Insertions & Borders - Gilian Dye

Publisher : Cleveden Press (2015)
ISBN : 978-955322365

Insertions & Borders by Gilian Dye
Subtitled : Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Lace Book 4
​This book goes further into the creation of insertions and border lace

This book is part of Gilian's exploration of historical laces in her​​ series on sixteenth and seventeenth century bobbin lace

• Elizabethan Lace
• Prequel - Introducing Bone Lace
• Book 1 - Gold and Silver Edgings
• Book 2 - The Isham Samples and other Linen Edgings
• Book 3 - Surface Decorations in Silk & Metallic Thread
• Book 4 - Insertions and Borders

What works well?

• The key techniques are clearly illustrated with colour diagrams
• The lace patterns and techniques are beautifully supplemented with historical facts about the patterns.

Anything that we need to take into consideration?

• The book is illustrated throughout with sumptuous photos of real life pieces 
• This book is currently available from lace suppliers and the publishers