Dear Karen et al, That is REALLY fascinating, for several reasons. The lack of pricking in the ground is obvious when you enlarge the picture. Then you look at the ground, and there are a lot of vertical lines that don't really belong in point ground. On the other hand, the lady who made the lace was in her 90's when she did the lace. I feel as if I'd met this woman, almost, by looking at her lace. She worked on it the day she died. Wow, I get goose bumps.
Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA where we finally are having late fall weather. Freezing at night, leaves almost off all the trees, sometimes the sun breaks through. I'm thinking of planting rosemary in a protected area, as it may now be able to overwinter. "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." Karen Thompson wrote: >You can see the pricking on an original Ipswich pillow from the late 1700s >on the Smithsonian lace collection website: >http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_644978 >Click on expand, and then there are 9 images. >Note that the foot side is on the left. > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
