Re: [lace] Bone lace

Not sure about this, but weren't tapestry weavers mostly men? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

Re: [lace] Bone lace

It's just struck me, tapestry weavers could also be weaving their threads with bones, so are we sure this quote relates to lacemaking? Jane Partridge On 21 Feb 2018, at 23:48, DevonThein > wrote: The spinsters and the knitters in the sun And

RE: [lace] Bone lace

While researching lace tells for St. Catherine’s Day, I came across, again, the similar usage in the Shakespearean quote: O, fellow, come, the song we had last night.— Mark it, Cesario, it is old and plain; The spinsters and the knitters in the sun And the free maids that weave their thread