antique edwardian tape lace bertha collar leather backpack reworked and sewn in-house at

reworked and sewn in-house at it turns a rare designer textile into a standout everyday accessory

personal expression

elastic waist presents well

design: lightweight woven cotton 100 percent cotton

we have made 5 of these dickeys from this circa 1970s scrap quilt we are calling 'the amy quilt' - it is machine sewn

antique edwardian tape lace bertha collar leather backpack reworked and sewn in-house atan antique edwardian bertha collar, c. 1900 1910, worked in handmade tape lace on fine cotton muslin. tape lace, often called battenberg or princess lace, was made by shaping narrow machine woven tape into scrolls and flowers, then joining the motifs with hand stitched needle lace fillings. it was one of the defining lace techniques of the turn of the century. this one is a full cape scale format: a deep back panel edged in openwork, floral medallions