Category: Geraldine Stott

100 Traditional Bobbin Lace Patterns - Geraldine Stott & Bridget Cook

3/2/2021

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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A Visual Introduction to Bucks Point Lace - Geraldine Stott

31/1/2021

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Publisher : Batsford Ltd; 1st edition (28 Nov. 1985)
ISBN-10 : 0713443715
ISBN-13 : 978-0713443714

A Visual Introduction to Bucks Point Lace by Geraldine Stott
When this book came out in 1985 it was considered a game changer as it used 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.

Bucks Point lace traditionally was made in straight pieces so Geraldine not only trued up a number of traditional patterns for this book but also designed corners to go with these patterns.

What works well?

The book takes you through from the basics of Bucks Point step by step
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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The Bobbin Lace Manual - Geraldine Stott

13/1/2021

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ASIN : 0713487631
Publisher : Batsford Ltd (29 July 2002)
ISBN-10 : 9780713487633
ISBN-13 : 978-0713487633

The Bobbin Lace Manual by Geraldine Stott
This book was a game changer in lace publishing.
Geraldine Stott introduced multi-coloured diagrams and tagged the pages with different coloured flags to help you find techniques and patterns

Red - patterns
Blue - key skills
Grey - general info

The pattern for the butterfly, on the cover, is included in the book

What works well?

Extremely clean multi-coloured working diagrams
Tips and tricks to up your lacemaking appear throughout the lessons

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

Geraldine uses the terms whole / cloth / linen stitch interchangeably to mean CTCT.
This book is out of print and as it is very sought after, it rarely appears on eBay.
If a copy of the book becomes available to you at a reasonable price then it's worth the investment.

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The Book of Bobbin Lace Stitches - Bridget Cook & Geraldine Stott

10/1/2021

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Publisher : Batsford Ltd; 2nd Revised edition (24 Feb. 1982)
ISBN-10 : 0713438835
ISBN-13 : 978-0713438833

A great reference book for nearly every British Stitch (and some continental ones) that you will need in your day to day lacemaking.

What works well?

Clear photos of each stitch
Clear instructions
Grid to show set up
Organised by main stitch, then the variants

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

This book was published before diagrams were commonly used
This book is out of print, but is available on kindle and frequently comes up on eBay.
The kindle version has formatting issues with individual stitches appearing over multiple pages

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