This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to mime@docserver.cac.washington.edu for more info. - ---------------------------- Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII There's an excellent article in the magazine COLONIAL HOMES for August, 1996 Flaxen Fantasy: The History of Linen by Tracy Keegan. Great description and pictures pages 62-67. My gr gr grandmother made flax for knotting (with steel pins) and I have some of her doillies (now framed) and a bedspread (because of disintegration is now a table runner). These articles got me interested and now I enjoy lace knitting, often using old cake testers as my favorite knitting needles. In order to copy the leaf edging on the bedspread, I took a section and ripped it out, a stitch at a time, so as to get the replica. (labor of love). From another grandmother, I have a book from 1894 (or thereabouts) with great dorections for knitted edgings, insertions, gloves, etc. I love lace knitting...so easy to carry around and work on with a few minutes here and there or waiting for...whatever. If anyone's interested in directions for a doily or lace edging...they look so nice on pillowcases...let me know. Sorry this is disjointed, but I'm typing as I'm thinking about it. BUT, do get a copy of Colonial Magazine for Aug '96...you'll love it. Barbara ********************************** * Barbara Kruse * * bkruse@suffolk.lib.ny.us * * KRUSing the web * ********************************** - ------------------------------