for me : *Metier* for all pillows *. *I'd say it's the generic name and the only one used for block pillows.* *but then it depends as Sof shows in her mail ..* Carreau* only for Le Puy (wooden frame with a roller )* Coussin* ( means cushion in french ) for Honiton pillows and such *Galette* is round and flat or convex but without blocks
dominique from Paris France where it was stiffling hot today .. Le 22/05/10 21:02, sof a écrit : > Hello, > > This is for me the difference between the words. > > I use coussin only for Tignes Pillow and for tombolo (in France : > Maurienne and Mirecourt pillows). I use tombolo (italian word) too but > not everybody. > Métier à dentelles is a general word for pillow not the most is use (use > perhaps more by not lacemakers) but everybody understand it. > Carreau is the most use for all kinds of pillows by lacemakers. It's the > word for Le Puy and Normandy pillows. For flander ( use in north of > France) too I think. > Galette (round cake?) is for round flat pillow and round convex pillow. > I think a modern word very use. > Tambour (drum) is only for Queyras pillow. > > Dentelez bien > > Sof in France with a red sun > > > > > Le 22/05/2010 17:56, bev walker a écrit : > >> Hello Gil and everyone >> >> I looked up the generic meaning in my dictionnaire, 'coussin' is >> 'cushion' (by extension, bolster); 'carreau' is a 'square' or a tile >> (thus for the block pillow, and possibly the square shaped French >> pillow that contains a roller) and 'metier' means a trade, and is the >> same word for 'loom' so I'm thinking it can mean a lacemaking surface >> in general. >> >> On 5/22/10, [email protected]<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> The words coussin, carreau and métier all seem to be used in French for a >>> lace pillow. Please, could any French speaking lacemaker explain the >>> difference? >>> >>> >> >> > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected] > > > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
