I have been asked to forward this mesage, due to her Computer problems that won't seem to send the messages through. I offered to forward any messages Christine liked to send to the list, - as we can't let her off with just being a lurker, can we?!!! :))
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----Original Message----- From: Christine Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 24 April 2008 8:15 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: FW: Binche on e-bay / Maltese Lace Hi fellow lace enthusiasts, Liz Ligeti has kindly agrees to forward any posts until my problem is sorted out. (The post that I thought was private ended up on the list, so I tried using the same address to post this - and it didn't appear on the digest). The design on the handkerchief border recently sold on e-bay is pictured in Pat Earnshaw's "Lace in Fashion" - chapter 5, "The Twentieth Century". I have always rather liked this pattern and when I asked Anne-Marie would she consider drawing up a straight version of "'t Hertje" (a request made by several others as well), this was the pattern I had in mind, but at the time couldn't remember where I had seen it, and it wasn't what she did - not that I don't love the pattern she did draw up, even though I haven't seen it worked yet. The piece on ebay is very nicely worked and has been kept in very good condition. Speaking of which, I have to tell you of my latest indiscretion. At a recent Vintage Lace and Linens fair in Sydney, I was thrilled to be able to purchase a 2.5 metre Maltese lace shawl/mantilla from around 1860 in almost mint condition (and it seems to be closer to white than the golden colour of many pieces of Maltese lace) - it had been made as part of a wedding outfit and had almost no wear-and-tear. It cost me significantly less than the Binche handkerchief (so it won't really affect my retirement date - still many years away, but any indulgent purchases get assessed in terms of how long I will have to defer my retirement to pay for them!) Christine Johnson (Sydney, Australia) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
