see beyond the huge hole to something handcrafted into a new beauty.
Arlene
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Noreen
Oct 13, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Thanks so much, Arlene!
It is indeed a treasure….. I am going to have a lot of fun with it!
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