Dear all,
Thank you for the many responses to Anne of Green Gables.
It seems that handicraft was important in the life of the author
because she mentioned it throughout the story.
It is described as knitting, crochet, lace also Point lace???
I have hitherto found only Tatting and Battenberg
I agree - I never take a complicated project to my lace group meetings. I take
easy stuff - and even then I can quickly become confused.
I haven’t read the Anne books in several decades, but I recall her jibbing at
her needlework. This would have been plain sewing, which every woman had to do
I enjoy going to meetings of my lace group and making lace together,
but I have to admit that it's extremely difficult to make anything
complicated with the distraction of company! When I can just sit
down alone at home and concentrate, I can get a lot more Binche done.
Amanda
Philadelphia, PA,
Some of the group/community activities would be a quilting bee. A big job
that works well with lots of help - many hands make light work. In the same
way the men would get together to raise a barn.
Malvary in Ottawa where it is only -8 at the moment, but supposed to get
warmer later in the
I have several different projects going on several different pillows. I make
lace virtually every morning with my 22 ounce cup of coffee, and if I have a
tough project going on, thatâs when Iâll do it. But I have several other
pillows with lace requiring varying degrees of attention. I love
This is a repeat from a memo I wrote April 3, 2011, in which I explained
Queen Victoria's height.
To properly protect the gowns of Victoria that have been displayed at
Kensington Palace for many years, *individual mannequins were custom made - to
fit the clothing.* It was then that
Tonight I saw a program about filming 'Victoria'. They had the wedding gown
on display and showed closeups of it. It DID have a section of lace across
the lower portion of the front of the gown. It was the same color as the
gown and didn't show up very well at a distance. They said they
