Thank you, Jeri for keeping this subject alive. So far, not much has been added to the history of the when, where, why the needle lace version of the Bayeux Tapestry was made. But I am still optimistic someone will come across some information somewhere. An upcoming article in the OIDFA bulletin will add the great benefit of French translation and thereby expose the information and questions to the many French speaking lace makers and historians.
-Karen in Washington, DC, where we are enjoying a bright sunny and cool day. > Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 12:58:36 -0500 (EST) > From: [email protected] > Subject: [lace] Bayeux Tapestry Finally Completed > > Quite a few lacemakers were able to see the Smithsonian's lace version of > the Bayeux Tapestry when our member Karen Thompson brought a large rolled > photograph of it to OIDFA Caen last July. Karen is doing research on the > origins of the lace version. > > If anyone on Arachne knows details about where it was made, when, and by > whom, please share with us and Karen on Arachne. Sometimes valuable > information is in old newspaper clippings, diaries, and books written in > languages > other than English. It is critically important that our members share > lace scholarship. So much information was lost in the 20th Century due to > the two World Wars. - 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/
