Almost everywhere, there is a way to shop from home using your computer;
in this case - _www.qvc.com_ (http://www.qvc.com)
Today, there is a very reasonably priced lace dress (cover up for a swim
suit?) by Isaac Mizrahi. If you select A288082 to view, it is possible to
see a video presen
I have been sent an old postcard of bobbin lace being sold. On the back it
says:
"Bobbin made laces for sale, 1950.
"Spania Dolina, Slovakia, Czechoslovakia"
the photo ia by Frnatisek Kalesny
The picture shows a mass of women with three in the front each holding up a
piece of lace. One is
There was an IOLI workshop on spania dolina lace recently. If interested,
here are some photos from laceioli about that kind of bobbin lace --
http://laceioli.ning.com/main/search/search?q=Spania+dolina&page=3
-Original Message-
From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com]
Patricia,
How wonderful to hear that you have such a treasure. The village of Spania
Dolina is known for its lace. Though many of the ladies are now too old to live
on their own and have moved from the mountains down into cities to live with
their children and grandchildren.
The lace of Spania D