Hi Susan! Thanks for the book review.
I am going to take this opportunity to disagree with the source of your quote regarding their assessment of Torchon. Actually, I believe that like any other lace style, Torchon is quite lovely when used by talented designers, and worked by sensitive lace makers who appreciate the scale of the lace and the nuances of various thread sizes. Not only is it attractive when worked well, it provides a new lacemaker with a long range of skills which can be adapted to more complicated laces. Clay Sent from my iPad > On Apr 1, 2019, at 4:13 PM, Susan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Since I just finished reading the book, I wanted to recommend it & quote: > > “Mrs Armstrong, born in 1860 at Thurleigh, said (1943) that in her prime she > could work about a yard & a half of Bedfordshire Maltese border, one & one > half inches wide in two days. For this, Lester would pay her 1s 6d a yard so > that for a full weeks work she might earn 6 or 7 shillings.” > > I had to look up to see what 1s 6d is—thank you Google. Aside from the > income, however, I can’t imagine making that much lace in that amount of > time! Talk about flying fingers... > > Had to chuckle at another quote: “Torchon, an unsophisticated lace of > repetitive geometric patterns based on diagonals with a heavy, five hole > mesh...” Most of you know that Torchon is not my favorite & AB managed to > capture my sentiments in a nutshell. Sincerely, Susan Hottle FL USA > > Sent from my iPad > > - > 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/ - 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/
