The Sheelin Antique Irish Lace Museum and Shop, located near Enniskillen in Co. Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, has an amazing collection of antique lace items, many of which are available for purchase. Among the items suitable for bridalwear are antique wedding dresses, wedding veils, shawls, collars, and bonnets, all exquisitely handmade by Irish women working in the cottage lacemaking industry which was widespread in post-famine Ireland, circa 1850-1900.
Among the collection are beautiful bodices, which can be combined with modern dresses to create a vintage style wedding gown with a unique Victorian Irish style. The belts are modern pieces created from antique lace.
The veils are breathtaking, including handmade cathedral length veils of Carrickmacross and Limerick lace. All of the items are well priced compared with modern, machine made veils...amazing when you imagine the hundreds of hours put into each piece by women who often supported their whole families with their handiwork.
A beautiful way to showcase your Irish heritage with traditional style, and an opportunity to create a family heirloom that your daughter will actually wear someday!
www.irishlacemuseum.com
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