Hello All, following the thread about origin/history of bobbin and needle lace I think it could be interesting to mention a quote of bobbin lace in 1476. In the book "Isabella , Beatrice e Alfonso d' Este" written by Luigi Gandini ( not sure about the date of publication, I believe is around the end of 19th century) there is a quote from an inventory of 1476 when Eleonora D' Aragona , duchess of Ferrara, ordered to some of her dames to make "cordella" with "piombini" the name of the precursors of the "fuselli" (bobbins).
Please, forgive me if this has been already mentioned and I didn't notice it. Kind Regards Tiziana Taranto (Italy) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
