Jean wrote: As I just haven't got enough lace books :-D, I was wondering if any of you think that it's worth buying 'Kloppeln - Handbuch mit 400 Tricks und Kniffen' by Ulrike Lohr when I alrady have 'Practical Skills in Bobbin Lace' by Bridget Cook. Or does it cover the same topics? As it's written in German, I have to bear in mind that I only speak about three words of German, and those as if they were written in English.
==================================================================== Hi Jean, I have this book and find it invaluable because Ulrike exhaustively demonstrates simple things in an endless variety of circumstances. For instance, crossing plaits and pairs: pairs from the left and the right, plait in the middle; one pair, two plaits; one plait two pair; a pair bouncing off a plait and vice versa. Another thing I like is equally exhaustive treatments of crossing of large numbers of pairs. I am very familiar with 'Practical Skill' and use it all the time. (Some of the clearest Honiton tips I've seen). I think the books complement each other because each author has a little different perspective. Oddly, I find 'Kloppeln - Handbuch' very helpful for Beds where plaited grounds and other tricky bits can conjure up every kind of crossing. Patty Dowden In Santa Clara, California, where the weather is decidedly undecided. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
