Re: [lace] Lace as Loo Roll

2008-10-16 Thread Jeriames
Dear Lacemakers, Lori (Lacefairy) first saw beautiful antique needle and bobbin laces - up close - at my home, as a result of being shown needlelaces as part of an embroidery class I taught about buttonhole stitch variations. She was so inspired, she joined lacemakers here in Maine, and

[lace] Lace as Loo Roll

2008-10-16 Thread H. Muth
Hello all, I was watching a show on tv about how toilet paper is made. (The show is called "How It's Made.) Sometimes they discuss the history of an item. The narrator claimed that 'French Royalty used lace!' I've never heard of this before and highly doubt its veracity. Aside from the e