tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455367558229908000.post3649538480728520185..comments2023-11-03T09:07:15.627-04:00Comments on allthingsrarmitage@blogspot.com: Nottingham LaceRicrarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837529281561239268noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455367558229908000.post-52952907077324155292010-01-10T18:50:20.660-05:002010-01-10T18:50:20.660-05:00Wow it was really significant then, back then.Wow it was really significant then, back then.Starhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01301510892391837760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455367558229908000.post-28257361179215135502010-01-10T09:59:54.673-05:002010-01-10T09:59:54.673-05:00We've made 2 trips to Ireland and I'd foun...We've made 2 trips to Ireland and I'd found it charming on the 1st one to see so many lace curtains in the front windows of rural cottages. Not so in the urban areas, and they've probably almost faded away with the country's modernization as members of the EU.<br /><br />Family story: at the time of our first trip to Irl, my 100yr old aunt requested we buy her a set of Irish Ricrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837529281561239268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455367558229908000.post-14009205397719782010-01-09T23:58:31.092-05:002010-01-09T23:58:31.092-05:00I never had an eye for lace until N&S. That st...I never had an eye for lace until N&S. That stuff gets killed in the washing machine if i'm at the wheel.Starhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01301510892391837760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455367558229908000.post-28563802397641375392010-01-09T22:32:34.948-05:002010-01-09T22:32:34.948-05:00Hi phylly3:) Whenever my mind focuses on N&S t...Hi phylly3:) Whenever my mind focuses on N&S the doilies come out...and parasols, crinolines. Nottingham lace was famous worldwide for at least a century. In fact, about 1900 humungous looms were brought from the city of Nottingham to Scranton, Pa. The former First Lady of the US - Hillary Clinton's - grdfather was employed his entire working life at the Nottingham lace factory in Ricrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837529281561239268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455367558229908000.post-11387639104061984562010-01-09T21:52:24.493-05:002010-01-09T21:52:24.493-05:00Oooo! Me like! More doilies please!Oooo! Me like! More doilies please!Phylly3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10551254554577516351noreply@blogger.com