Barbara, I hope these links will be useful to you; if you investigate Comune Serravalle Pistoiese's other English links, perhaps you'll be able to arrange a visit with members of il Club Ricamo Casale (the Casal Stitch Club, if not perhaps you could contact someone from the first site - if time permits and if necessary, through their yahoo group?
http://www.tuttoricamo.com/trTecniche/RicamoDiCasalguidi.asp http://www.comune.serravalle-pistoiese.pt.it/inglese/artericamo/storia_puntocasale.html good luck! renee in AZ, leaving for Mississippi tomorrow. Your trip sounds far more interesting;^) BTW, Sarah Hadley's Lesson XXX, "Louis XIV Embroidery" in "the Lacemaker", Volume 5(2), No. 2, pp 25-32 (1912) informs us that it was "(called also 'Casal Guidi work')". Simply elevating it to fashionable status by calling it "French" or did these linens become associated with the household of a certain royal Bee? http://www.ivarose.com/inc/sdetail/9545 Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:50:31 +1100 From: "Barbara H Stokes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [lace] Finding Casalguidi in Italy Dear Lacemakers, Could someone help us find this place for Casalguidi embroidery in Italy please? We are currently in Florence. Thankyou, Barbara Stokes, from Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
