Re: [lace] English laces and locations

2006-03-29 Thread Jenny Barron
Hi Lorri, I googled and came up with these sites http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Tolland/index.html http://www.portsdown.demon.co.uk/lace.htm jenny barron Scotland Lorri Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To a Gentle Spider in the UK I have recently found that my father's

RE: [lace] English laces and locations

2006-03-29 Thread Andrea Lamble
will chip in with more information. Best wishes Andrea Lamble in Cambridge, UK - where Spring is trying hard!! From: Lorri Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Lorri Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace arachne lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] English laces and locations Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:02

Re: [lace] English laces and locations

2006-03-29 Thread Lorri Ferguson
Jenny, Sue, Andrea, Sheila Thank you so very much for the info. I can hardly wait until I have time to check out the web sites you gave. But I must run off to work just now. I knew I would get some answers on this list. Thanks again Lorri - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] English laces and locations

2006-03-29 Thread Brenda Paternoster
On 29 Mar 2006, at 09:25, Jenny Barron wrote: Hi Lorri, I googled and came up with these sites http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Tolland/index.html Tolland is in Somerset, about 20 miles north of Honiton (Devon). http://www.portsdown.demon.co.uk/lace.htm The info on that site seems

[lace] English laces and locations

2006-03-28 Thread Lorri Ferguson
To a Gentle Spider in the UK I have recently found that my father's ancestors came to the USA in 1630 from Tolland, Somerset, England. What I am wondering is where in England this is located and which style of lace may have been made in that area. Lorri Ferguson Graham, in Washington State, USA