In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Diana Smith
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>Another *mistake* is she mentions Nottinghamshire
Not necessarily. In the histories of the machine lace industry
(Nottingham in particular) there is mention that John Heathcote watched
the natural movements of the hand lacem
Jenny wrote:
In Gabrielle Pond's book "An Introduction to Lace" she refers to
Bedfordshire as a Torchon lace.
Yes, um, ... that's the book I was quoting from. I just wondered if
everybody else did too or if it was just her. Since I wrote that
message I read a little in Emily Jackson's "Old Hand-M
Torchon was being made in the East Midlands at that time but 'Torchon
Bedfordshire' I don't know and I'm not sure about the 'Buckinghamshire
spider pattern bobbin lace' either!
Another *mistake* is she mentions Nottinghamshire when I'm sure she must
have been referring to Northamptonshire, a common
Adele said
In Gabrielle Pond's book "An Introduction to Lace" she refers to
Bedfordshire as a Torchon lace.
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I have come across a rather odd reference and I was hoping some of our British members
might be able to help.
In Gabrielle Pond's book "An Introduction to Lace" she refers to Bedfordshire as a
Torchon lace.
First, in the photographs on page 29, the photo of what I would call Torchon is
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