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Vintage trims

This might be our favorite part of the collection: enchanting trims, neutral or shot with color, to give that "je ne sais quoi" to your creations that the couturiers like Worth in the 19th century or Chanel in the 20th managed to capture effortlessly. For collectors, the choice is a gold mine.

Don't miss our collection of vintage books on fancywork, such as the classic book at left that shows you how to adorn your linens with the Crinoline Lady. 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.



This lot of old trim and the next are some of the most finely made we have ever seen. Each style is hand-loomed on 100% cotton. Note the tiny hem-stitching. (Priced by the foot.)
  1. #PS401: (SOLD) 7/8" wide, $2.25/foot
  2. #PS402: 7/8" wide, $2.25/foot
  3. #PS400: 7/8" wide, $2.25/foot
  4. #PS404: 7/8" wide, $2.25/foot
  5. #PS403: 7/8" wide, $2.25/foot
  1. #PS409: 1/2" wide, $2.25/foot
  2. (SOLD) #PS408: 3/8" wide, $2.25/foot
  3. (SOLD) #PS407: 3/8" wide, $2.25/foot
  4. (SOLD) #PS406: 3/8" wide, $2.25/foot
  1. PS406: Ivory organdy ruffle in a novel scalloped pleating design and red stitching, 1/2" wide, #2/foot
  2. #PS405 (Sold): Fine old hem-stitched edging with hand-loomed scalloping, ecru with age, 1" wide, $2.75/foot
  3. #PS411: Simply charming edging with diamond and entredeux detailing, ivory, 3/8" wide, $4/yd
  4. #PS440 (Sold): Sweetest, tiniest trim, silk scalloped in miniscule shell pink satin stitch, 3/8" wide, $2.95/foot
  5. #PS415: Charming and dainty baby pink Venice lace edging, 3/4" wide, $4/yard
  1. #PS445: Precious embroidered European ribbon, 1/2" wide, $3.95/yard
  2. #PS414: Stunning pale gray organdy embroidered with silk, 5/8" wide, $5/yard
  3. #PS413: Tiny pale peach trim, 1/4" wide, $2.50/yard
  4. #PS410: Adorable fawn-colored chemical lace hearts, 3/8" wide, $2.25/foot
  5. (SOLD) #PS416: Elegant posy trim, 1/2" wide, $4/yard
  6. #PS417: Old hand-loomed ivory jacquard trim, 5/8" wide, $3/yard
  1. #PS1: ½" wide, ivory, $2/foot
  2. #PS2: 1 3/4" wide, taffeta with beige roses along the edge, $4/yard
  3. #PS3: 5/8" wide, old chemical lace trim, ecru, $3/yard
  4. #PS4 (Sold): 5/8" wide, old chemical lace trim, ecru, $3/yard
  5. #PS5 (Sold): 3/8" wide, old chemical lace trim, ivory, $3/yard
  1. #PS6: 1 3/4" wide, crochet (we don't buy much crocheted trim, but this, with the finer work in violet, couldn't be passed up) 27" for $2.75 SOLD
  2. #PS7: 1/2" wide, this precious piece is as fine as Valenciennes, white with robin's egg blue on edges, $4/yard
  3. #PS8 (Sold): 1" wide, '20s era ready-made faggoting in a delicious bittersweet, 22" for $3.75
  4. #PS10 (Sold): 1/2" wide, palest cloud pink old organdy trim embroidered with tiniest ivory circles along the edge, $4/yard
  5. #PS9 (Sold): 3/4" wide, finely scalloped trim embroidered in palest lavender, quite pretty and quite old, $4/yard
  1. #PS11 (Sold): 1" wide, baby pink Swiss handloom trim, $4/yard. A truly exquisite group of laces that we found all together on one card.
  2. #PS12 (Sold): 1 3/8" wide at widest point, baby peach Swiss handloom trim, $4/ yard. (This and the other three below appear to come from the same dye lot.)
  3. #PS13: 7/8" wide, baby peach Swiss handloom, $4/yard
  4. #PS14: 1" wide, baby peach Swiss handloom, hard to see in scan that this has tiny scallops, embroidered flowers and miniscule eyelets, $4/yard
  5. #PS15 (Sold): 7/8" wide, baby peach Swiss handloom, $4/yard
  1. #PS16: 7/8" wide, special old white organdy embroidered with black motif, $3.50 wide.
  2. #PS17: 5/8" wide, adorable scalloped satin trim with embroidered heart detail and drawnwork, $3.50/yard.
  3. #PS18: 3/4" wide, precious flower trim, made like lace, $3/yard.
  4. #PS19: 1" wide at widest point, very pretty, very old baby pink and ivory trim. $3.85/yard.



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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