Which ever it is I don't mind.... either of the interpretations will
suit me!!! A lady in our lace group tells me that it's to catch the
tears of joy at the wedding and must not be washed!! My daughter is a
'neat freak' so it would be!!
Sue in EY
On 13 Mar 2011, at 09:39, [email protected] wrote:
Brenda said "I've always understood that the wheatears (pointed
tallies) in
Bedfordshire lace is the fertility symbol"
That seems most probable as the corn dollies, made (traditionally)
from the
last
sheaf of corn to be cut, were a fertility symbol to ensure a good
harvest
the following year.
So whether the fertility symbolism of the lace handkerchief is
literally to
wish the bride fertility, or whether it's to wish her prosperity in
all she
does is open to interpretation.
Jacquie in Lincolnshire
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