I purchased "Tak v bowes departed" last year and am trying to work my way
through the patterns. The explanations are very good and the patterns are easy
to follow, although many of them require two people to handle all the loops.
Several of the patterns are quite easy to make. I've spent the last year
practicing the easy ones and trying to build up the courage to move on to the
more complex structures. Of course, I also need to find a partner to work with.
I've never seen the other books mentioned. However, based on the writing in
"Take v bowes departed", I would be willing to part with the money to buy them
and I'm sure they're well done. Elizabeth Benns published an article in
"Medieval Clothing and Textiles 3" based on Harley 2320 manuscript ("Set on
Yowre Hondys": Fifteenth-Century Instructions for Fingerloop Braiding). At
that time, she mentioned the book they were working on. I grabbed it as soon
as I saw it. I will probably buy several more copies for backup and for gifts.
Now that I know about the pamphlets, I will be buying them as well.
Ginni Morgan
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Fran
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