Browse Items (346 total)

  • Collection: Maria C. Vallejo Lace Collection

An elaborate tatted lace table runner. The piece measures approximately 31 inches long, and features a repeated floral motif throughout. 

Two tea towel corner inserts, measuring 2 inches x 7 inches at widest dimensions. The V-shaped pieces are made using a filet crochet technique, mixing open and closed mesh to create the silhouette of grape leaves, vines, and grapes as decoration.…

A tea towel measuring approximately 15 inches wide. The towel is a solid white fabric with a cross-stitched decorative edge along the top and bottom. There is a floral pattern cross-stitched along the bottom of the towel in blue, purple, green, and…

A tea towel measuring approximately 16.5 inches wide. The towel is a solid white fabric with solid blue fabric sewn onto either end. There is a small floral embroidery on the bottom of the towel.

A tea towel measuring approximately 18 inches wide. The towel has been embroidered along the bottom edge. The embroidery depicts two diamonds in a golden-orange thread and a purple basket filled with flowers and vines. There is staining on the body…

A tea towel embroidered in blue, yellow, pink, purple, orange, and brown thread. The embroidery depicts two baskets of flowers, one at the top and one at the bottom of the towel. The towel features a crocheted lace border made up of a series of…

A tea towel featuring a small 3 x 3 grid created using a pulled thread embroidered lace technique. The center of the grid includes a piece of plaid fabric that has been sewn onto the rest of the towel. On either side of the plaid fabric are…

A tea towel in a solid white fabric with solid purple fabric sewn onto either end. There is a small floral embroidery on the bottom of the towel depicting a lattice backing with three floral wreaths. 

A doily created using the Tenerife lace technique, a type of needle lace similar to Spanish Sol and Nanduti lace. The doily is made up of four radiating rounds of open lace. The final round has a lot of excess thread giving the edge the appearance of…

A doily created using the Tenerife lace technique, a type of needle lace similar to Spanish Sol and Nanduti lace. The doily is made up of a solid pink center with a small house and tree cross-stitched in red, yellow, blue, green, and brown thread.…

A doily created using the Tenerife lace technique, a type of needle lace similar to Spanish Sol and Nanduti lace. The doily is made up of a solid cotton center with a lace border attached. The lace is made up of a mix of open and tighter stitches.

A doily created using the Tenerife lace technique, a type of needle lace similar to Spanish Sol and Nanduti lace. The doily is made up of five lace segments radiating out from the center of the piece. The segments alternate between a tulle netting…

A doily created using the Tenerife lace technique, a type of needle lace similar to Spanish Sol and Nanduti lace. The doily has similar features to a Nanduti lace technique, but appears to be closer in style to Tenerife. The doily is made up of a…

A doily created using the Tenerife lace technique, a type of needle lace similar to Spanish Sol and Nanduti lace. The doily is made up of a solid pink center with four small houses and trees cross-stitched in red, yellow, blue, green, and brown…

A set of three napkins. There is a purple flower cross stitched onto the corner of each one, and there is a blue border embroidered onto them. The napkins are pictured folded, so dimensions are not discernable.

Three distinct pieces of bobbin lace, possibly originally intended as ribbons. The pieces range in length from 8 to 10 inches long, and feature different floral designs on each. Two of the ribbons are in good condition, but the center one is stained…

A set of three handkerchiefs measuring approximately 9 inches square. All three have sold white fabric centers, but the edges are crocheted in purple, green, and red respectively, 

A set of three handkerchiefs measuring approximately 9 inches square. All three have solid fabric centers, with crocheted edges. Two of the handkerchiefs are primarily white, while the third is blue. One of the white handkerchiefs has a blue…

A set of three white napkins with white embroidery on each one. The embroidery frames a small lace cutout in the shape of a four pointed star. The edges of the napkins also appear to have some light lace decorative elements. The napkins are pictured…

An off-white lace table runner, measuring approximately 28.5 inch long by 10 inch tall. The center features an open, square lace motif, the middle round features a diamond motif, and the edge features 1in scallops around. This appears to be part of a…

An oval doily made using the Torchon bobbin lace technique. The doily features four butterflies on a basic ground stitch. There are fourteen fans surrounding the center and butterflies. 

A round doily made using the Torchon bobbin lace technique. The doily features a square shaped solid cloth center with lace inlays and an added lace border. The border features a series of floral/nature motifs using a variety of torchon techniques…

A round doily made using the Torchon bobbin lace technique. The doily features a solid cloth center with an added lace border. The border includes four lace flowers as well as four segments of cloth stitch and leaf motifs. This doily matches…

A round doily made using the Torchon bobbin lace technique. The doily features a solid cloth center with an added lace border. The border includes four lace flowers as well as four segments of cloth stitch and leaf motifs. This doily matches…

A lace collar created using embroidery on tulle technique. The collar is triangular in shape, and the embroidery features several recurring patterns, including dots, diamonds, floral motifs, and open lace. 
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