[lace-chat] Observations...

2005-12-05 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hi All, I was demonstrating on Friday evening, after a horrendous trip back to Suffolk from Wales on Thursday, so probably not at my best but There I was, showing some youngsters on the 'Have-a-Go' pillows how to make lace, and explaining as they went along. Imagine my surprise to be tappe

Re: [lace-chat] Observations...

2005-12-05 Thread suzy
was the woman black? i think she might have taken the political correctness a little too far. although i have not researched lace so thouroghly that i would know for sure, but i have never seen an article where lace was made by the slaves or maids. it was the aristocrats who were only allowed to

Re: [lace-chat] Observations...

2005-12-05 Thread CLIVE Rice
Dear Carol, I just came back on lace-chat after being away awhile - have stayed on lace, and want to make a comment on this. Bloody well use whatever you want! I would have asked the dolt, "I wonder why anything black bothers you...Do you have black kin in your heritage?" She would have crept