Dorte, Do you know anyone who carries it so I can order the book?
Sylvia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorte Zielke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 11:43 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Lace Peacocks Book & Lace Fans Book > Price on the peacook is 24.50 euro > Dorte > > http://www.f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dorte_zielke/my_photos > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 5:53 PM > Subject: [lace] Lace Peacocks Book & Lace Fans Book > > > > Dear Lacemakers, > > > > Since there was the inquiry about the "Spitzen Pfauen" book, I thought I'd > > write (in English!) about it and about the sister book "Spitzen Facher", > both > > published in 2004 by Deutscher Kloeppelverband, in German language. They > gave a > > web address in the books, but it did not work for me. You could try a > > publisher search (might work for you), or the e-mail they gave: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Ask where these books are available in other nations. I purchased these > at > > the DK booth at OIDFA-Prague. Both are very beautiful, on high-quality > glossy > > paper, in color, and have the patterns. I am using the word "patterns", > > because some are for needlelace and that language term better covers both. > > > > Lace Peacocks: Soft Cover, 44 pages, large sheet of patterns inserted in > > back (loose - no pocket). DK books are often written in chapters by a > group > > (committee?), and this is done in that format by 8 authors. There are > many photos > > of peacocks from various countries, techniques and eras in beginning of > the > > book. For example, one is a Point d'Angleterre from the Metropolitan > Museum of > > Art. There are 24 new patterns - the way I read it. When I purchased the > > books, I requested that they write the price inside the covers. This was > not > > done with this book, so I cannot give it to you. > > > > Lace Fans: Hard Cover, 160 pages, 39 Euros. Many pages of text in German > > that everyone would like to be able to read. Lovely pictures of antique > fans. > > Then, the modern -- patterns are printed within the text - sometimes > across > > two pages. From the index, I'd say there are more than 40 patterns (some > of > > which have variations) which have been "contributed" from many lacemakers. > > Includes one fan that is called an "armbandfacher", which is an elongated > triangle. > > Not sure how effective this is as a fan! The owner "wears" this fan on > her > > wrist like a bracelet; it has a circular opening for the hand (I might > prefer > > an oval opening for greater comfort). The last fan is a "facherbrosche" > which > > I interpret to be a brooch - to be worn on the person or in the hair. > Many > > of the modern laces are in color, and are very innovative. There is a > > teaser-fan, by which I mean I think there is no pattern, by Annelies de > Kort - the > > miniaturist who is active on Arachne. It is titled "Ausfuhrung". Sadly, > for > > her, the picture is probably the only one in the book that seems blurred, > and I > > have no idea what the subject is. One other confusion: I could not match > the > > needlelace pattern on page 158 to a picture. > > > > Anyone who collects items with a peacock motif or fans would LOVE these > > books, even if you cannot read them. However, these two books again > illustrate > > **how frustrating it is to not be able to purchase translations** for > expensive > > books! > > > > Do you like to have book reviews appear on Arachne, or would you prefer > they > > be submitted for publication in various lace bulletins? > > > > Jeri Ames in Maine USA > > Lace and Embroidery Resource Center > > > > - > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
