Dressing Table Set, Hairpin Lace Crochet, Pale Pink Cotton

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Dressing Table Set, Hairpin Lace Crochet, Pale Pink Cotton

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Wyndham & Districts Historical Museum

Description

This is a pale pink handmade dressing table set consisting of four pieces.. We believe it was made using the hairpin lace technique, using a crochet hook and a small hairpin lace loom. Hairpin lace is formed by wrapping yarn around the prongs of the loom to form loops, which are held together by a row of crochet stitches worked in the centre. The technique was very popular for a range of handicrafts in the 1950s. The set is now faded from the original pale pink colour shown on the reverse, an...

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Date created

1950-60

Creator

Hall, Lorraine

URL

https://ehive.com/collections/3102/objects/989720

Related subjects

Textiles (not clothes) / Art and Design / 1950s / Textiles

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