Delightful old book
July 25, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under tatting
I just did a quick google search about tatting shuttles and other needlework tools.
One of the neatest things that came up was a site that has a copy of a book called:
‘Old Time Tools and Toys of Needlework’
It’s such a charming read that I found myself getting totally absorbed in it!
I loved reading about the Lady Hoare shuttles. The quotation about the joys and pleasures of needlework is just lovely. I don’t want to break copyright, so I won’t quote it, but definitely recommend a quick browse (or leisurely schmooz ).
Interesting that the poet Chaucer wrote about ladies doing something he called ‘pearling’ or ‘purling’, but it sounds like tatting, not knitting….. hmmmm…..
intriguing…..
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