Dear Clay, Oops! You are right. The book starts with November 25th. My mind was elsewhere as I wrote (an unsuccessful attempt to multi-task). Must focus more. Apologies to all.
Jeri Ames Lace and Embroidery Resource Center In a message dated 10/21/2008 3:31:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Oops... a typo... Jeri meant, of course, November 25 is St. Catherine's day, and the day that the book starts with! It is a fun book. I've not made any of the recipes, but I do refer to it to compare dates and traditions between US and UK. Clay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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 25th 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] > > - 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]
