Good, I was hoping Deborah would reply :) She wrote:
<<There has never been a handknitting guild in England. Having examined Charles' shirt a couple of times, I have no doubt that it was the work of a professional knitter. >> I am sure I've read that knitters were in guilds in England, doing their apprenticeship, journeyman time, and finally a master project and becoming masters, and I assumed that professional knitting in many other European countries was also organized by/in guilds. What is a professional knitter, if not a member of such an organization (even if it's not a guild exactly)? Care to share any details about the shirt? I'm drooling over the thought of being able to handle it--even with white cotton gloves on :) Holly To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
