Quoting Adele Shaak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > (snip) > Never mind that there's little evidence that bobbin lacemaking even > existed in medieval times, (snip)
Quoting Jean Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > (snip) > I think that any writing that mentions 'lace ' and 'medieval' in the > same context needs more salt to swallow it than is good for you. (snip) Just on this one point - I've noticed that many historians who specialise in Modern History will count the English Medieval period as ending at the accession of James I; that is, at the end of the Tudor dynasty. But thank you to both of you for your comments, which are most enlightening. And when I get home, (I'm house&cat-sitting for my sister - I call it a holiday, due to the rare opportunity for continuous lacemaking), I must try to find my copy of 'The Romance of the Lace Pillow' by Thomas Wright. (O.T. Jean, yes I'd love to know more about the Scandinavian custom, too!) > I say bah, humbug! > > Adele > North Vancouver, BC > (west coast of Canada) Me too, me too! Linda Walton, (of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, and Goosnargh in Lancashire, U.K.). (Yes - Goosnargh - named by Norse settlers.) -- - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
