Dear Bianca Rosa -- The article I mentioned is a two-page piece entitled "Aemilia-Ars Lace." It appears in a little volume called "The Gentle Needle Arts," pages 19-20. This is not quite a magazine, but not exactly a book, either. It was published in 1977 by Marshall Cavendish Books Ltd, 58 Compton Street, London W1V 5PA. The article was surely written for the lace maker, not the lace scholar. The illustration is really excellent, and would safely guide the ignorant needle from beginning to end of a sample piece of A-A lace. Of course, it's shown in heavy thread, looks as if it might be DMC perle #5, but rather ropy. Done in a really fine lace thread, like 120/2 for instance, it would make a tiny, but exquisite, motif.
My scanner is currently on the fritz, but I am having it repaired. When it's fixed, I could scan that article to you and send it as e-mail. Yes, I do read Italian (or I like to think that I do!). I have read I Promessi Sposi easily; and have gotten around in Tuscany, Milan, Lago di Garda (where, contrary to popular superstition, NOT everybody speaks English) reasonably well: in Florence they thought that I came from Rome; in Milano somebody thought that I came from Florence... but reading a newspaper in Italian has me completely floored; the lingo, the rhythms, the I-don't-know-what simply will not penetrate my brain. But I am so curious: you write that you have "a suggestion" for me, if I can read Italian. What is it? Aurelia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
