Old Breton lace

Jeanine jumped in and gave you some good leads. Although you didn't mention it, if they were *mine*, I'd frame them. I do so love to look at beautiful things.

Dianne

SarahEmmm wrote:

Hello Sarah

A little search of Lace Guilds should bring you to a local chapter, or if you are in North America there is IOLI

who could assist you with option for display of this item.If you desire to "repatriate" the lace to Brittany either of the above options or perhaps OIDFA assist you.

As a bobbin lace maker I am all too aware of the huge number of hours that are devoted to each and every piece for them not to be enjoyed by all!

Joanne in a wonderfully autumnal Perth, Western Australia

Excuse me for jumping in (I do lurk here occasionally, but don't often post, since I no longer use a needle much).

I need some ideas.

My mother has some beautiful pieces of Breton lace, which she was given when on holiday in Brittany in 1939!! There is an amazing starched lace cap, lappets and I think a couple of other pieces. The thing is, they have been sitting in the hatbox they were put in for 65 years now. We both agree that we should try to find a better home for them, but who? where? I think they are probably too specialist to just put on eBay; I imagine they have historical interest/value.

Does anyone here have a suggestion?

My mother remembers the holiday well, although she was a just a little girl, partly because they had to come home early as the War was imminent. Apparently, it was still normal then for the villagers to wear their traditional local costumes, with especially beautiful lace on Sundays. Black skirts with bands of brightly coloured ribbon in rows around and, I think shawls, plus these amazing starched headdresses. There are some pictures at

though hersis not exactly the same as any I see there. If anyone is interested, I willtry to post some pics.

OOps , forget the other link I was going to add

is a french site, written in french. If you don't read french you might be able to find some one to assist.

Excuse me for jumping in (I do lurk here occasionally, but don't often post, since I no longer use a needle much).

I need some ideas.

My mother has some beautiful pieces of Breton lace, which she was given when on holiday in Brittany in 1939!! There is an amazing starched lace cap, lappets and I think a couple of other pieces. The thing is, they have been sitting in the hatbox they were put in for 65 years now. We both agree that we should try to find a better home for them, but who? where? I think they are probably too specialist to just put on eBay; I imagine they have historical interest/value.

Does anyone here have a suggestion?

My mother remembers the holiday well, although she was a just a little girl, partly because they had to come home early as the War was imminent. Apparently, it was still normal then for the villagers to wear their traditional local costumes, with especially beautiful lace on Sundays. Black skirts with bands of brightly coloured ribbon in rows around and, I think shawls, plus these amazing starched headdresses. There are some pictures at

though hersis not exactly the same as any I see there. If anyone is interested, I willtry to post some pics.

Thank you all so much for the replies! I'm in the UK, so I guess perhaps we will try the French lace guild. We both speak the language, so that should not be a problem. I know nothing about lace, and had no idea where to start before.

I guess I am going to need to take some pictures anyway, for whoever may be interested in it, so I will post a url as soon as I have done so (next weekend, I hope, as I am away from home all week).

Many thanks!