Athena is goddess of weaving, but Arachne in Greek mythology was a mortal weaver who got so good she challenged Athena, with the usual repercussions.
Bobbin lace is a form of weaving without a fixed warp, so lacemakers in modern times have adopted Arachne (we're mortals), hence the name of our lace list. Nancy Ashford, Connecticut, USA On Sat, Dec 5, 2020, 17:32 M. Osgood <ma...@comcast.net> wrote: > Iâve just been asked who the Goddess of Lace is. lacemaker/sets/ > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/> > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
