He is Mr. LeFarceur. Mr. Farce is from a later time, but also lace-related. I saw his presentation advertised for Williamsburg. Evidently, if you email the website, they will send you a list of their appearances. lrb
-----Original Message----- >From: Nancy Neff <nnef...@yahoo.com> >Sent: Sep 2, 2010 12:48 PM >To: Tatman <tat...@tat-man.net>, Lace list <lace@arachne.com> >Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Looking for a lace-reporter in Ohio > >I love his name -- "Mr. Farce" ?? > >Nancy, in Connecticut USA >________________________________ >From: Tatman <tat...@tat-man.net> >To: Lace >list <lace@arachne.com> >Sent: Thu, September 2, 2010 10:51:31 AM >Subject: >[lace] Re: Looking for a lace-reporter in Ohio > >On 9/1/10 9:53 PM, "Tamara P >Duvall" <t...@rockbridge.net> wrote: >>> There is a person, employed by Arrogant >Frenchman >>> Productions http://www.arrogantfrenchman.com/ who is going to >impersonate an >>> exiled French lace merchant, who has fled the French >Revolution and is going >>> to try to help out people in the colonies by >employing them in lacemaking and >>> selling to the gentlefolk. But he has yet >to make the latter's acquaintance. > >Here is a video of M. LeFarceur, the lace >merchant. He is quite the >character and I have talked to many artisan friends >at heritage events that >have seen him and worked with him. OH the stories >they tell!!!! > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKJ6rzh5Mg > >... > >- >To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: >unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to >arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
