In a message dated 1/13/2014, kazama...@gmail.com writes .....I guess it didn't happen on this side of the Atlantic. I must ask my parents about it. Karen in Malta
---------------------------------- Dear Karen, We have been writing about two 20th Century World Wars. And the writing has been about how grains were packaged for shipment, and what was done with the sacks used for this purpose. As I said before, you can read Charlotte Kellogg's book "Bobbins of Belgium" (WW 1) on the Professor's site. http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html An earlier Kellogg book not specifically about lace is "Women of Belgium - Turning Tragedy to Triumph". This second book tells about feeding the young and elderly civilians, and clothing them, when Belgium was occupied by Germans in WW 1. Kellogg was the only woman member of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, headed by Herbert Hoover (later a U.S. President). You'd have to order this book from a library. You can also learn by reading the Herbert Hoover Museum's Gallery 2 (WW 1) the time of the embroidered flour sacks (sent back to America from Belgian women as "Thank You" messages) and Gallery 9 (WW 2) for information about the huge efforts to meet needs of starving people during your parents' youth. WW 2 aid had to be provided around the world because people in Asian countries also were starving, due to the war with Japan all around the Pacific. America entered WW 2 on 2 fronts after Hawaii was bombed by Japan. http://www.hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/ During and after WW 2 retired farmers in the U.S., like my grandfather, went back to farming to take the places of young farmers who went into the armed forces to fight in Europe and the Pacific (many of whom lost their lives). My grandfather raised chickens in huge barns - eggs and meat being in short supply. Chicken feed was picked up by truck (using rationed gasoline) at a grain store near the railroad. This grain came in printed fabric sacks in the U.S., and from this fabric farming families were able to clothe women and children. Farmers were given scraps of fabric by wives "to match" at the grain store! I remember the patterns on the sacks, 70 years later. During and after WW 2, people in Europe and in the Pacific were starving. You have an opportunity to read about humanitarian relief efforts at the Hoover site above, Gallery 9. A high price was paid for the freedoms and comforts most people enjoy today. Unfortunately, history is usually taught about battles and dates to memorize. It turns students, especially girls, away from learning about history. I like to write about the women who came before us, because it is their history that has usually been ignored and lost. History is relevant to our study of lace and embroidery. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
