Subject has been changed so it will be easier to search in the future. It has been interesting to follow Susan Hottle's lead and search for the book "Lacemaking in Ripon. A History" by Avril W. M. Edmondson and Mary Y. Moseley - a 100 page paperback, published by Ripon Local Studies Research Centre in June 2010 per Amazon, which gives a price of $160! Another site says it is 91 pages. And the Ripon Historical Society at http://www.riponhistoricalsociety.org.uk/publications/books/ does not offer the lace book. Was this book reviewed at the time of publication? I did not find anything in the Arachne Archives when the title of the book was searched. Is anyone else in the world trying to capture our lace history in a facility like mine? A search for the two authors brought up an October 2005 note from Malvary about a book by Edna Sutton and Mary Moseley "Birds, Bees and Butterflies", which is not in my lace library inventory under their names. I do have 3 books by Sutton devoted to Bruges lace. This is an example of how we are losing track of people who may have had an influence on the revival of lace techniques and researched history in out-of-the-way communities during the 21st century. If the information given above is correct, it is only 7 years since this little book was published! Will knowledge of lace made in Ripon fade away? Does anyone outside of the U.K. have this book? Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center -------------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 8/4/2017 9:46:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hottl...@neo.rr.com writes:
Hello All! Now that Polish lace is out of the way & our display is on exhibit, it's time to work on Scotland for next month's installation. I just finished an adorable little Ripon lace edging that Jean Leader interpreted from an old encyclopedia. It was published in Lace & I found it at Cornell University library last year. I will post a pic of the lace to Arachne Flickr. If anyone would like the pattern, I will scan it & send as I can't find the issue/page info at the moment. I didn't have 80/2 gassed cotton so used DMC broder machine 50. The design is very sweet & would look great as an edging on cotton lawn--light & airy for summer. Sincerely, Susan Hottle USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
