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On the subject of starching vs blocking:
Some people recommended using a light starch or diluted stiffener/white glue. Others said, no, the starch is bad for the book's pages and just blocking makes a nice, drapy bookmark that works fine.
One person suggested mounting the lace to a piece of black velvet ribbon to show off the lace pattern more. Another, inserting the lace with a black backing into a clear plastic sleeve.
You could also laminate or sandwich it between pieces of clear contact paper and that would certainly protect the lace, but that would tend to really "flatten" the knit effect and it wouldn't have that "airy" feel.
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