Thank you Jeri for the information about the three fishes and you are
correct of course - it's three crossed fishes and not just the one.
I wish I could locate exactly where in Saudi Arabia they purchase their non
fuzzy cotton thread, as the very fine Egyptian cotton and Brok cotton that I
use for my background net, does tend to fluff and consequently break. Very
frustrating!
Catherine Barley
UK
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Subject: [lace] Halas Lace, signed in Kiskunhalas
Ilona is friend to a retired lacemaker in Kiskunhalas. The town symbol
is
of 3 crossed fish,
The translation Ilona gave to me is that Kiskun equals 3 and halas equals
fish. I have been to Kiskunhalas, and if I remember correctly, there are
3
small lakes. Bodies of water are rare in Hungary, which is a land-locked
country. Every piece of Halas lace made in Kiskunhalas must carry the
3-fish symbol. It should not appear on Halas-style lace that is made
elsewhere.
The thread is a very fine non-fuzzy cotton, from Saudi Arabia. Who would
have guessed that?!!!
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
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