Pastel lace from
La Dentelliere


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Above, from left to right:

  1. VGC1: ¼" wide, palest pearl blue (also in white), $2.50/yard

  2. VGC2: ¼" wide, ivory with robin's egg blue dots, old and elegant, $3/yard

  3. VGC3: ¼" wide, baby pink, this and the following two are old German pieces, $1.75/foot

  4. VGC4: ¼" wide, palest nile green, see VGC3, $1.75/foot

  5. VGC5: ¼" wide, soft bittersweet, see VGC3, $1.75/foot

  6. VGC6: ¼" wide, turquoise, pretty on a traditional folk costume for a doll, $2.50/yard

  7. VGC7: 3/8" wide, baby pink, lovely on a daygown, $2.65/yard

  8. VGC8: 3/8" wide, baby pink, tiny galloon-like lace, $2.50/yard SOLD

  9. VGC9: 3/8" wide, soft rose, old and French, $3.25/yard

  10. VGC21: 3/8" wide, baby blue, French hand and machine sewers note the entredeux-like edge that makes this a dream to roll and whip, $2.65/yard

  11. VGC22: 3/8" wide, palest baby pink, this "spider-web" lace is some of the most charming we have, $2.65/yard

  12. VGC28: 3/8"wide, baby blue (also in ecru), precious for heirloom or doll dress -- or both, $2.65/yard


  1. VGC32, baby pink (some of the finest old French lace in our collection), 3/4" wide, $5/yd
  2. AHC401, true baby yellow (not ecru), 3/4" wide, $3.75/yd
  3. SOLD VGC18, sugar pink, 3/8" wide, $3.25/yd
  4. AHC400, baby blue, 5/8" wide, $3.75/yd
  5. AHC402, ivory with baby yellow detail, 5/8" wide, $3.25/yd
  6. AHC404, ivory with baby pink detail, 5/8" wide, $3.25/yd
  7. AHC403, ivory with baby blue detail, 5/8" wide, $3.25/yd



  1. VGC10: ¼" wide, baby pink (also available in ecru), wispy and very fine, $2.50/yard

  2. VGC11: 3/8" wide, baby pink, another pretty piece for a daygown, $2.75/yard

  3. VGC12: 3/8" wide, powder pink, roll and whip all of the header, and you are left with an exquisite tiny edge, $2.75/yard

  4. VGC13: 3/8" wide, palest baby pink, old, $3/yard

  5. VGC14: ½" wide, palest peach, French hand and machine sewers note the entredeux-like edge that makes this a dream to roll and whip, $2.95/yard.Picture at right shows this lace as used on "combinaison" lingerie for an antique reproduction Jumeau doll.

  6. VGC15: ½" wide, sugar pink and white, very '30s look, $2.95/yard

  7. VGC16: ½" wide, baby blue scallops, you could even get away with trimming a pocket on a boy's button-on outfit with this, $2.95/yard

  8. (SOLD) VGC17: ½" wide, soft rose, elegant, $2.95/yard

  9. SOLD VGC18: ½" wide, sugar pink, old and French and heavenly on a white daygown, $3.25/yard (We have a French antique piece in a slightly paler pink below.)

  10. VGC19: ½" wide, periwinkle blue, another stunning choice for a white daygown, $2.95/yard

  11. VGC20: ½" wide, baby pink, leave it ungathered to show off those tiny scallops, $2.95/yard


Above, from left to right:

  1. VGC23: ½" wide, pale lavender, could be used as galloon or insertion, $2.75/yard

  2. VGC24: ½" wide, baby blue, this and the following two are palest pastels and would make adorable "fanny ruffles" on a sunsuit. $2.75/yard

  3. VGC25: ½" wide, baby pink, see VGC24, $2.75/yard

  4. VGC26: ½" wide, baby yellow, see VGC24, $2.75/yard

  5. VGC27: ½" wide, periwinkle blue, a stunningly retro edging, $2.75/yard



    1. VGC28: 1½" wide, baby pink, a unique style from '20s or '30s embroidered with a touch of rayon. $3.75/yard

    2. VGC29: ½" wide, baby pink, some of the most precious lace we carry, with its tiny scallops,$2.75/yard.

    3. VGC30: barely ½" wide, baby pink, darling with its tiny picots along the edge. $2.75/yard.

    4. VGC31: 1" wide, palest peach, stunning retro, what you'd expect to see on Myrna Loy's peignoir. $3/yard.

    5. VGC32: 7/8" wide, powder pink, crown jewel of our pastel lace collection, antique French piece for heirloom sewing. $5/yard


    A couple of exquisite retro galloon pieces

    1. VGC31: 4" wide, pale apricot, use as galloon or edging for "crème de la crème" '30s look. $4.75/yard.

    2. VGC32: 3 5/8" wide, ice pink, ideal for a 1920s-'30s Hollywood honeymoon negligée or anything that requires a look of innocent elegance. $3.75/yard.



      3. For these and more primary color laces and trims, click here.

      1. PS501: Old adorable crochet trim, 3/4" wide, $3.50/yard.

      2. PS502: Beautiful handmade rayon trim. 1" wide, $4.50/yard.

      3. PS503: Exquisite handmade rayon trim, old. 3/4" wide, $4/yard.

      4. PS504: Sweetest red and white cotton crochet trim, 1" wide, $4/yard.

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