Category: Bucks Point

7/8/2021 0 Comments

Butterfly and Moth - Ulrike Lohr (Voelcker)

Publisher : Self Published

Butterfly and Moth by Ulrike Lohr (Voelcker)
Whilst each pattern is accompanied by clear working instructions and diagrams, this book assumes a good competence in Buck Point and point ground techniques.

What works well?

This book is sumptuously illustrated throughout with large colour photos of the butterflies and moths along with large working diagrams.

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

Pipers Silks offer thread packs for these patterns
The large working diagrams come on a separate sheet - check this is included with the book when purchasing second hand.
This book is out of print, however a few lace suppliers do still have copies.
This book very rarely comes up on second hand sites or eBay.

This book has been reviewed on the lace gumnuts website
Soft cover, 250mmx200mm, stapled, 74 pages, illustrations in full glorious colour, one butterfly/moth per page at front and back, copious diagrams in black and white, and a sparate A2 sheet of working diagrams for each butterfly/moth.

Definitely not for the beginner or the faint hearted. But superb and details diagrams and instructions for anyone patient enough to follow them. These are actual replicas of real butterflies and moths, and colours chosen accordingly, from Pipers 90 floss silk used in varying multiples of strands.
This is another book I purchased from Kloppelshop in Germany for half price (14 Euros) plus postage at a recent sale they had, and I am delighted with it.

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7/8/2021 0 Comments

OIDFA Point Ground Lace

Publisher : OIDFA

OIDFA Point Ground Lace
A comparative study

This book is multilingual with side by side translations for English, French and German

Originally printed in 2001, this book has now been reprinted by OIDFA.

This book was produced by the OIDFA 'Point Ground' work group which had lacemakers from 13 countries involved in it and was coordinated by Pamela Nottingham.

What works well?

The book is full of clear black & white and colour working diagrams that use the international colour system
The tables and diagrams create clear comparisons across the different laces.

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

There are few sample patterns at the end of the book to show the differences in lace, but primarily this book is not a pattern book
If you are purchasing the 2001 edition, second hand, please ensure that you have the loose leaf corrections page included
This book is available direct from OIDFA

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1/8/2021 0 Comments

The Dryad Book of Bobbin Lace - Raie Clare

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dryad P.; 1st edition (24 Jun. 1987)
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0852197101
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0852197103

The Dryad Book of Bobbin Lace by Raie Clare
The 1980s saw a slew of books produced on bobbin lace during it's resurgence.

During this period, Dryad created their now 'infamous' bobbin lace kit. The pillow was, surprisingly, of good quality and the patterns and instructions spurred a number of people to learn. Whilst the plastic / nylon bobbins may not have been the most glamorous, they helped to make the kit accessible, price wise.

What works well?

The book gives simple instructions across a number of lace techniques using clear diagrams.

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

The pattern on the front cover is included at the end of the section on Bucks Point
This book is out of print, but readily available on online book sellers, eBay and through lace suppliers

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14/2/2021 0 Comments

The Technique of Tonder Lace - Inge Skovgaard

The Technique of Tonder Lace by Inge Skovgaard
At first glance, Toner lace looks very similar to Bucks Points and in fact, it has the look and feel of Bucks, however, the patterns are unique to this area of Denmark and developed independently.

Tonder is a great lace to get into after having worked on Bucks Point.

The book covers the history of Danish lace, along with the techniques of Tonder and finally some key patterns to work through with clear diagrams, photos and explanations.

What works well?

The clear line drawings, coupled with the black and white photography really enhance the instructions and techniques in this book

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

This book is currently out of print, it is occasionally available on eBay and is worth buying when you see it.

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12/2/2021 0 Comments

Flowers in Polychrome Bucks - Alexandra Stillwell

Publisher : Self Published

Flowers in Polychrome Bucks by Alexandra Stillwell
Working on the principles of blonde lace, Alexandra takes you through three patterns with colour working diagrams and photos, to learn the technique of polychrome in bucks point.

Using silk thread, Alex provides three beautiful patterns:

Rose
Chrysanthemum
Primrose

What works well?

The booklet is illustrated throughout with colour photos and diagrams

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

Alex recommends using Piper Silk for these patterns
This book is still in print and available from the author so do support Alexandra Stillwell by buying direct.

