Welcome to my Quaker Lace collection. So glad you are here. This site is under construction and is being updated daily. Currently, there are approximately 400 patent images with descriptions that are being added to a page that will have authorized use only when finished. My personal collection, and all other tabs/links are available to the public.

The purpose of this website is to provide a guide of Quaker Lace tablecloth patterns I have collected over the past years to facilitate collectors, sellers and appraisers with identifying their lace tablecloth patterns. Over the years, many tablecloths 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 1970 because these tablecloths were manufactured with a larger percentage of heavy cotton thread in the textile blend than after 1970. After that time, these cloths were primarily cotton/polyester blends, and a small percentage of cloths were also made with cotton and rayon, a silk substitute.

Vintage Quaker Lace tablecloths were sold in cardboard boxes with various artwork, depending upon the years of manufacture. After 1970, plastic was the packaging of choice. It is my hope to keep adding to this collection of Quaker Lace tablecloths, as well as other brands, such as Scranton, Fieldcrest, and Wilbarry 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. These photographs may also show rips and/or stains but the overall pattern is there to help you identify your tablecloth pattern and patent number.

Many tablecloths, described as "Quaker Lace", are on secondary markets (i.e. eBay, Etsy, Poshmark) erroneously because of "picot loops". Although these loops are an indication of Quaker Lace cloths prior to 1960, they are also seen in other tablecloth brands manufactured during the same time. Picot loops were no longer seen after circa 1960. You can see an example of this on the White House tablecloth (pattern 6280) of the 1970's versus the original of the 1950's. Also, textile content is different on the post 70's productions. Scranton Lace is another company that manufactured similar cloths with "picot loops". Scranton lace is probably the best known name-brand after Quaker Lace.

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