I agree that the nun on the left (I think it was) appears to be sewing. She
has one thing in one hand, and it is a long thread, but drawn up in the air, as
one would sew. Her index finger and thumb seem close together like one would
be holding a sewing needle for needle embroidery, though there is a brown shape
in the palm of her hand, which could indicate a bobbin. Perhaps she is sewing
with her bobbin, which is done, right? ;-) One would use pins with needle
lace too, no?
I didn't think of nuns in brown habits, though monks had them. It was Italian
so interesting. FWIW I also thought the one at the back was spinning, and like
Sue, thought that the woman with the serving dish? looked almost as if holding
up the shelf! LOL
They all have pillows, even the reader (but not the spinner or two dealing with food).
Best,
Susan Reishus
Hello Spiders
I have not had a lot of success posting before and have mostly lurked since I
joined 18 months ago but as I value the wonderful knowledge that drops into my
in box so much I thought I should try. I really like that the posts come as
emails, I seem to have subscription problems with the ones you have to log into
(or so many passwords that I can't remember whose is whose).
The nun to the right looks as if she is winding onto the larger wheel which is
odd for spinning but my guess is that she is plying into skeins from the big
bobbins on a Lazy Kate. I had not seen that picture before and have had a happy
time exploring it.
A book for a desert island? Barbara Underwood's Traditional Bedfordshire Lace
in 20 Lessons. If I can't design by the time I get to Lesson 20 I reckon I
never will!
Janet French, Shropshire UK
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