13th anniversary gift ideas: Lace and textiles or furs

Traditional list: lace. Modern list: textiles or furs.

Lace is a lot of small threads woven into something beautiful.

Our pick for the 13th

Lace-up leather boots

Close enough. Worn for years.

Traditional: Lace · $150 and upFind it
For the card
Thirteen years of small threads, and look what they made.

7 more for year thirteen

Budget
They're into

LaceTraditional · 2

  • Something lace, just for them

    You know their size. Keep the receipt anyway.

    $50 to $150
  • A lace bookmark

    Tuck it in the book you're reading to them.

    Under $50Find it

Textiles or fursModern · 5

  • A woven throw

    For the couch in the room you use most.

    Under $50Find it
  • Turkish towels

    Beach, pool, bathroom. Dry fast.

    Under $50Find it
  • A faux fur throw

    The one everybody fights over.

    Under $50Find it
  • A rug for the living room

    The upgrade you keep putting off.

    $150 and upFind it
  • Shearling slippers

    Cold floors, solved.

    $50 to $150Find it

Wedding day, first date, whatever you count. It stays on this phone.

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What is the 13th anniversary gift?

The traditional 13th anniversary gift is lace. The modern one is textiles or furs. Pick whichever gives you a better idea. Nobody checks.

What's a good 13th anniversary gift under $50?

A lace bookmark, a woven throw or turkish towels. Each one fits the theme and comes in under $50.

What should I write in a 13th anniversary card?

Tie it to the theme, then say one thing only the two of you would know: a place, a joke, something from this year. To start: “Thirteen years of small threads, and look what they made.”

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