Re: [lace] Anne of Green Gables and LACE

Some of the group/community activities would be a quilting bee. A big job that works well with lots of help - many hands make light work. In the same way the men would get together to raise a barn. Malvary in Ottawa where it is only -8 at the moment, but supposed to get warmer later in the

Re: [lace] Anne of Green Gables and LACE

I agree - I never take a complicated project to my lace group meetings. I take easy stuff - and even then I can quickly become confused. I haven’t read the Anne books in several decades, but I recall her jibbing at her needlework. This would have been plain sewing, which every woman had to do

Re: [lace] Anne of Green Gables and LACE

I enjoy going to meetings of my lace group and making lace together, but I have to admit that it's extremely difficult to make anything complicated with the distraction of company! When I can just sit down alone at home and concentrate, I can get a lot more Binche done. Amanda Philadelphia, PA,

[lace] Anne of Green Gables and LACE

Dear all, Thank you for the many responses to Anne of Green Gables. It seems that handicraft was important in the life of the author because she mentioned it throughout the story. It is described as knitting, crochet, lace also Point lace??? I have hitherto found only Tatting and Battenberg

[lace] Anne of Green Gables

While looking for things for the International Organization of Lace’s facebook page, I have run across an exhibit, Text and Textiles: The Legacy of Lucy Maude Montgomery which has just opened at the McLaughlin Library- University of Guelph. Interestingly there are a number of photos of lace in

Re: [lace] Anne of Green Gables

Good point, Nancy. There was a lot of Battenberg and Princess Lace then, also embroidered filet. Of course that is why it would be instructive to know if the research is directed to what people were wearing, or what people were doing in terms of handwork. Considering the characters, I can't see

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Hi Devon, Do you include Battenberg and Princess laces in "revival era lace"? because there was a lot of that being made. I realize that's really a form of needle lace rather than bobbin lace, but I don't see that the OP specified bobbin lace, just "lace". Nancy Connecticut, USA On Sat, Feb 18,

Re: [lace] Anne of Green Gables

Hi All This is what Margot had to say: The place to find out about current lacemaking in Canada is: https://lacegazette.com Lacemaking in Maritime Canada started in the 1600s, when that part of Canada was a French colony. We know for sure that the nuns taught Torchon lace at Fortress

Re: [lace] Anne of Green Gables

Or 'they' bought it by mail-order, e.g. the T. Eaton catalogue. If interested, see pp. 92-93 of the 1907 Spring/Summer edition: https://archive.org/details/eatons190700eatouoft On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 9:37 AM, Devon Thein wrote: > My guess would be that they were making

Re: [lace] Anne of Green Gables

My guess would be that they were making revival era lace like everyone else in 1908. So, winging it here, I would suggest cluny style laces that look medieval. But, really, a very relavent question is "why do you want to know?" Are you advising a stage or screen version of Anne? Devon - To

Re: [lace] Anne of Green Gables

Hello Nathalie and everyone It has been a while since I've read Anne of Green Gables. I don't associate lacemaking with that story. Does the author mention lace? On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 2:27 AM, Nathalie wrote: > > I would like to know about laces from around 1908

Re: [lace] Anne of Green Gables

Hi Nathalie. I don't know the answer to this but I'm certain that Margot Walker will! Hopefully she will answer on here! --- Regards Sue Duckles in East Yorkshire where it's dry and dull today. > > Does anyone has information about lacemaking in Canada? > > I would like to know about laces

[lace] Anne of Green Gables

Dear all, Does anyone has information about lacemaking in Canada? I would like to know about laces from around 1908 regarding the story of Anne of Green Gables. Thank you in advance! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here.