In a message dated 10/06/2005 16:53:51 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> There is a bobbin lace instruction book in Russian on eBay right now These books (there are two) are not 'rare' in the way that the seller is implying. I bought them about 2 years ago and I have seen them for sale at least twice since then. They are apparently new so it is possible that if the dates are genuine, a batch has been found in a warehouse and they are being trickled onto the market. As far as I can see, the cover patterns are not included which is a shame. There are very good diagrams, but maybe not for a very, very beginner unless they are a Russian speaker. The books do cover winding bobbins etc so are theoretically at least, aimed at all abilities. Unfortunately, a fair bit of the information is duplicated in both books, but then we are used to ignoring the first chapter or two of a book once we have mastered the basics. However, they were fairly good value when I bought them and it was very exciting getting post from Russia. What I would really like to know is if there are any different editions lurking anywhere. Is there a Russian speaker on the list who could ask? Since I bought them I have bought the International Lace Dictionary* and Russian is one of the 16 languages that have 600+ lace words translated into English, so I must be able to get some sense now from the words. *This book is well worth having if you have any lace books in languages other than your own as with not too much difficulty you can translate into English and back to a third language. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
