Very valuable, fragile antique lace (17th - 18th century) is safest when stored flat, uncleaned, unstarched, and wrapped in archival tissue. But, to put things into perspective, nearly all of the laces you see on my website are laces I personally have bought and sold in the US, and, though they are beautiful, they are all 19th and 20th century laces and not rare. I, personally, handwash all my laces before storing or selling them, unless they are already falling apart and can’t be cleaned. I block most laces while they are drying, rather than ironing. Some laces are lightly ironed. I fold them loosely and store them in bins, unwrapped.
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