Hi Aurelia and all, I have been looking in de Dillmont! I used to forget about the books I already have, especially those like de Dillmont that I bought before getting into lace, but now I check my library first. Another good one is Mrs. Treadwin's "Antique Point and Honiton Lace", a book published in 1874 and (my copy) reprinted by Lacet Publications in 1994 ISBN 1-874688-05-2. I also will look in "Encyclopedia of Victorian Needlework" by S.F.A. Caufield in two volumes. My copy is a Dover reprint from 1972, ISBN 0-486-22800-2 That book has some stitches but they're listed separately so it will take some looking to see if there are any new ones.
I started with some original magazines I have c. 1900 when Battenberg/tape lace was most popular in the US. And after you wrote Aurelia, I thought of looking in some embroidery stitch books that I have - more stitches for Needle lace! Thanks! Jane in Vermont, USA where the warm rain will help bring out the green grass and tiny leaves <G>. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
