Dagmar, Either this suggestion (Native American lace), or even the Montana lace (at the Billings house) would be more appropriate than Ipswich lace. Ipswich lace was made only during a very narrow period, in a very specific place. I'm pretty sure Michigan wasn't even settled by anyone except a very few frontiers men (French -- but definitely not Ipswich lace makers!) during the 1790's-early 1800's. In this context, it's easy to convey an inaccurate impression. Just by the fact that you represent an activity in an official or semi-official capacity, people absorb what you're teaching them. In this case, not only lace, but the context in which it was made.
Sometimes we're so eager to spread our lace "gospel" that we disregard, at some cost, the accuracy of our portrayal. Someone once said to me that none of this matters, since the story of history is always being revised anyway. She thought that since there is no absolute historical truth, that accuracy was unimportant. Make up any story you like, in her opinion, it's all the same -- entertainment, in essence. I disagree. I think it's worth the time and effort to get it right. Best regards, Carolyn Sometime-18th century reenactor Carolyn W. Hastings Stow, MA USA > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Helen Bell > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 4:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [lace] RE: LAce history - US > > > Dagmar, > > For general lace history in the US, you're looking at an > awfully big subject to research. I'm glad you're trying to > perhaps (hopefully) narrow it to just Minnesota for now. > > Further to Jeri's suggestion of the Ipswich Lace Industry > book, there was also an article in PieceWork several years > ago on the laces made by Native Americans. The reference is: > > Dwyer,M. "Sybil Carter's legacy: Native American lace", in, > PieceWork 1(3), November-December 1994, pp 66-71. > > Good luck with the demonstration and research.! > > Cheers, > Helen, Aussie Libararian in Denver > > - > 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]
