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[lace] Re: another book question

Tamara P. Duvall
Tue, 14 Sep 2004 21:19:56 -0700

On Sep 14, 2004, at 23:39, Lorri Ferguson wrote (in response to Weronika):

The first 20+ pages give a look at different tape laces; Princess Lace, Point de
Milan, Mezzo Punto, Application (on net) lace, Point de Bruxelles
(Battenburg), Luxeuil, Youghal, Branscombe Lace, Renada Irlandesa from
Brazil, and Recife.

In other words, it is NOT a book on bobbin lace; it's all on needle-made lace, though they do mention making it with bobbin-produced (instead of store-bought) tapes... I have the book too, bought - years ago and sight unseen - on the (wrong) assumption that it might be something on Russian or maybe Brugge. It's the confusion of using "tape" and "braid" terms differently...


I never got rid of the book, because divesting myself of *any* lace book is more painful than having all my teeth drilled, and because needle-made tape laces have, on occasion, provided an inspiration for original BL designs (though this one hasn't so far)

Weronika, if it's cheap, get it, to enjoy looking at pictures. If you're thinking of using it as a pattern book, forget it; I don't think you make needle lace any more than you make knitted lace :)

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Tamara P Duvall             http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd
Lexington, Virginia, USA     (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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    no C-heney, no A-shcroft, no R-umsfeld, no B-ush.

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