Ah HA! The illustrations from the 16th century are filled with
symbols. So, whether those are really pet dogs, or whether they're
there to indicate fidelity (what the dog represents in art...) is up for
speculation. Perhaps this is a picture of two respectable women making
lace, and the dogs are in the picture to assure the viewer that they
(each) have the attribute of faithfulness (and therefore couldn't be
part of the world's oldest profession...)
Clay
Tamara P Duvall wrote:
On Dec 28, 2008, at 9:41, Susie Johnson wrote:
Figuring out how to keep our creatures happy and still make lace is yet
another element of lacing techniques. <smile>
And a very old one, too :) If you look at the cover of the Nüw
Modelbuch -- published in Zurich in 1561 -- you'll see two lacemakers
busy at their pilows and, on the floor between them, a little dog,
sleeping. Probably worn out from trying to decide whose lap to invade,
the poor thing...
I hope everyone keeps telling what they are working on...
Nothing on the pillow; still too much on the stove and in the oven,
due to my son's annual visit (try cramming 18yrs of favourite foods
into a 10 day visit <g>). But a little idea percolating on the drawing
pad; a medalion based on one of the LePompe patterns. Earings, I
think. But later; in the New Year; I'll fire up the pillow once I've
doused the other fires...
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