The last of the books I got during and after my trip to France last winter is finally on line. Go to <http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/ weaving/this-month.html> It is La Dentelle Belge (Belgian lace) by Pierre Verhaegen, published in 1912 by the Belgian Ministry of Industry and Labor. While the text is in French, for those who don't know the language, there is still a lot of lace to look at. For those who can read French, it reminds me a bit of some of the other books we have seen describing labor conditions, listing workers and schools and other material of interest to researchers in the commerce of the period, as well of course showing plenty of good examples of lace. Since we all know that the lace industry, even in Belgium, was vastly changed after World War I, it is interesting to read about how things were just before the war.
Thanks especially to Josette, who helped me find books like this, and to John Cropper, who has labored mightily to correct my errors and to proof the results and get them on line. He is now at work, with Eva's help, getting CD 7 (and maybe CD 8) ready for publication. I will let everyone know when it (they) will be ready. In the meantime, for those who are interested in the CDs we have already done, you can go to <http://www.handweaving.net/Store.aspx>, scroll to the bottom of the page, and by clicking on any of the Lace CDs you can get a complete listing of what that CD holds. Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) in Maine USA, where we are in the midst of Maine's famous lovely summer weather--at last! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]