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31/7/2022 0 Comments Bookmark Elegance - April Lind
31/7/2022 0 Comments Bucks No. 2 - Kathy Corbett
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28/7/2022 0 Comments Sidmouth's Lace - Carol McFadzean
Building on this, she explores lacemaking in the area, how it was taught and the equipment use. However, the lacemakers who were producing lace needed a way sell their lace and Carol explores the Sidmouth Lace Dealers & Manufacturers who retailed lace and provided a market for the makers to reach their buyers. Devon lace has, for a long time been connected with Royal gifts and there is listing of notable lace that was gifted. All in all, this is one of those books you will devour in one go and then put on your bedside table so you can dip in and longinly look at the photos and re-read chapters. What works well?
Part 2 - Exercises 8 Patterns are included to practice many of the crossing techniques. Each of the patterns is supplied with a pricking, photographs and a working diagram. The working diagrams are annotated with which of the crossing variant to use at which point in the workings. Note that there are no written working instructions for the exercises. What works well?
Although there are working instructions in this booklet, a good knowledge of Milanese lace and Bruges Flower lace is assumed so this is aimed at the intermediate to advanced lacemaker. What works well?
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The whole of this booklet, excluding the two patterns, is available to read on the Olney and District Heritage Society Website. Elizabeth Knight has also given talks on Harry Armstrong and you can read her talk here. Cis Elderton worked at Harry Armstrong's lace factory and you can read about her experiences here. The lace factory building is still standing in Olney but as a private building. You can find out more about the Factory here. What works well?
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Although the patterns here are taken straight from rubbings of the original parchments, they have a wonderful feel of being connected to the workers who originally used them. The final pricking #25 'oak' flounce, is the same pattern as shown in plate 17 of Thomas Wrights, Romance of the Lace Pillow. No instructions on how to work the lace is included with the prickings so a knowledge of lacemaking and the styles included is needed. Patterns cover both Bedfordshire and Bucks Point lace What works well?
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I'm the lace bee and these are my booksWith currently over 400 books and about the same number of individual patterns, I have an enviable library. So here are some of my books. |