Gentle Spiders, I have a question born of a mix of curiosity and perplexity (I think).
Do any of you know if the 1979 reprint of "Bobbin Lace: designs and instruction" by Ellen Lawrence and edited by the Kliots contained any loose leaf pages with patterns/prickings on them? It's an unabridged republication of the 1911 "Priscilla bobbin lace book: designs for torchon, Cluny, Russian and Bruges laces with stitches and lesson for working". The editorial refers to copying the patterns to card stock, or pricking onto card, but there are no patterns per se, so I'm curious if there were once patterns and they're long gone or if there were never any patterns at the start. (And before you scold me, yes, I know what unabridged means, but not sure if that applied to loose leaf inserts in this case). A member of our Guild found a used copy and donated it to the library, but there are no prickings for the patterns - just photos of the finished pieces (except for the 'bandage' starter strip). If you can answer my question, please email me off list. Many thanks in advance. Cheers, Helen Bell, Librarian, RMLG. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
