Antique laces, dolls and vintage baby gifts at Demoiselle in Nashville

Don't miss our collection of vintage books on fancywork, such as the adorable Sewing for Babies (at left), with everything for the old fashioned baby's layette. Our bookshelf includes much of the DMC series on needlework by Therese de Dillmont, dating back to the early 20th century, plus a nice selection of old Coats & Clark embroidery books and more. The old styles in these books are exquisite, and owning one of them unlocks these skills for you to recreate.

More edgings . . .

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VG22, ¾" wide, taupe, beautiful used as an entredeux (can be bleached to an ecru), $3/yard
VG23: slightly more than ¼" wide, white, $3/yd
VG24: ¼" wide, white, $3.50/yard
VG21: ¼" wide, ecru, $3.75/yard, We now have a limited quantity of this in IVORY. Same price, same order #, just state that you want Ivory.
VG 20: ¼" wide, white, $3.75/yard

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AH54 1¼" wide, $4.65 for 30"
AH7: 1" wide, $4.50/yd SOLD
AHE11: ¾" wide, $5/yard (This piece and the next one are very fine, very old linen thread lace)
AHE12: 1¼" wide, $5.50/yard
AH55: 1½" wide, $4.75/yd

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AHV16: 1¾" wide, $5/yd (All the laces in this photo are extremely old)
AHE19: 1¾" wide,$4.75/yard French val (from flea market in Paris)
AHV14: 2½" wide, $5 for 28", (from flea market in Paris)
AHE13: 3" wide, $10/yd, French val