Art, Trade or Mystery, Lace and Lacemaking in Northamptonshire - Pat Rowley

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Lace Guild; 1st Edition (1 Jan. 2000)​
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1901372081
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1901372083

Art, Trade or Mystery, Lace and Lacemaking in Northamptonshire by Pat Rowley
​There are three counties that are at the heart of the East Midlands lacemaking industry.  Two have lace styles named after them; Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.  The third sometimes gets forgotten and is Northamptonshire.

Pat Rowley wrote this book to coincide with the exhibition held in 1999 of the same name.  In it, she looks at the influential people involved in the industry, such as the dealers and the Midland's Lace Association and it's effect on the lacemakers who lived there.

What works well?

• Whilst not a pattern book, there are a few redrafted Northamptonshire patterns included in the book

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

• This book is out of print but appears occasionally in second hand sales.