If anyone is interested in Cantu lace, the books and tape recently put out (2002) by the Accademia Merletti de Amicis are on sale at Halcyon in Bath, Maine, USA. The book costs $49.95 (was $68.95) and the tape (also with lesson 1 pricking and booklet) costs $29.95 (was $48.95). The owner had asked me to review them for her some time ago, and I told her that while the tape was one of the best and most professionally done I had seen, the cost of the book and the tape were so far out of line that I didn't think they would be bought by anyone locally. I guess she found out that I was right, because there are only five left, and I just got the sixth, which I suspect was her original order.
However, this might very well be of interest to anyone wanting to learn the basics of Cantu. As I said, the tape is excellent, and the book is equally good, with ten different prickings and nice historical material. If you are interested, the Halcyon web site is <www.halcyonyarn.com>. I checked it out, but didn't find the Cantu books listed. They were in a quiet little pile in a rather dark corner, so maybe they just didn't make it to the website. Email me personally if you need more information. As a disclaimer, I am not involved with Halcyon at all, other than to be a good customer and try to help them understand what bobbin lace is all about and what they might want to stock for lace supplies. They deal mostly in weaving supplies and all kinds of yarns for knitting and so on. But I thought someone might want to know about these books. Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED], Maine, USA) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
