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
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
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
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 -
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
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.
