On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:17:48 -0500, Holly wrote > <http://www.puzzlehouse.com/theweavers.htm> was a neat scene, which I > thought other fiberists would enjoy seeing. But why The Weavers?
Because that was easier to understand than the 1657 title, "Las Hilanderas"? References to spinners were later considered to be somewhat risqué and British may have avoided such. http://www.apollo-magazine.com/november-2007/319986/the-bobbin-the-distaff.thtml Diane Hare
