{"product_id":"flea-market-item-26-312","title":"Flea Market Item 26-312","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eVintage French Bobbin Lace — Original 25 Metre Card\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wonderful piece of old French haberdashery — a substantial length of fine cream lace still wound around its original blue card.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original paper label reads “DENTELLE AU FUSEAU”, the French term for bobbin lace, together with the pattern number 330\/8 and “25 Mètres garantis” — 25 metres guaranteed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe narrow lace has a delicate geometric design with tiny openwork squares, fine bars and a softly looped scalloped edge. Closely woven sections alternate with more open areas, creating a beautiful rhythm along the length. The fine thread has mellowed to a soft ivory rather than a stark white, giving it all the character of old French mercerie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough labelled dentelle au fuseau, the very regular construction suggests this was commercially manufactured lace made to imitate traditional bobbin-lace structures, rather than 25 metres individually handmade by a lacemaker. By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, French manufacturers were producing large quantities of extremely convincing machine-made lace for dressmaking, lingerie and household linen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe survival of the original card and French trade label makes this particularly desirable. It is not simply a piece of old lace but an evocative piece of French haberdashery history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Forage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49226371399924,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/1621\/7332\/files\/unnamed-4_2741199f-6063-4d4f-8582-0fe6d31d1c83.jpg?v=1787281162","url":"https:\/\/www.foragebylisamattock.com.au\/products\/flea-market-item-26-312","provider":"Forage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}