I also have the Mary McPeek booklet, as well as the previously mentioned Vera Cockuyt book. Yvonne Scheele has also done a set of notes for working Cantu lace.
The methods used by the latter two are very similar, but the Mary McPeek methods are quite different in some respects. The most noticeable is when she is working a tendril/scroll on the tape (ie not bundle) side, she rejoins the main flow of work by working a tape back over the main tape (in the 'wrong' direction) until the 'split' is covered, and then folding the bobbins back over the rows just done before continuing in the right direction. There is also a book of Mimosa lace instructions by Vera Cockuyt which is useful to have if you are interested in Cantu lace, as it can be used as a ground to fill spaces in Cantu and other laces. At a glance it is a little like Idrija lace. I have the Lavori a Fuselli as mentioned by Leonard - it has only two or three Cantu patterns, another two or three Mimosa patterns, the rest are assorted 'continental' type laces with a mix of cloth stitch and plaits - think Kortelahti and you'll be on the right track. I also have editions 1 and 2 of the Pizzo di Cantu that was also previously mentioned. Be careful with this publication if you want Cantu patterns! Edition 1 has one only that we would describe as Cantu, and edition 2 none at all. And as was said, it is expensive. There are a lot of Mimosa-ish patterns and some with a double edged tape and Bruges type flowers. When I was in Spain one of the other teachers was showing a student how to do her false plaits better, in a Mimosa/Cantu type design. What fascinated me was that working with four pairs (palms up on a bolster pillow) she would (with the worker in the right hand and the three passives in the left), cloth stitch the first pair, and use the right hand to tension the single passive just worked through, while *at the same time* the left hand would wiggle the worker through the other two passives and back again all by itself. And all the while looking the student in the eye and explaining the finer points of false plaits! I couldn't even keep three pairs of the quite big bobbins in order in one hand, let alone weave one through the rest; a disadvantage of dainty little paws, I guess. Jacquie in Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
