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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have relatives with the surname LoCicero, which
is supposed to mean The Chick Pea. Cans of Italian brand chickpeas are
ceci beans (RI has a large Italian-American population). Other
related names are Cicilline (one is mayor of Providence) and perhaps
Scichilone (pronounced by some as chick-a-low-nee). Linda PS
Can't find my book on medieval dye names--will send them when I find the
book. Around here there are a number of artists who like to weave and dye
the old fashioned way. I belong to the RI Weavers Guild, and any number of
us like to use natural dyes and mordants or raise oddly colored and textured
sheep for the wool or use techniques in weaving from many ancient and
extant cultures. There was a woman in our group who collects old scraps of
cloth and who traced a specific pattern from ancient Egypt to 17th century
Norway. I grew lovely flax in my garden one year, but I did not have the
skill nor interest to process it into linen. My kids and I spent many
years making and selling batik wall hangings, I have experimented with card
weaving and Inkle patterns, Guatelmalan techniques, and seen demonstrations of
Cambodian and Chinese weaving, Central European felting, etc. Alas, I am
interested in everything and there is so little time.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>