Antique Handmade Needle Lace Doily brooklyn And they produce really excellent

And they produce really excellent

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unlikely existence to begin with

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Antique Handmade Needle Lace Doily brooklyn And they produce really excellentAnother lovely piece of old handmade needle bobbin lace, this one reminding me of a snowflake, though also like little spiders in the corners, with their webs cast everywhere else! Quite finely done, but with a nice folk y feeling about it. The labor invested in pieces like this just astounds me. 9 1 4" x 9 3 8" and in very good condition, found pinned at the corners to a piece of black felt, whch is how I will send it. A bit of staining toning at