Hello All! The little packet of lace that I bought last weekend (& posted pics) has been opened & it definitely is not from Germany! Unless of course, the person who packaged it read Vogue magazine. What a hoot to find twelve yards of spider lace wrapped around two pages of Vogue with school & camp directories from June 1, 1942. Mostly girls prep schools & colleges, there were listings for Marymount College, Harcum Junior College & Boston University. Many offered equestrian programs although Sweet Briar wasn't listed. Now I wonder if some proper young lady learned to make lace & saved her work in this fashion? Both ends were cut so she must have made hundreds, if not thousands, of spider repeats. Upon closer examination, the lace is not perfectly made--beginner mistakes, like missed twists on the edge & poor joins where new thread was added, just make it more endearing. Perhaps this is something for us all to consider. When we make lace, should we also mark it for ! posterity? Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA
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