I love Queen Annes' Lace(the flower) and have tatted it up from an old book pattern by Elgiva Nicholls "Technique and History of Tatting". Gave it to my mother in law. We plan on planting this beautiful flower/weed/carrot in our garden soon just like King James and Queen Anne did in their royal garden. It is actually a wild carrot called Daucus Carota and you can read more info than you really wanted to know here:
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/history.html Here is an exerpt from a website I found written by Jeff Myers(no relation even tho I have a cousin with that name) http://www.siu.edu/~ebl/leaflets/carrot.htm The original wild-type carrots were thin, wiry, and varied in color from white to purple, but not the common orange that we see today. Wild-type carrots are also known as Queen Anne's Lace. The origin of the name is based upon an English legend. Supposedly, when the future Queen Anne arrived from Denmark to became the queen of King James I of England, wild carrot was still a novelty in the royal gardens. The legend states that Queen Anne challenged the ladies of the court to a contest to see who could produce a pattern of lace as lovely as the flower of the carrot. The ladies knew that no one could rival the queen's handiwork so it became a triumph for Anne (Haughton, 1978). Other common names for wild carrot are bird's-nest and devil's-plague. This is an interesting subject and to see how it progresses ;) Mark Myers, aka Tatman In stormy Greenville, IL USA Www.tat-man.net - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
