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Lace for Giving - Kathy Corbett

22/7/2022

Publisher : Self Published, 1984

Lace for Giving by Kathy Corbett
Original designs for Pendants, Brooches, Keyrings & Pillboxes with diagrams & instructions.

Mainly Bucks Point, there are two Bedfordshire style flowers sprays along with a snail and a hedgehog in Torchon based lace.

As with Kathy's other booklets, published during the 1980s, whilst the instructions are given to many of the designs, a basic knowledge of Bucks Point and lacemaking is needed

What works well?

This book is produced as a photocopy, even so, it is filled with clear typewritten instructions and diagrams.

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

This book is out of print

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Design Techniques for Modern Lace - Veronica D. Sorenson

22/7/2022

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Batsford Ltd (5 Oct. 1989)
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0713460210
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0713460216

Design Techniques for Modern Lace by Veronica D. Sorenson
There have been a number of lace design books published over the years, however, this was one of the first.

Veronica takes you through taking your inspiration and turning it into a lace pattern, with each chapter building on the previous one.

There are a number of interesting topics covered in the book in particular; Schneeberg lace design, designing crosses, lace and embroidery, use of colour, working with wool, lace from lace and dot to dot design.

What works well?

The book illustrated throughout with black and white photos and diagrams along with a few colour plates showing key designs from the book.

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

This book is out of print, but second hand copies are readily available through online book sellers and lace suppliers.

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A rough lot - Alan Brown

18/7/2022

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Publisher. : Self Published
ISBN : 0953520668

A rough lot by Alan Brown
Nottingham in 1862 - lace finishing employed thousands of young women and girls. This is the story of their life and work, as told to the Royal Commission of that year ...

In 1862, the government set up a Royal Commission to investigate the employment of 'children and young persons in trades and manufactures not already regulated by law'. Commissioners were sent around the country to take evidence from these children working in these industries along with independent people in the locality.

John Edward White, who was the commissioner interviewing Honiton and East Midlands bobbin lace children as well, visited Nottingham to see the conditions in the machine lace industry.

Alan wrote 4 books in total:

Take the Children
A rough lot
The Honiton Lace industry in 1887
Lace and the Emerald Isle

What works well?

Alan Brown supplements the hard facts of the commission report with information about the time to help place the report into an historical context.

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

This book is out of print, and rarely comes up for sale.
It is available to download from the University of Arizona Digital Archive on Weaving. When printing this pdf remember that it was originally designed to be printed on legal size paper. So choose to print actual size if you don't have access to that paper size in order to maintain pattern integrity.

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Lace and the Emerald Isle - Alan Brown

18/7/2022

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Publisher. : Self Published
ISBN : 0953520668

Lace and the Emerald Isle by Alan Brown
In this book, Alan looks briefly at pre 1845 development of Irish lace forms, the time of the Irish Potato Famine and then in more detail at the years following this catrosphy

Alan wrote 4 books in total:

Take the Children
A rough lot
The Honiton Lace industry in 1887
Lace and the Emerald Isle

What works well?

Alan Brown supplements the hard facts of the commission report with information about the time to help place the report into an historical context.

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

This book is out of print, and rarely comes up for sale.
It is available to download from the University of Arizona Digital Archive on Weaving. When printing this pdf remember that it was originally designed to be printed on legal size paper. So choose to print actual size if you don't have access to that paper size in order to maintain pattern integrity.

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Take the children - Alan Brown

18/7/2022

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Publisher. : Self Published
ISBN : 0953520633

Take the children by Alan Brown
How Victorian lace girls lived and worked in Honiton & East Midlands districts - this is their story, as told to the 1862 Royal Commission

In 1862, the government set up a Royal Commission to investigate the employment of 'children and young persons in trades and manufactures not already regulated by law'. Commissioners were sent around the country to take evidence from these children working in these industries along with independent people in the locality.

Alan Brown brought together the extracts regarding lace in this self published book.

It is often an unpleasant read detailing the poverty and suffering of these children but through it all, John Edward White, the assistant commissioner in charge of pillow lacemaking shows compassion for his interviewees in the 26 towns and villages that he visited.

Alan wrote 4 books in total:

Take the Children
A rough lot
The Honiton Lace industry in 1887
Lace and the Emerald Isle

What works well?

Alan Brown supplements the hard facts of the commission report with information about the time to help place the report into an historical context.

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

This book is out of print, and rarely comes up for sale.
It is available to download from the University of Arizona Digital Archive on Weaving. When printing this pdf remember that it was originally designed to be printed on legal size paper. So choose to print actual size if you don't have access to that paper size in order to maintain pattern integrity.

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