Dear Liz, Sr. Claire, et al,
That's what I was thinking, but I have no historical or documentable basis
for it. I've never heard of early colored lace, would be interested in finding
out more, as that's the direction they are taking with youngsters in France, to
make it more interesting. On the other hand, all the paintings I've ever seen
of lace, or cloth that was clearly linen, was white. In the time before cotton
was common. Washing was a timeconsuming process, available consistently only
to the rich. White meant rich.
Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US, where the weather continues to be the sort
one remembers as Summer. Bright, clear warm but not oppressive. Yum.
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>Sr. Claire,
>I am not a history expert either, but what you say makes a lot of sense. I
>would also bet that keeping clothing white was very difficult and expensive in
>the middle ages and so that also showed off a person's wealth.
>Liz Redford
>Raleigh, NC, USA
>---- Sister Claire <[email protected]> wrote:
>I was taught that the reason for this is that
>black and white cloth was more expensive in the High Middle Ages, and
>therefore judged unsuitable for the Order of Poor Ladies.
>> FWIW,
>> Sr. Claire
>> in Jerusalem where it's been three showers a day heat this week.
>
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