In the context of the message, I believe that the lace was purchased by an Israeli dealer, not that a dealer purchased Israeli lace.
Carolyn Carolyn W. Hastings Stow, MA USA -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of suzy Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 11:15 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Re: handmade bobbin lace sold for 35 dollars yard --- James Robison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Suzy, > Thanks for your email. I purchased this lace from a lace dealer who > has been selling antique lace > and trims for probably 25 years or more. She indicated it was > handmade, > but she has been wrong > before. She might be up in the night about this one...I have always > been > taught to look for > anomalies or errors which are not repeated as the pattern is repeated > and > honestly there are so > many differences in each segment, it's difficult for me to believe > that a > machine could make > anything so irregular. There are differences in the tension in the > lace > throughout ,etc. I just felt it > was homemade. I believe it was all purchased by a dealer in Israel, > so she > may be able to shed > light on it... > Thanks again, > Susan > > > from suzy in tennessee,u.s.a. __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/ - 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]
