Louise has taken these outstanding machine laces and designs and create some beautiful bobbin lace patterns in both Bedfordshire and Buckingham laces, with black & white and full colour imagery through out Louise provides suggestions and some guidance on how to work these patterns and so, are aimed at the adventurous beginner and above. What works well?
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Carol is also the author of two other books:
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Charlotte Treadwin was one of these who understood and promoted the Devon laces worldwide and was rewarded with Royal Patronage. In her book, Carol McFadzean builds up a wonderful picture of the work that Mrs Treadwin did along with her legacy. What works well?
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28/7/2022 0 Comments Sidmouth's Lace - Carol McFadzean
Building on this, she explores lacemaking in the area, how it was taught and the equipment use. However, the lacemakers who were producing lace needed a way sell their lace and Carol explores the Sidmouth Lace Dealers & Manufacturers who retailed lace and provided a market for the makers to reach their buyers. Devon lace has, for a long time been connected with Royal gifts and there is listing of notable lace that was gifted. All in all, this is one of those books you will devour in one go and then put on your bedside table so you can dip in and longinly look at the photos and re-read chapters. What works well?
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?
18/7/2022 0 Comments A rough lot - Alan Brown
John Edward White, who was the commissioner interviewing Honiton and East Midlands bobbin lace children as well, visited Nottingham to see the conditions in the machine lace industry. Alan wrote 4 books in total:
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18/7/2022 0 Comments Take the children - Alan Brown
Alan Brown brought together the extracts regarding lace in this self published book. It is often an unpleasant read detailing the poverty and suffering of these children but through it all, John Edward White, the assistant commissioner in charge of pillow lacemaking shows compassion for his interviewees in the 26 towns and villages that he visited. Alan wrote 4 books in total:
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17/7/2022 0 Comments 30 Years of Lace Design
Examples of adverts are also reproduced to show how suppliers had interacted with lacemakers over the years. Patterns represent some of our best known designers, along with others who were lacemakers sharing one of the free patterns that they had designed. 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. |