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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22/7/2022 0 Comments A History of Lace - Hilda Barnard
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22/7/2022 0 Comments Bucks No. 1 - Kathy Corbett
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22/7/2022 0 Comments Lace for Keeping - Kathy Corbett
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22/7/2022 0 Comments Lace for Giving - Kathy Corbett
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?
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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. |