Publisher  : Self Published (1991)

Schmetterlinge by Ulrike Lohr (Voelcker)
This booklet contains 12 different butterfly designs including instructions and working diagrams.
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​As the book is in German, for the non German speaker then this would be for the adventurous beginner.

This makes a great companion volume to Ulrike's Point Ground; Butterfly and Moth.

30 Years of Lace Design
A Pattern Book to celebrate The Lace Guild's 30th Anniversary
​Issued to coincide with the Lace Guild's 30th Anniversary, the Guild looked through 120 issues of 'Lace' and chose a pattern relevant to that year.

Chosen to showcase many different varieties of lace, many of the patterns were only ever published in Lace.

Hausdrachen by Ulrike Lohr
​From chameleon to dragons via the Chinese word for Dragon, this is a dragon lover's idea of heaven.

​Not for the faint hearted, these are intermediate and above level patterns which have notes supplied but not full instructions.

Bees, Birds and Butterflies in Lace by Edna Sutton and Mary Moseley
For each of the bees, birds and butterflies, the patterns are offered in different lace styles so you can make a bee in Torchon, duchess, Irish or needle lace.

Rosaline Perlée by Jan Geelen
This is one of only two mainstream books on Rosaline that were published during the 1990s. 

​Rosaline lace has a characteristic embroidered 'peal' which, when joined, create the 'Rosaline-Perlée'

Interest in this lace was sparked by more globally by Ghislaine Eemans-Moore's multilingual book Rosaline Lace in 1996.

Rosaline Lace by Ghislaine Eemans-Moore
​This book covers the techniques of Rosaline Lace which Ghislaine Eemans-Moore had worked to bring back into fashion following her studies at the Kant Centre in Bruges.

Rosaline lace has a characteristic embroidered 'peal' which, when joined, create the 'Rosaline-Perlée'

There are few books on this 'forgotten' technique with Jan Geelen's Rosaline Perlée (1991) being one of the few other books on the subject.

What works well?

• The step by step black and white photos work well to guide the lacemaker through the steps

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

• Similar techniques are used in Honiton and Duchess so this book would make a good 'next move' for anyone familiar with those laces. 
• This book is currently out of print and only occasionally appears as a second hand book.

Duchess by Jose van Pamelen-Hagenaars
20 Kantklospatronen
​Aimed at adventurous and advance lacemakers, this book has clear diagrams and explanations for many of the designs. 

What works well?

• Although in Dutch, there is a section in the book with translation of terms into English and French

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

• The pattern on the front is not included in the book
• Although this pack is printed in Dutch, translating it should not be an issue - read my post on translations
• ​This book is currently out of print, but occasionally appears on eBay.

Bloemenboeket by Kumiko Nakazaki
​This is a folder of 10 duchess / withof lace patterns.

Each pattern is provided in two ways - as a pricking and line version.  The finished lace is shown as a whole piece (with the size reduced) and a pa partial piece full size

What works well?

• The full scale photos are done with high definition and give exceptional clarity for the lace.

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

• These patterns are aimed at advanced lacemakers as there are no working diagrams or instructions included.
• ​This book is currently out of print.

Duchess Lace : An Introduction by Jane Newble-de Graaf
Often mentioned in the same breath as Withof, Duchess Lace is named after Marie Henriette, Duchess of Brabant, who married the future King Leopold III of Belgium in 1853. 

​As the author points out, because this lace was in vogue until the early 1900s, it often appears as antique pieces which makes it accessible to buy actual pieces for study and reproduction.

For me, Duchess lace makes a nice bridge between Bruges Flower Lace and Honiton / Withof as it has similar techniques to Bruges, but is more delicate, which can then be a gateway into the finer and smaller laces of Honiton and Withof.

Jane takes you through the history and techniques of the lace along with discussion and help on designing your own pieces.

Withof Duchess Lace by Trude v.d. Heijden-Biemans, Yvonne Scheele-Kerkhof & Puck Smelter-Hoekstra
Although by the same authors as Withof lace, this book is not as full of techniques ad patters as their other book.

However, the patterns in the book are also in the larger Withof lace book

​The book is in Dutch.

What works well?

• The line drawings are complimented by the text

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

• Although this pack is printed in Dutch, translating it should not be an issue - read my post on translations
• This book is currently out of print, it is occasionally available on eBay and is worth buying when you see it.