Hi Michelle - An excellent resource on the internet is the Digital Archives of Documents Related to Lace which has been put together by Tess Parrish and Ralph Griswold. The articles on the website are mixed in with articles about weaving and textiles, but there is a wealth of information there.
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books.html Other arachnids may remember whether there is a discrete area for lacemaking - I've gotten the CDs, so I don't use the website. Clay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian & Chelle Long" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lace-Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 3:42 AM Subject: [lace] Torchon lace - history > Gidday all, > > I am in urgent need of historical info on specifically Torchon lacemaking. > I have wracked my brains, my books and the internet, but everyone seems to > talk about lacemaking in general, or the earliest records of lacemaking, or > else goes into great detail about lacemaking in England, the many European > laces etc., but Torchon itself seems to be just glossed over, even though it > is so widespread now and the basic lace that most people learn first. > > I know the word Torchon comes from the French for "dishrag" or something > similar, and I've seen a vague reference in Mincoff & Marriage about > Scandanavian areas making Torchon early on, but it didn't elaborate. I also > found that Torchon was (supposedly) rarely made in England until the end of > the 1800s, but that's about it so far. > > Lori's history links on the wonderful Sewfairy site are terrific - but again > I haven't been able to find anything specifically relating to Torchon and > its origins. > > If anyone can point me in the right direction in a hurry I would be most > appreciative. I don't have access to a guild library where I currently live > so I was hoping there'd be info on the internet somewhere. > > Now its back to Miss Channer's Mat for me......... > > Michelle Long > an Aussie living in Richards Bay, South Africa > where it is hot and sticky and I was going to the movies but the garage > remote isn't working so I can't get my car out until someone comes to > investigate! > > Ian & Chelle Long > +27 35 788 0777 > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
