Antique Victorian Cuffs and The Attic

Hello!

I recently bought these two burgundy velvet and lace cuffs on eBay, and I thought that you might enjoy seeing them.

Here are the two. 

The velvet portions are lovely with very slight wearing,

and the lace has aged to a beautiful ecru color.

They don't really fasten closed,

so I am thinking that they were just sewn to the bottom

of the sleeves, and hung loose...

They are embellished with these lovely

sparkly pieces,

which appear to be some kind of metal...

...seen a little bit better here...

...and here...

These would be lovely incorporated into a Valentine's Day project,

don't you think?

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Hubby decided that it was time to clean out the attic.

It's always been kind of dark up there,

so right before the holidays he put in some

fluorescent lighting and shelving units.

I should have know what was coming.

I've already begun pulling out items that I can live without

and pricing them,

since we have a community yard sale coming up in the spring.

Wow.

I would so much rather be cleaning an attic

than making art.