It's been " not uncomplicated" here and I apologize for not getting
back up folks who have been so generous.
But I'm pretty fluent on French. And you are one of those to whom I am
in debt. Doesn't mean I'm fluent in "lace french",,,! But if you want
to fax a couple of pages to 914-834-0308
Hello,
Sure
Queyras is in the south of french Alp. (wonderfull country)
Queyras pillows have a box in the middle. The ornementation are make
with a kniffe. The name of this pillow is tambour (drum).
The Queyras lace is very special made without pricking. It came from
Belgium, near Anvers. W
Hi Ilske!
I have the book you mention! It is such a beautiful book, and I thought
I would be able to muddle through, but it has been so long since I used
my French that I have really had to struggle with it... and so it's not
as much fun to read as I would like!!
Clay
Ilske Thomsen wrote
Hello Vicki,
it's not Jean it is Ilske answering,
Those boxes comes from the region of Queyras and around there. You
find those carvings on several things as well as on the sides of the
round pillows. The bobins are carved in that matter as well.
In the book from Claire le Goazion "Dentelles d
The pillows on the pictures come from the North of Italy, next to France
(where they have the same kind of pillow.
It is interesting to observe the lace they make on this pillow (without any
pricking!)
Have a look at the Lacefairy's site:
http://lace.lacefairy.com/Lace/International/QUEYRAS.html
Hi Jean,
What great photos! Thanks for sharing. I was especially awed by those
pillows with the chip carving on the ends. Any idea who made them? I'd
love (!!) to own one of those!! Beautiful!
Vicki in very wet and soggy Maryland
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Hello everyone,
During the last weekend in May I was at a the first international
Couvige organized by Lei Roucas dou Barri, a group of lacemakers in
Pierrefeu du Var in the south of France. We had a wonderful time - it
took a while but we've now sorted out the photos David took and you
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