{"id":5964,"date":"2015-04-03T12:44:51","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T10:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colleensparis.com\/?p=5964"},"modified":"2020-04-21T17:25:45","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T15:25:45","slug":"looking-for-old-lace-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/2015\/04\/looking-for-old-lace-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking For Old Lace In Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_12871\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Old-Lace-Aiguille-en-Fete.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12871\" data-attachment-id=\"12871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/2015\/04\/looking-for-old-lace-in-paris\/old-lace-aiguille-en-fete\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Old-Lace-Aiguille-en-Fete.jpg?fit=528%2C620&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"528,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Old Lace Aiguille en Fete\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Old Lace, one of the stand at February&#8217;s needlework fair, Aiguille en Fete, Quand nos grand-meres coussaient, Paris&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Old Lace, at February&#8217;s needlework fair, Aiguille en Fete,, Quand mes grand-m\u00eares coussaient&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Old-Lace-Aiguille-en-Fete.jpg?fit=255%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Old-Lace-Aiguille-en-Fete.jpg?fit=511%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12871\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Old-Lace-Aiguille-en-Fete.jpg?resize=528%2C620&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Old Lace, one of the stand at February's needlework fair, Aiguille en Fete\" width=\"528\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Old-Lace-Aiguille-en-Fete.jpg?w=528&amp;ssl=1 528w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Old-Lace-Aiguille-en-Fete.jpg?resize=255%2C300&amp;ssl=1 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old Lace, one of the stand at February&#8217;s needlework fair, Aiguille en Fete<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A reader asking where to find old lace in Paris is timely. The annual needlework fair, <strong><a title=\"Aiguille en fete\" href=\"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/2012\/01\/26\/needlework-fair-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">l&#8217;Aiguille en f\u00eate<\/a><\/strong>, has stands with old lace, old patterns, old old everything related to needlework. The needlework fair takes place between the second and third week of February. One stand at l&#8217;Aiguille en f\u00eate to look for is <strong><em>Quand nos grands-m\u00e8res coussaient<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Ultramod\" href=\"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/2011\/11\/ultramod-mercerie-buttons-threads-ribbons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ultramod<\/strong><\/a> comes the closest to selling vintage ribbons, buttons and decorations. Another suggestion is to visit the &#8220;<em>Brocantes<\/em>&#8221; or &#8220;<em>March\u00e9s aux puces<\/em>&#8221; &#8211; flea markets and second hand shows.<\/p>\n<h3>Vintage needlework<\/h3>\n<p>Visit <a title=\"l\u00d3fficiel des spectacles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.offi.fr\/a-travers-paris\/brocantes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>l&#8217;Officel des spectacles<\/strong><\/a> for a complete list of current Paris second-hand markets.<\/p>\n<p>For a listing of brocantes held the first Thursday of each month, visit &#8220;<strong>Some Time Ago<\/strong>&#8220;. They have a calendar for the current year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12870\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lace-Aiguille-en-Fete-Kate-Middleton.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12870\" data-attachment-id=\"12870\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/2015\/04\/looking-for-old-lace-in-paris\/lace-aiguille-en-fete-kate-middleton\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lace-Aiguille-en-Fete-Kate-Middleton.jpg?fit=620%2C459&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"620,459\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lace Aiguille en Fete Kate Middleton\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Framed lace from Calais de la Maison &#8220;Solstiss&#8221; the wedding dress of Kate Middleton at Aiguille en Fete, needlework fair, Paris&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lace from Calais de la Maison &#8220;Solstiss&#8221; the wedding dress of Kate Middleton at Aiguille en Fete&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lace-Aiguille-en-Fete-Kate-Middleton.jpg?fit=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lace-Aiguille-en-Fete-Kate-Middleton.jpg?fit=620%2C459&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12870\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lace-Aiguille-en-Fete-Kate-Middleton.jpg?resize=300%2C222&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Framed lace from Calais de la Maison &quot;Solstiss&quot; the wedding dress of Kate Middleton\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lace-Aiguille-en-Fete-Kate-Middleton.jpg?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lace-Aiguille-en-Fete-Kate-Middleton.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lace from Calais de la Maison &#8220;Solstiss&#8221; the wedding dress of Kate Middleton at Aiguille en Fete<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"Vide-Greniers\" href=\"http:\/\/vide-greniers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Vide-Greniers<\/strong><\/a> (stuff in French attics)<\/p>\n<p><strong>March\u00e9s aux puces at Saint-Ouen<\/strong> &#8211; Porte de Clignancourt<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Tombees du camion\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tombeesducamion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tomb\u00e9es du camion<\/strong><\/a> (things that fell off the truck)<br \/>\nAddresses of their stores<br \/>\nFor store hours click on Boutiques<br \/>\n17 rue Joseph de Maistre, 75018 Paris<br \/>\nMetro: Abbesses or Blanche<\/p>\n<p>44\/47 Passage des Panoramas 75002 Paris<br \/>\nMetro: Grands-Boulevards<\/p>\n<p><strong>Puces de Saint-Ouen, March\u00e9 Vernaison<\/strong>, All\u00e9e 3, stand 107<br \/>\nMetro: Porte de Clignancourt<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9Colleensparis.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A reader asking where to find old lace in Paris is timely. The annual needlework fair, l&#8217;Aiguille en f\u00eate, has stands with old lace, old patterns, old old everything related&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12871,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-going-out"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Old-Lace-Aiguille-en-Fete.jpg?fit=528%2C620&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5964"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17730,"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5964\/revisions\/17730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}