Re: [lace] Re: 8 Times its Weight in Gold

2006-06-06 Thread The Browns
Tamara P Duvall wrote: On Jun 5, 2006, at 20:28, Aurelia Loveman wrote: I remember the teacher [...] telling us that we should reckon on making an inch per hour (a square inch? a running inch?). That is, indeed, an intriguing question, since there's _quite_ a difference between the two...

[lace] Re: 8 Times its Weight in Gold [V.V. long!]

2006-06-05 Thread Beth Schoenberg
Hi, Joyce, Stupid-question time, but for the sake of clarity: your little piece of silk Chantilly is actually made by you? --- Not an antique, or a gift, or machine-made copy, or . :-D Next question: if the piece was made by you, how big is it, and how many hours did it take to

Re: [lace] Re: 8 Times its Weight in Gold

2006-06-05 Thread Rochelle Sutherland
Dear Joyce, I think I can place the time that that was the price of lace. It was in Europe, and around the era when lace was resticted to being worn by the upper classes only, particularly around France and Venice, I think (mid-late 18th c). I am not sure that it applied to bobbin lace, I have

[lace] Re: 8 Times its Weight in Gold

2006-06-05 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jun 5, 2006, at 20:28, Aurelia Loveman wrote: I remember the teacher [...] telling us that we should reckon on making an inch per hour (a square inch? a running inch?). That is, indeed, an intriguing question, since there's _quite_ a difference between the two... There's also quite a