On Sat, 2 Jun 2007, Melody Watts wrote:

>    I bought one called " Charted Peasant Designs from Saxon
> Transylvania".
...
>    He talkes aboutt he earlier work of the 12 th century Saxon women
> "precision of stitch,alike on both sides of the linen in pattern and
> clearness.'

I've seen this -- a long time ago. He doesn't happen to give a source for
that comment, does he? (So many of the older books reprinted by Dover do
not.) Without a primary citation, it's only hearsay, I fear, but with it,
very very helpful indeed.

--Robin

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