Thursday, May 7, 2009

Vintage Lace Wedding Dresses

Nancy Eaton, author of “Your Vintage Wedding,” gives these great tips for buying a vintage wedding dress:

EASY TO REPAIR
· Rusted buttons
· Ripped trains
· Torn undernetting
· Missing beads
· Missing or damaged pearls or buttons
· Broken zippers
· Tears on seams
· Some pulls in the fabric
· Minor lace tears

USUALLY NOT REPAIRABLE
· Split or “shattered” silk (fabric deterioraton)
· Dry rot in fabric or lace (fabric is dry and brittle)
· Badly torn lace
· Rust stains
· Visible stains or dirt in conspicuous places
· Tears, holes or burns in visible places
· Visible underarm stains

ACCEPT THESE MINOR DEFECTS AS IS
· Hem dirt
· Water staining on the hem or train
· Inconspicuous stains
· Inconspicuous small holes
· Minor scratches, scuffs, or pulls

To read more visit Vintage Style Jewelry and Lace Wedding Dresses by Claire Pettibone

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