A collection of gorgeous dress trim embellishments from the past. Beautiful pieces to sew with today or just admire. The trims, featured, were imported from France, at the close of the Edwardian era into the decadent period of the roaring 20's. Some are silk embroidery on tulle net, highlighted with gold metallic thread. Others display the art of beadwork.Black sequin on tu…
Antique silk. How easy is it to wash and should you? Silk is classified as a
natural fiber, so by all standards it can be washed, however, a word of caution,
here, as there are silks that will not hold up when put to water, especially any
of the weighed silks from the mid to late Victorian era. In my experience it is
a hard determination on which items can be washed successfully, and which…
