[lace-chat] cotton warp quilts

2005-03-10 Thread A Thompson
Angela briefly coming out of lurkdom. I have finsihed the writing of my new Batsford book, 'The Embroiderers and Quilters Source Book' and it has gone off to tthe Far East to be printed. Now I am working on an in-depth Index. I am still following al the Digests, both lace and lace-chat. I am wo

re: [lace-chat] cotton warp quilts/PEI

2005-03-06 Thread Bev Walker
It is true there is a French contingent (Acadians) who live on Prince Edward Island, and the French word for quilt might have found its way into the local English usage, as bedcovering. I am not sure of that, though - although it doesn't really matter at this point. The largest ethnic group is peop

re:[lace-chat] cotton warp quilts

2005-03-02 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyone and Karen who asked, further to my response to the ? about cotton warp quilts, I got this info from someone a little more familiar with the 'province' (literally and figuratively) of LMM than I am (hi Nova from PEI) go here to see an illustration of Rachel with her knitting and in parag

re: [lace-chat] Cotton warp quilts (fwd)

2005-03-02 Thread Bev Walker
I wrote: > read the Anne books for ages (and ages...eek) I don't know if LMJ used and of course I meant LMM (Lucy Maud Montgomery) -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (on warm, pleasantly drizzly Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the l

re: [lace-chat] Cotton warp quilts

2005-03-02 Thread Bev Walker
Hello Karen and everyone these are, I think, coverlets comprised of knitted squares, at a time when thread ends from the weaving mills would be cheaply available. Not having read the Anne books for ages (and ages...eek) I don't know if LMJ used the word 'quilt'as a general term for bed covering -

[lace-chat] cotton warp quilts.

2005-03-02 Thread CANDYLVRDG
>there is something which has puzzled me for years whenever I have read LM Mongomery's books, which someone may be able to help with In the Anne books, there is repeated reference to cotton warp quilts, which are knitted. I would love to have an idea about what they look like. Having searche

[lace-chat] Cotton warp quilts

2005-03-01 Thread Karen
HI everyone, there is something which has puzzled me for years whenever I have read LM Mongomery's books, which someone may be able to help with In the Anne books, there is repeated reference to cotton warp quilts, which are knitted. I would love to have an idea about what they look like. Havin