'''Chanson de toile'''' (work song) was a weaving or spinning song, the term current during the 11th and 14th centuries, usually telling the tale of the young, usually well-born, lover or wife, keeping herself busy whilst she awaits her lord’s return from war or crusade. | '''Chanson de toile'''' (work song) was a weaving or spinning song, the term current during the 11th and 14th centuries, usually telling the tale of the young, usually well-born, lover or wife, keeping herself busy whilst she awaits her lord’s return from war or crusade. |