Wasnt she, Katherine of Aragon, a great needlepoint maker as well??. Isabel Wear Realtor Sutton Group - West Coast 7547 Cambie Street Vancouver, BC V6P 3H6 Mobile: 604-377-3475 E-mail: [email protected]
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jean Eke Sent: October-12-09 3:41 AM To: Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] X Congreso Internacional del encaje Juana I una Reina in Spain Hello Carolina and Antje and everyone, Thank you for the link to Tordesillas We were very interested in your mailing today as this year Sandi Woods and myself have written and published two booklets on the theme of 'Pomegranates in Bobbin Lace' The second booklet is entitled 'The Queen Katherine Connection' and describes how Katherine of Aragon the younger sister of Joan encouraged lacemaking in England. This year is the 500th anniversary of her Marriage to Henry VIII th and their Coronation; and this was one of the prompts to writing the booklets. You all may like to have a look at the covers on Jean's website www.jeanmaryeke.com The two sisters must have made lace together and we think would have made a simple plaited bobbin lace. We should love to know if you could shed any light on this subject. We wish you the very best for your Congress. Jean and Sandi in England On 11 Oct 2009, at 20:37, A. González wrote: > Hi everybody. > > Although we live very far from most members of Arachne, I think it > will be of your interest to know that next weekend begins a very > important Lace Congress in Spain. > > Tordesillas is a beautiful town in the north of Castilla, (near > Valladolid), with a lot of important monuments, and a lot of history. > Also lace related. Because in Tordesillas is the only Didactic Lace > Museum of Spain, a private collection of laces and books, a real > delight for all lace lovers. At the same time, when speaking of > Tordesillas we must necessarily think of Joan I (also called Juana la > Loca), the daughter of the Catholic Kings (Isabel and Fernando) and > married to Phillip II. After the death of her husband, she was > considered mad, unable to reign and imprisoned in Tordesillas until > her death. She was a very well educated woman, and among others, it is > said that she made lace. > > But, this year is the 5th centenary of her arrival in Tordesillas. So, > there are many celebrations there around Joana I. One of them being > the 10th International Congress of lace, which will be held starting > 16th-25th of October. > > Carolina and I are happy to be able to be there and travel with the > German and Belgian groups of lacers who are coming to the Congress. We > will hopefully tell you something about it all when it is finished. > > You can have a look at the site of Tordesillas, where they inform > about the Congress and all other events. > > http://www.tordesillas.net/webs/inicio.php? > cat=3&lang=eng&cont=1&id=197 > > If there is anybody in this group who is attending the Congress and > would like to meet us, please get in touch with us. We would love to > know you in person. > > Greetings from Carolina and Antje, in Spain. > > - > 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] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
