In France, at least in our area, the patron saint of lacemakers is St Jean-François Régis. A lacemaking friend has a little medallion on her 'carreau'.
On Saint Catherine's Day there is a saying: La Sainte Catherine, tout bois prend racine (On St Catherine's day, every bit of wood puts down roots) so we plant trees or woody plants on the 25th November. The tradition was that girls still unmarried at the age of 25 wore a hat they had made themselves for the feastday of Saint Catherine. The colours were yellow and green, and the style extravagant... Sue from Montélimar, where it is raining yet again.... - 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/
