I agree with everything Leonard has said about this book. It's one of my favorites. It is available in the U.S.; I got mine from Lacy Susan and I just saw it in Holly Van Sciver's booth at the IOLI Convention. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the history of lace in that area, and in general. Lots of great photos and sidebars.
Diane Williams Galena, Illinois USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Leonard Bazar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some of us have mentioned the UK Lace Guild's/Pat > Rowley's "Art Trade or Mystery - Lace and Lacemaking > in Northamptonshire" as having a point ground > paisley > pattern in it, though as it's 8 inches wide, with a > 4.5 inch repeat, possibly not something to be > knocked > off quickly for the top of a blouse! For those not > familiar with it and interested in East Midlands > lace, > it could be worth considering, as it's got a lot > more > than that in it, and covers some things which do > seem > to strike a chord with Arachnes. I know the Lace > Guild does take plastic payment, but of course > postage > etc could make it uneconomic; without that, it is I > think good value. > > In addition to the paisley pattern, where there's an > example of the lace, the pricking, and a postcard of > the lady making it in about 1900, there's a tie-end > pattern and picture of the result, about 6 inches > wide, both suitable challenges for anyone looking > for > something to do after Miss Channer's mat! There are > also several pages of samples both of Bucks and Beds > narrow units, with a few prickings and diagrams for > the Bucks ones, showing some interesting techniques. > > The Beds samples are particularly interesting, as > being far better worked and more attractive than > some > of the Luton ones. The dealer, Stanton, obviously > liked Beds in its own right, as shown by the picture > of his garden gate! > > For those outside the UK, Northampton may be > considered the third East Midlands county with a > strong lace tradition with Bucks and Beds, and of > course, to a varying degree, "Bucks" and "Beds" was > made in all three in the days when lacemakers made > what the wearers demanded, and there was none of > this > modern "tradition" saying that Bucks was just made > in > Buckinghamshire! > > The other sections of the book which may be of > special > interest is the information on the various Victorian > ladies (and indeed some active in the last century) > who kept lacemaking going through the Associations > that marketed the lace made in the villages and by > teaching the new generations. There are several > newspaper articles and pictures of them and the > makers, as well as biographical details. They were > certainly women of strong character, and some of > them > seem to have lived nearly as interesting lives as > Miss > Channer. There is a picture of her lacemaking class > in India, and a letter she sent from India ends up > "...I still make lace, and find it an excellent > occupation for jungle life." ! I still find it > difficult to visualise Tarzan wearing a creation of > Jane's... > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We > finish. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write > to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ===== Diane Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galena Illinois USA __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
