Bedfordshire Lace - Jean Leader

Publisher : The Crowood Press Ltd (22 Feb. 2021)
ISBN-10 : 1785008188
ISBN-13 : 978-1785008184

Bedfordshire Lace by Jean Leader
​As always, Jean has produced clear, easy to read text that compliments the colour diagrams and photos.

Although designed to stand alone, this would make a fantastic follow up book to Jean's Introduction to Bedfordshire Lace, published by the Lace Guild.

The techniques are grouped at the beginning of the book so that they are easily referenced. 

The 26 patterns take you from a very simple plaited circle, with picots through learning leaves and tallies to floral bucks.

Included in the book are the three butterflies on the front cover along with 3 collar patterns.

What works well?

• Jean uses colour work at the start of the book to create interesting patterns but also to demonstrate the way that the stitches work through the trails.
• Jean shows how to place large patterns onto block pillows in order to make them

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 in print and available from online sellers and lace suppliers.