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Linens And Lace
Tricia Foley

Linens And Lace

Clarkson Potter (Sep 26, 1990)
#62
9780517576809
| Hardcover
87 pages | 197 x 267 mm | USA | English
Dewey 645.046
LC Classification TX315 .F65 1990
LC Control No. 90034685

Genre

  • Fashion
  • History
  • Use & Care

Subject

  • Fashion
  • History
  • Use & Care

Plot

Domestic bliss is to be found in a well-stocked linen closet Linens and Lace is about stocking that closet -- and then using its contents to bring comfort and elegance into your home. Tricia Foley, author of the best-selling Having Tea and an expert on fine linens, tells us how to find and evaluate vintage household linens -- the most intimate of antiques. We learn how to judge the age of a piece of fabric, how to spot dams and mends, how to tell machine-made lace from handmade. We learn how to care for our treasures: how to wash, iron, and store even the most delicate scraps of lace. Most of all, we learn, through Lilo Raymond's exquisite photographs, how to use lace and linens at home: An old tablecloth makes a wonderful filigreed curtain against the sun; a star-shaped doily softens the line of a bathroom shelf; a heap of plump little pillows invites us to linger in bed. Every image gives us another inventive and easy way to bring some romance to bed, bath, or table, and a thorough source guide tells us where to find the pieces we'll need (even where to find good contemporary reproductions when antique linens are impractical -- or just too expensive).For those of us whose fantasy of grown-up life include snowy tablecloths set for dinner, swagged curtains at mullioned windows, and padded clothes hangers trimmed with lace ribbons, Linens and Lace is an essential guidebook.

Personal

Owner NELG
Location Box 08
Condition Good
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Modified Date Mar 10, 2025 14:14:58

Notes

How to find and use antique linens in the home.