"Lace Samples from Ipswich, Massachusetts,  1789-1790.
History,  Patterns, and Working Diagrams for 22 Lace Samples
Preserved  at the Library of Congress"
By Karen H  Thompson  
 
This  much-anticipated self-published book compliments 2003's "The Laces of 
Ipswich",  by Marta Cotterell Raffel, which caused quite a stir in America 
when it brought  this startling early American lace history to us.  To  
date, Ipswich Lace is the only Colonial Era commercially-produced (in  private 
homes) handmade lace industry that has been discovered in  America.  It is 
very well documented in the Library of Congress papers  of Alexander Hamilton, 
America's first Secretary of the Treasury.  Actual  examples of Ipswich 
Lace were enclosed with these papers that describe the lace  industry.  Karen 
has skillfully reproduced 22 of these samples.   The book will be of special 
interest to lacemakers who would like to make  black silk bobbin lace, 
historians, and people who specialize in authentic  costuming.
 
72 page  soft cover book printed on quality paper,  2017
ISBN:  978-0-9990385-0-5
Price:  $24 from  Amazon 
Basic technical information is given; working diagrams are in  color.
 
When you  open to the individual patterns, everything you need to know is 
printed on  facing pages.
 
On the  left page:  Photos of the Original Sample and Karen's  Reproduction 
side-by-side.
 
On the  right page:  Supplies required, working diagram in color 
side-by-side with  a pricking pattern.  The patterns will be easy to copy for 
use on a 
lace  pillow because they are near the right edge of the  page.
 
A  feature that will be appreciated by scholars:  Numbered Notes in the  
text are explained at the bottom of the page on which they appear; there is no 
 need to find them somewhere at the back of the  book. 
 
For the  benefit of those who may be studying American Ipswich Lace in the 
future, a  guild's library might acquire an archival box in which to place  
everything presently available on the subject.   Specifically:
 
1.   "The Lace Samples from Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1789-1790" by Karen H 
Thompson,  2017.
     Any articles mentioned in this  book that may be printed (internet 
sites may disappear in time).
2.   "The Laces of Ipswich" by Marta Cotterell Raffel, 2003,  1-58465-163-6.
     Publications in which this research appeared  prior to book 
publishing, some in name of Cotterell. 
3.   "Fine Thread, Lace & Hosiery in Ipswich", Ipswich Historical Society,  
1903.
4.   Information about the Ipswich Historical  Society.
5.   Book reviews, magazine articles and ephemera related to Ipswich  Lace.
      
Individuals might set up a 3-ring binder with inside pockets for  the 
books, and print/insert available information to keep the subject  together.  
We 
stand on the shoulders of lacemakers of the past, and we know  their history 
has largely been undocumented.  A lesson learned from  this research is to 
keep what you can or donate to a guild that will protect  your lace history, 
 
Karen's  new book is a winner!  Americans may wish to order it from Karen  
Thompson before July 1, or from Amazon before going to the IOLI  
(International Organization of Lace) Convention the  week of July 16, 2017.  
Karen is 
on the faculty.  Participants  will have an opportunity to buy the book at 
Convention from Maria  Provencher or Holly Van Sciver.
 
Jeri Ames  in Maine USA
Lace and  Embroidery Resource  Center

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