Yes, I have found the 'sideways discussion of auxiliary equipment' of very
enjoyable interest. I have not heard of any of this in 'our culture' here in
the USA.
Lorri
>
> Yes, the stoof was still in common use in the Netherlands in the 1950s in the
> Salland area when I was growing up. Both of my grandmothers used one when
> they were sitting at sedentary tasks. The clay receptacle, called a test,
> held peat coals. At church there was a row of them which could be reserved
> for a fee.
>
> This dickey pot sounds a like the STOOF (pronounced stoaf as in boat) A stoof
> was a wooden box of about 10��� wide, 10��� deep and 8���
> high which had five holes in the top and an opening -10 x4 inches) in the
> front. Inside was a pottery bowl were one could place some embers and the
> stoof was then put under the skirts to keep feet and legs warm, not only when
> sitting at the lace pillow, but also in church. I suppose there could have
> been accidents, but I have never heard or read about any. Another meaning of
> the word STOOF (or to take the root of the verb STOVEN in Dutch is to cook
> gently :-) .
>
>
> I also think it could have been used by anyone who was working while sitting
> for longer periods. It was certainly still in use early in the twentieth
> century. I remember my grandmother (born 1900 or thereabouts) had one of
> these which belonged to her mother.
>
>
> I hope this sideways discussion into auxiliary equipment is of interest to
> other lacemakers.
>
>
> Happy lace making,
>
>
> Joepie.
>
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