Lace??? The definition I like is:
"Lace is air surrounded by thread."
BarbE ;-D))))
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From: Brenda Paternoster
To: Andrea Lamble
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] definition of bobbin lace
OK, that almost describes how lace is made!
As the list is fairly quiet at present I'll ask the question "What is
Lace?"
It's something I discussed with my class a few months back so I've
already got lots of suggestions and criticisms of several printed
definitions.
Brenda
On 2 Jun 2006, at 15:19, Andrea Lamble wrote:
> How about this for a quaint definition of lace-making:
>
> "Of particularly beauty is the bobbin lace. From a sketch on a
> cardboard placed on a bench with a cushion and on which pins are
> placed (which hold the knots which make the lace), the lace-makers
> manage skilfully the bobbins - little cylinders to hold the string".
>
Brenda
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