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A Grandmother's Pattern Book by Gilian Dye

28/3/2021

Publisher : The Elviston Press; First Edition (30 Oct. 2000)
ISBN-10 : 0952270978
ISBN-13 : 978-0952270973

A Grandmother's Pattern Book by Gilian Dye
In her introduction, Gilian Dye talks about this book being one for lacemakers who want to make things to give away as presents to family.

This book is the first time that Gilian's book worm makes an appearance.

What works well?

As will all of Gilian's books, the drawings and instructions for the patterns, in this book, are well done.

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

The pattern for the elephant, on the front page is included in this book
This book is currently out of print, but recently stock has appeared on eBay at a reasonable price

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Parijse Kant by L Ceulemans and N Andries

28/3/2021

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Published: 1986

Parijse Kant by L Ceulemans and N Andries
Subtitle - Patronen en technische tekeningen
Parijse Kant is also known by the English term; Paris Lace.
This pack is provided in a blue folder. Included in the folder are:

Black & White photos of the finished lace
Line drawings of the lace
Technical drawings of some of the key techniques (these are multilingual)
Glazed card with the prickings on them

What works well?

The card with the prickings on is very high quality
The technical and line drawings are large and clearly drawn

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

Only the technical drawings are multilingual, translating it should not be an issue - read my post on translations
This book is currently out of print.

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Nyplayksen Opas

27/3/2021

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Publisher : Finnish Confederation of Home Industries (1966)
ISBN : 9519517219

Nyplayksen Opas
The work is based on the author's series of articles published in Kotiteollisuus magazine and Helmi Pekkola's book Nypläys.

What works well?

The text is clear and the black and white photos

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

Although this book is in Finnish, translating it should not be an issue - read my post on translations
This book is currently out of print.

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Le Pompe, 1559 by Santina M Levey and Patricia C Payne

11/3/2021

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Publisher : Ruth Bean Publishers; First Edition (1 Sept. 1983)
ISBN-10 : 0903585162
ISBN-13 : 978-0903585163

Le Pompe, 1559 by Santina M Levey and Patricia C Payne
Subtitle - Patterns for Venetian bobbin lace
Across the lace world, the book Le Pompe is mentioned in hushed, reverential tones. This books seen as one of the historical root publications of lacemaking and was referenced by a number of writers at the turn of the 19th / 20th centure.

The patterns have a heavy look to them, as though they were drawn using marker pen, but this due to the book being printed using woodblock. Whilst to today's lacemaker, Venetian bobbin lace looks and feels like a cross between Milanese and Bedfordshire with a hint of Idrija and Russian.

This book is split into sections:

Facsimile of the 1559 book with an introduction by Santina M Levey
Facsimile of a selection of pages from the 1560 edition
Technical Section by Patricia Payne
Glossary
How to make your own prickings.

What works well?

The text is clear and the black and white illustrations (by Bridget M Cook) / photo work well.

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

A number of the patterns need to be enlarged; the percentage for doing this is clearly stated on the prickings.
This book is currently out of print, however, occasionally second hand copies do appear. Check closely though, at the price being asked.

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A Grandmother's Pattern Book by Gilian Dye

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