The German Lace Guild www.deutscher-kloeppelverband.de ore http://www.deutscher-kloeppelverband.de
on this homepage there is more book on what they have publised. I have some of them, and are going to bay this peacoock and the fan book all there book are very nice I like them. Dorte http://www.f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dorte_zielke/my_photos ----- Original Message ----- From: "palmhaven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dorte Zielke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Lace Peacocks Book & Lace Fans Book > 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]
