Welcome to my Quaker Lace collection. So glad you are here. This site is under construction and is being updated daily.

The purpose of this website is to provide a guide of Quaker Lace tablecloth patterns I have collected over the past year to facilitate collectors, sellers and appraisers with identifying those pattern numbers associated with vintage Quaker Lace tablecloths. Over the years, many have lost the tag that identified the cloth as a Quaker Lace product. This is not an exhaustive list of the Quaker Lace Manufacturing offerings, but focuses on those vintage cloths manufactured prior to 1972. Before 1972, these tablecloths were manufactured with a large percentage of cotton in the textile blend, and after 1972, these cloths were primarily polyester, with a small percentage of cotton and rayon. Vintage Quaker Lace tablecloths were sold in cardboard boxes with various artwork, depending upon the years of manufacture, and after 1972, plastic was used primarily for packaging. It is my hope to keep adding to this collection of photographs to facilitate identification of Quaker Lace tablecloths, as well as other brands that may be of interest to the vintage textile market.

The photographs have been taken with an iPhone 11 and lack a desired quality, but will provide enough detail to begin the identification process. Many tablecloths suspected to be Quaker Lace are marketed on secondary markets (etc. eBay, Etsy) erroneously because of "picot loops". Although these loops are an indication of Quaker Lace, they are also seen in other tablecloths manufactured during the same time. Several other companies manufactured similar cloths with "picot loops". Scranton lace is probably the best known name-brand after Quaker Lace. These photographs may also show rips and/or stains but the overall pattern is shown.

In the future, I hope to visit the Hagley Museum in Delaware to do more research in the files housed there for the Quaker Lace Company. Stay tuned in the blog for other topics that may be of interest to you. As always, I would be happy to hear from anyone who wishes to be a part of this community. Please feel free to share your ideas and comments.

Happy lace trails,
Alyson