Dear Lacemakers, There are so many occupations in so many nations, that probably some have few (or no) Patron Saints.
Isn't it wonderful that lacemakers have so many clearly defined Patron Saints! We've written about St. Catherine of Alexandria on Arachne before, and you can research on Google and other search sites. The following is for our Newbies: My favorite cookbook, though I do not cook or bake, is "Cattern Cakes and Lace - A Calendar of Feasts" by Julia Jones and Barbara Deer, 1987, ISBN 0-86318-252-6. It is beautifully illustrated with old laces, old lace tools, flowers, old pictures. Love book so much, I have two copies - one in the kitchen (where it can be quickly found) and one on the library shelves. November 15th is St. Catherine's Day, so the calendar in the book starts then, and ends November 24th. The first recipe is Cattern Cakes (named after St. Catherine), On the cover of every issue of "Lace" published by The Lace Guild in England, there is a depiction of what appears to be a Catherine Wheel (a tribute to her?), which was the device on which she was tortured to death during the rule of Emperor Maxentius in 310 A.D. (This day has also been chosen to honor Queen Katherine of Aragon, a patron of local lacemakers in England.) Are there any other books about Saints who were lacemakers' patrons - in English language? I mean books that have an emphasis on a historical lace connection, not religious books. Jeri Ames Lace and Embroidery Resource Center In a message dated 10/21/2008 9:59:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Andrew is a patron of lacemaking, too. The thing about patron saints is that it is not doctrine and anyone can make any saint patron of anything. I chose Zélie Martin as the patron for my lacemaking because we have a couple of things in common besides lacemaking. sr. Claire > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sue [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 11:31 AM > To: 'Sister Claire'; 'Shere'e' > Cc: 'Janis Savage'; 'arachne.com' > Subject: RE: [lace] Lacemaking saint? > > > I have always thought that St Catherine was the patron saint of lacemakers? > > Sue M Harvey > Norfolk UK > > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
