My friend found this very old cloth in a bag of jumble sale donations. The edging is exquisite hand crochet. It had a couple of nasty stains. One is now under the duck and the other under one of the flowers. It was beautifully hand hemstitched as well, but that was breaking away in many places so I used an heirloom stitch to go over it.
The designs are from the Cute Duckling font. I used the "R" but missed out the letter for the main design and just used the flower for the rest.
140717I just love all this old work..that lace is simply lovely..you have done this piece justice...nicely done Sue.
25546What a clever idea. I love the vintage linens. Have some that
have stains but never thought of putting embroidery over them.
Will dig them out of my box and turn them into useful again.
Thanks
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11700It is beautiful.I wonder how long it took to crochet the edge ?
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85867Beautifully done. That crochet edge is breathtaking! I hope you have a special baby in mind!
6691129726Lovely way to save this valuable piece of memory. Love Ducks !
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145791Such beautiful work from a by-gone era. You have done a great job in saving this. I miss the old fashioned hankies! Love Chris
2345001029631848166025Great save and I love the way that you carried out the design in the lace on the body.
158717a great save Sue! It is indeed worth saving & just look how pretty it has turned out! ~hugs~
299559Beautiful save - I love the way you used (parts of) that alphabet.
145304It turned out beautiful! The duckie looks a bit vintage-style and works perfectly with the crochet edging. Nice work and nice save!
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