Re: [lace] French help needed please

2007-04-12 Thread sof
Hello, I never ear this expression and don't find it in books. It's not use now. Dentellez bien Sof from France with sunans. David in Ballarat a écrit : Dear Friends, I recently completed a delightful piece of Bayeux Lace called Raie de Coeur. I had to make it because my big sister's

[lace] French help needed please

2007-04-10 Thread Margot Walker
A 'raie' is a stripe or a slash or a ray (fish). I don't know the expression 'raie de coeur'. On Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at 12:59 AM, David in Ballarat wrote: Dear Friends, I recently completed a delightful piece of Bayeux Lace called Raie de Coeur. I had to make it because my big

[lace] French help needed please

2007-04-09 Thread David in Ballarat
Dear Friends, I recently completed a delightful piece of Bayeux Lace called Raie de Coeur. I had to make it because my big sister's name is Raie. Having done a bit of searching it seems that this term Raie de Coeur was given to a design of cornice common in the days of Louis XVI, and means