Jeri wrote:
> 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.
My understanding of previous books from DKV is that chapters are written by different
individuals. The committee involvement is in putting together the entire work. Caveat:
I haven't seen the books Jeri wrote about.
> 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".
"Ausfuhrung" means worked by. In German lace books the illustrations often have
"Entwurf" for design and "Ausfuhrung" as well.
> Do you like to have book reviews appear on Arachne, or would you prefer they
> be submitted for publication in various lace bulletins?
I'm going to be greedy and say both. A few people will see a review twice, but the
readerships are generally different.
Regards Steph
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