some more lace – a give away
October 28th, 2009
Inspired by lace (check the previous post) Rinna and I visited an amazing hidden gem – last lace factory in Finland (last as far as we know now – so if you know any other operating lace factories in Finland do let us know !) The story of this place is incredible and you can read more about it at a lace diary ! If you are interested in Finnish lace in general a lace museum at city of Rauma has lot of pictures at their website . Rauma is known for their bobbin lace.
Since my lace collection has expanded lately I’d like to share some of it with you – and here we go – pikkuZAKKA’s first give away !
A bundle of off white and colored, linen and cotton lace from Finland’s only operating lace factory and some from historical Vaasan pitsitehdas. Enter by leaving your comment – I’d be interested in read your lace-stories..
Give away is open for comments until 8th of November
I love lace, especially lovely flea market finds. I need to check this lace factory too… Lace is good for you:)
Hieno blogi sinulla, katselen hieman ympärilleni täällä!
Pitsihullu ilmoittautuu! Kiva kun esittelit kuvia pitsikirjasta.
girls – thanks for your comments
please feel free to let other know about the giveaway too !
Lace is beautiful! This giveaway is such a good idea :] Especially since it’s from Finland’s only lace factory~!
What amazing images! Thanks for this post…and give away. I can always find ways to add lace to my work. Fingers crossed!
hello!!
you can create so amzing creations with lace!
the only one lace factory in finland? it would be great if only i could visit thsi factory!
thank you!
maria
When our son was born we received some lovely sheets adorned with lace from our 70+ year old friend. She told us she had made the sheets for Toon Ilo from her mother’s petticoats and nightgowns… so sweet!!
Now Toon is 2 years and 10 months young and too big for his baby sheets. I washed them hot, and upcycled – once again – two of them: made long bags with lace decoration, for home made bread
Kiva blogi! Terveisiä Hollannista!
First giveaway! How exciting! Fingers crossed!
I love the look of lace and there are so many kinds in the world to learn and choose from . Some are so expensive because of the hard work and time that was put into making it . My favorite type of lace would be the delicate looking type .
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I LOVE your little fox and I love lace too. What a great give away. My great-grandmother used to make lace by hand and I have several samples of her work. She was from Germany, but my grandmother was born in the United States and never learned this skill, so all we have left in our family is a few old pieces. I now live in France.
Oh! I have been reading the lace diary and found these pictures through the blog… So pretty!
I suppose I don’t have to say I love lace, old things, girly things, worn and used things… Lace is always a vital part of all my sewing projects, they would just feel boring without any.
We got some vintage lace tablecloths for our wedding day, but I often feel they are too pretty for everyday use! I wish that one day I’ll be able to have a house that’s worth of showing off all the pretty things I’m now sheltering in the cupboard.
Thank you for sharing the lace stories a little bit – I have learned that lace is quite interesting. The word for lace varies greatly from language to language. Lace, pitsi, spetz, dentelle.. I guess this shows that lace has been present locally in various cultures.
I decided to make two giveaways – I better go and announce the results now.