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Ophelia, I heartily agree!! They are lovely!! I have actually made the

2nd one. It is here somewhere. 2 years ago I had a find at an antique store I was very amused over. I had made an afghan/blanket from a 1939 pattern book I have. It was a pineapple motif with filler pieces. I only changed the pattern by adding fringe onto the sides, and used South Maid thread (which they don't make anymore ). It was a lavender color. OK well in the store I found one that someone had made a long time ago and it was a mess. It was ripped, stained, shrunk down to a stamp. The store actually wanted $70 for it!!! I paid twice that much just for the thread!!!! It is still there;I looked! Thank you for sharing the pictures with us!!! All the best! Fairwinner
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Fairwinner
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Katherine, I want to thank you also for posting the pictures!! I am kind of a dingbat when it comes to computers and I must say I don't know how to post pictures. You did a fine job and your photos also were lovely!!! You are very talented, and should be very proud!!! Thank you again!! All the best, Fairwinner

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Fairwinner

Thanks, Fairwinner. I don't know which I like more - knitting or taking pictures!

Katherine

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Katherine

Katherine in the end I did get through, little hick-ups in an amazing cyber space world.,,LOL

Els

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Els van Dam

Good!

Katherine

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Katherine

You are most welcome:)

My pieces came from a place called Holytown in North Lanarkshire. Two sisters owned a shop at the end of the 1930s and I think they made the lace to sell. It was a general shop and they did dressmaking too. The last sister died c1940 and the shop was left to a nephew who simply boarded it up. When he died a year or so ago it came into lawyers hands and they opened it up. It was a true time warp:)) The place had been in total darkness for all those years and everything had its colour as though it were new:)) Fortunately for us, they offered the contents to our Museums Service which is how I came by them:)

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Ophelia

Ooooopsss

That would be the 1920/1930s that the sisters owned the shop:)

Everything was very dusty too but not spoiled by light:)

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Ophelia

Ah. Just to see that. I envy you.

JaneB

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JaneB

Ophelia, what a wonderful story. It could be used in a novel for sure. Great that it all went to a museum and now the patterns are available to use again. I wonder if there is anyone still around who went to that store, before it closed.

Els

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Els van Dam

I agree with Els, Ophelia came across a rare and wonderful place indeed. I don't think a place like that would exist in the US. As for a novel, perhaps Monica Ferris (author of the needlework mysteries) could send Betsy over there to solve a murder in the shop. And after seeing the photos, I feel I should start knitting some lace. Ophelia, I'm curious to know where North Lanarkshire is.

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Tante Jan

Oh, yes, sounds good!

Katherine

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Katherine

Jan thanks for mentioning that author, I think that Roger from Yarn forward spoke of her as well, and I fogot to write the name down. I will do so now.

I am curious as well, and will look at my map of Scotland, or ask my son in law, who was born in Scotland.

Els

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Els van Dam

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out to be between Edinburgh and Glasgow

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JCT

Hi \Ophelia

here is one of many links that allow you to put up free pics..

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just sign up, host your pics, then share your albums or keep some private..I've got tons of pics on mine, several albums..

hth.....Cher

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> Turns out to be between Edinburgh and Glasgow>

Thanks. Lots of good info there.

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Tante Jan

Thank you Cher:))

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Ophelia

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