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6/2/2021 0 Comments

The Batsford Lace Pattern Pack - Pamela Nottingham

Publisher : Batsford Ltd (30 Oct. 1986)
ISBN-10 : 0713454512
ISBN-13 : 978-0713454512

The Batsford Lace Pattern Pack by Pamela Nottingham
This pack was produced to compliment two of Pam's books:

The pattern pack contains duplicate patterns for a number of the prickings where it's say a straight piece with a corner, so you can make a square.
The Carnation Fan pattern from The Technique of Bucks Point Lace is included in this pack.

What works well?

The patterns are reproduced full size

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

There are no instructions provided with these patterns as these are in the two books linked above
The pack should contain 32 sheets of cards containing a total of 77 patterns.
This book is out of print, but occasionally appears on online book sellers, eBay and through lace suppliers

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Malmesbury Lace by - Joan Blanchard

Publisher : Batsford Ltd; First Edition (5 Aug. 1990)
ISBN-10 : 0713466154
ISBN-13 : 978-0713466157

Malmesbury Lace by Joan Blanchard
My husband's Great Grandmother was head hunted in the 1880s by the Malmsbury Silk Mill and moved from her home in Essex to the small Wiltshire town.

By the time the photo, on the back of this book was taken of the lace school in 1907, she had been managing the production of fine silk in the town for nearly 20 years.

Malmsbury lace, obviously holds a special place in my heart because of this.

Malmsbury is a sister lace to the other Wiltshire lace; Downton

What works well?

The lace is clearly illustrated with black and white photos.

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

The Honiton style piece on the front cover is NOT included in this book
This book is out of print, but readily available on online book sellers, eBay and through lace suppliers

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Dowton Lace - Bertha Kemp

Publisher : Dryad Press; First Edition (25 May 1988)
ISBN-10 : 0852197454
ISBN-13 : 978-0852197455

Downton Lace by Bertha Kemp
Downton lace looks and feels like Bucks Point however the key difference is that in Bucks Point, the foot side is on the right, whilst in Downton, it is on the left.

Bertha Kemp learnt lacemaking, as a child, in 1917, from the people who were working in the Downton Lace Industry.

When the lacemaking died out, in the area, in the 1960s, the 200 patterns were passed to Salisbury Museum who have them in their collection.

Downton is a sister lace to the other Wiltshire lace; Malmesbury

What works well?

The lace is clearly illustrated with black and white photos and diagrams

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

This book is out of print, but readily available on online book sellers, eBay and through lace suppliers

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6/2/2021 0 Comments

Lace for Church Use - Marie-Clare Downham

Publisher : Batsford Ltd; First Edition First Printing (5 May 1989)
ISBN-10 : 0713458364
ISBN-13 : 978-0713458367

Lace for Church Use by Marie-Clare Downham
Marie-Clare was a member of the Community of the Nursing Sisters of St John the Divine, the community that was the inspiration of Call the Midwife

Because of this, Marie-Clare understood the significance and use of lace in churches which makes her book very accessible.

If you are interested in learning more about the Community and seeing a photo of Marie-Clare from the 60s, then you can read more here.

What works well?

The lace is clearly illustrated with black and white photos.

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

The book has very little guidance in it so this definitely a book for the intermediate lacemaker
This book is out of print, but readily available on online book sellers, eBay and through lace suppliers

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3/2/2021 0 Comments

100 Traditional Bobbin Lace Patterns - Geraldine Stott & Bridget Cook

Publisher : Batsford Ltd (29 Sept. 1982)
ISBN-10 : 0713439262
ISBN-13 : 978-0713439267

100 Traditional Bobbin Lace Patterns by Geraldine Stott & Bridget Cook
In the early 1980s, Bridget Cook and Geraldine Stott published a number of books that changed how we looked at lace pattern books. They introduced three colours in the diagrams;

Red for cloth stitch (CTC)
Blue for half stitch (CT)
Black for weaving and gimp threads)

In addition to using the colours in the diagrams, each of the patterns has clear instructions on how to work them.

I would say that this is more aimed at the adventurous beginner who has mastered the basic stitches and is confident in reading a pattern.

I would probably recommend Geraldine Stott's Visual Introduction to Bucks Point as more of a beginners' book to learn from.

What works well?

The use of multi-coloured diagrams really help in learning the techniques

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

This book is out of print, but readily available on online book sellers, eBay and through lace suppliers

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Malmesbury Lace by - Joan Blanchard

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