On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 17:36:38 +0100, Jane Partridge wrote: >The other mention in the books is the effect that the American Civil War >had on trade, a lot of lace from Europe was exported to America up until >then, and it would have taken time to renew the trade after the expense >of the war? So if any of the American ladies had the time on their hands >(!!!) to make lace (a somewhat frivolous item?) whilst in the midst of >the chaos, with their men away from home and everything to do (even if >some did have servants to help, they still needed supervision?) >presumably if the tape techniques had found their way across before the >start of the war, they may well have found their niche, especially being >far more portable than pillow and bobbins! > >This of course, is purely speculation, but it does make you think!
If I remember correctly, one of the characters in the book of Gone with the Wind does some tatting during the war. Of course this is only a work of fiction so isn't real evidence of anything. -- Relations are simply a tedious pack of people who haven't got the remotest knowledge of how to live, nor the smallest instinct about when to die. Oscar Wilde Steph Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tatting, lace & stitching page <http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/index.htm> Scanned by WinProxy http://www.Ositis.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
