About five years ago I went on a Waterways of Russia tour, a delightful journey in a boat gliding along the canals, rivers and lakes that joined Moscow to St. Petersburg. I was with my dear friend Pat, who sadly died a couple of years ago. I remember listening to the nightingales singing in the birch trees along the banks as the midnight sun still shone long after 11 pm.
In the north we stopped at the lakeside in the Vologda region and were lucky to see the lace-workers, even in the the cold climate, outide working at their bolster pillows which were set with the long side at the front and were worked round as the pattern progressed. I recall this thread being discused a while ago and remember sending Lori some photos of the lace workers and the actual tape lace I purchased from them, on her web-site. I bought a mat, a butterfly and an angel. I used the angel pattrn for my Romanian Point Lace book and there are similar designs in a recent book on lace angels. Angela in foggy, cilly, frosty Worcestershire UK. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
