Brenda, what a wonderful site, have spent an enjoyable hour or so looking through it, lots to enjoy. Happy lacing Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brenda Paternoster Sent: 09 March 2006 21:25 To: Arachne List Subject: [lace] Crochet question James Norbury in 1952 wrote: "Of its first beginnings little is known, and the earliest record I have been able to discover of crochet as an accepted craft was of an exhibition held in Dublin in 1672, at which there was a special class for crocheted articles" James Norbury's Crochet Book. Brockhampton Press Ltd 1952 http://www.white-works.com/Irishlace.htm quotes the Royal Dublin Society as awarding prizes for outstanding examples of Irish crochet in 1743 Brenda http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ - 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]
