[lace] the lacemakers of Artois

2010-11-19 Thread tess parrish
Even if you don't understand French, please go through this whole film: http://videos.tf1.fr/jt-13h/les-travaux-d-aiguille-les-dentellieres-de-l-artois-6143696.html It will look very familiar to all of us! The beginning lacemakers talk about their trials and errors, and the more

Re: [lace] the lacemakers of Artois

2010-11-19 Thread Clay Blackwell
That was delightful! Thank you for sharing it, Tess! I'll look forward to seeing the knitting, etc., if they come your way! Clay On 11/19/2010 11:57 AM, tess parrish wrote: Even if you don't understand French, please go through this whole film:

Re: [lace] the lacemakers of Artois

2010-11-19 Thread Adele Shaak
Hi Tess and other concerned lacemakers: Not to worry, the man doesn't make lace 23 hours a day. He makes it until 11pm or midnight. The French use the 24-hour clock, and so he says 23 hours instead of 11 pm The announcer refers to the whole series of programs as travaux a l'aiguilles because