Josette, why don't you ask Theo Brejaart - www.theobrejaart.nl-frame.html The book is listed on his website.
Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) --- Jo Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, everybody, > > > All you have written about this lace I did not know is very complete and > interesting...which leads me to wish I could get this book! thank you Alice > Is the book still available for sale or is it sold out? could one of you > tell me where to find it? > (I live in France, and if it is available in GB, I would like to know where > to ask) > > Greetings to all, > > Josette from Bourgogne, where the "vendanges" have started, one month ahaed > the usual time, due to the extreme temperatures we had since June!!! > Apparently, it will be good wine...but there is less than usual!!) > > > > > > > Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 16:42:39 -0700 > > From: alice howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [lace] Malmesbury Lace > > > > At 07:19 AM 8/18/2003 +1000, you wrote: > > >Someone on Australian Ebay has a copy of Malmesbury Lace by > > >Joan Blanchard, starting price $AU12.50. Does anyone have a > > >copy of this book and can describe what's in it for me please? > > > > > > The book "Malmesbury Lace" concentrates on the lace that was made in the > > town of Malmesbury, England, for three centuries. It starts with a > > general lace history that soon narrows down to lace in Malmesbury, and > > has pictures of lacemakers both past and modern. This takes 31 pages. > > > > Following the history and background are 30 traditional patterns of a > > variety of styles and difficulties. Each pattern has a pricking, a > > diagram, picture, and detailed written instructions. > > > > Malmesbury lace was originally made with size cotton 140-180 thread. > > Since this thread is no longer easily available, the author has adjusted > > the pattern size to use DMC Brillante 50 (or Brok 100) thread. > > > > The original lace was made on a fat round pillow (almost a ball) and > > used very plain thin bobbins -- something like honitons with flat ends. > > No decoration on them. The majority of the laces were edgings and > > insertions, so the lacemakers had to 'move up' the lace after every 10 > > or 12 inches made. (Bless the roller pillow!) > > > > The lace is a point ground with some similarity to Bucks but with it's > > own variations on the stitches. Anyone with experience in Bucks should > > be able to succeed with these patterns because of the detailed information > > given. The technique of dealing with the threads in the valleys between > > scallops is very different from Bucks. > > > > It's a very dainty lace, in general. > > > > By the way, the purchase price on my copy (a few years ago) was $39.95 > USA. > > > > I have enjoyed reading the historical part of the book, and worked several > > patterns. > > > > Any other questions about the book? > > > > Happy lacing, > > > > Alice in Oregon - Gained 2 students from county fair demo!! > > Oregon Country Lacemakers > > Arachne Secret Pal Administrator > > Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > - - > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of lace-digest V1 #3728 > > *************************** > > > > > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://search.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Search - Looking for more? Try the new Yahoo! Search - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
