John Cropper, who has taken over as the willing and able successor to
the Professor, has just done a marvelous job of finishing up and
perfecting the scans I made of La Dentelle [Lace] by J. Seguin. For
those who don't read French all that well, take a look at the fifty
plates at the end of the book. They are superb, and the resolution
is such that you can actually make a pricking without trouble from
them. Take a look at <http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/
this-month.html>
I first spotted this book when I was new to lacemaking in the '80s
and poked around the Philadelphia Free Library looking at that time
mostly for embroidery books. The PFL has more of the good old lace
and embroidery books than almost any other library I've ever been to,
and furthermore they are more than willing to share them with
enthusiastic scanners like me--a rare situation indeed. Many of the
books on the web site come from there. Unfortunately, the one book I
spent literally years trying to find, Seguin, was not in their
collection and it has taken me until now to find it and be able to
scan it. Thanks again to John, who picked up where I left off and
did the difficult job of putting it all together.
For those who may not know about this website, go to
<http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html>
There's a lot about embroidery, knitting, crocheting, filet, and so
on as well as the huge collection of documents and publications on
weaving, the original purpose of the site.
Anyway, I hope you all take a look at Seguin.
PS. Some time ago I asked if anyone had a copy of Bolton and Coe's
American Samplers. I am happy to report that I was able to get one
through my grandson (!) at the University of New Hampshire, so my
little scanning problem has been taken care of.
Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) in Maine, USA, where they promise us warm
weather for next week, at last!!
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