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31/1/2021 0 Comments

All about making - Floral Bucks Point Lace by Alexandra Stillwell

Publisher : Salex Publishing (31 July 2013)
ISBN-10 : 0955469473
ISBN-13 : 978-0955469473

All about making - Floral Bucks Point Lace by Alexandra Stillwell
This book explains the differences between Floral Bucks and Geometric, which is covered in Alex's other book; Geometric Bucks Point.

Floral Bucks Point is characterised by it's inclusion of flowers and floral motifs and is probably the most recognisable of the Bucks Point variants.

Whilst Geometric Bucks is aimed at someone wanting to learn Bucks Point, this book is aimed more at the lacemaker who has a basic knowledge of Bucks Point.

Included in this book are sections on design and how to adapt lace pieces to create patterns

What works well?

Filled with black and white diagrams and photos, the techniques shown are straight forward to follow.
This book takes you through a step by step process to learn Floral Bucks Point.

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

This book is still in print and available from online booksellers, lace suppliers and the author, herself.

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21/1/2021 0 Comments

Building Torchon Lace Patterns - Bridget M Cook

Publisher : Batsford Ltd; 1st Edition (1992)
ISBN : 9780713486231

Building Torchon Lace Patterns by Bridget M Cook
One of the first multilingual books on lacemaking published in the UK.
I originally bought this book thinking it would teach design like Jane Atkinson's Pattern Design for Torchon Lace however this book focuses more on adapting the given patterns using suggestions in the book

What works well?

The diagrams are full colour and well drawn

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

This book is out of print, but frequently comes up on online sellers and eBay.

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21/1/2021 0 Comments

Pattern Design for Torchon Lace - Jane Atkinson

Publisher : Batsford Ltd; First Edition edition (1987)
ISBN : 0713452420

Pattern Design for Torchon Lace by Jane Atkinson
Jane takes the reader through the concepts of design, inspiration and designing itself.
She also includes prickings to show how her concepts work.

What works well?

Illustrated throughout with black and white photos that compliment the text

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

This book is out of print, but is available from most online book outlets as well as being available on Kindle.

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19/1/2021 0 Comments

Kloppelmuster selbst entwerfen (Design your own bobbin pattern. With original size templates) - Brigitte Bellon

Published by: Frech Verlag GmbH (October 1, 1999)
ISBN-10: 3772414648
ISBN-13: 978-3772414640

Kloppelmuster selbst entwerfen (Design your own bobbin pattern. With original size templates) by Brigitte Bellon
This book gives clear instructions on how to put together ideas and create your own patterns.

This book is in German however this is not an issue with apps that translate text directly from books.

What works well?

The colour photos and black and white illustrations illustrate and compliment the text

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

Only the bottom right butterfly pattern is included in the pattern sheet.
This book comes with a separate pattern and designing sheet - you should check that this is included with the book
This book is out of print, but comes regularly on eBay

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All about making - Floral Bucks Point Lace by Alexandra Stillwell

Building Torchon Lace Patterns - Bridget M Cook

Pattern Design for Torchon Lace - Jane Atkinson

Kloppelmuster selbst entwerfen (Design your own bobbin pattern. With original size templates) - Brigitte Bellon

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