Tamara P. Duvall a d�cid� d' �crire � �[lace] Bailleul photos/patron saints of lacemakers�. [2004/07/31 02:47]
> I was amused by the display of the lacy undies, mostly thong-type (page > 3 of the first website). Remember the "flap" when the crocheters from > Koniakow first started making them a couple of years back? well, we had to match the the thongs (called strings in french ... VBG) with their names and it wasn't that easy but it was great fun !! you can be sure some of them were uncomfortable : the one called black magic had a wire surround! ! .. the one called the kiss of the spider woman would have been superb for arachne ... it was a marvel of craftsmanship .. > > > It was also interesting to observe the cultural difference between the > English and the French; in England, it's St Catherine who's the patron > saint of lacemakers, in France, it seems to be St Anne (mother of > Mary?) Who are patron saints of lacemakers in other countries? > there are differences in France even: St Anne is the patron saint of Bailleul lace makers . St Regis is the patron saint of Le Puy Lacemakers . St Catherine is the patron saint of seamstresses .. and unmarried girls who reach 25 wear a huge yellow and green hat made by their work pals ... and some time ago , the phrase to don St Catherine meant you were officially a spinster ... nice ........ dominique from paris , cool for the time being (9am-) but it should be around 30C (and around 45C in the sun by midday .. argh! .. much too hot for me .. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
