Stumpwork books are shelved in the Lace section of my library, Catherine. If you are making figural laces, using needlelace stitches, stumpwork instruction books are helpful. The two stumpwork (featuring needlelace) 80-page hardback books that Catherine Barley mentioned were published by Merehurst Ltd., located on Lacy Road in London. It is possible they have been re-issued in paperback form. They contain several pages each of history about 17th C. stumpwork. However, the books mostly feature charming updated figures of people and animals (not in 17th C. clothing and illustrating Biblical stories), and wonderful ideas for manipulating thread in unusual ways. 1. "Raised Embroidery - a Practical Guide to Decorative Stumpwork", 1993 & 1994, 1-85391-203-4 2. "New Designs in Raised Embroidery", 1997, 1-85391-578-5 In addition, the Australian magazine - Inspirations, Issue 59 - arrived here last week. In the book review section was another Kay and Michael Dennis book (softcover) issued in 2007 by Search Press. It is 3rd in a Search Press series, so I looked them up. They are Beginner's Guide to Series: 1. Stumpwork, 2. Stumpwork Figures, 3. Stumpwork Seasons. Jeri Ames Lace and Embroidery Resource Center ----------------------------------------------------------
Dear spiders Having just read Susan's email about the EGA seminar/50th year celebration, I realise that we have some embroidery folk on the list. I had a telephone call from Roy Hirst yesterday morning to tell me that his wife Barbara had passed away peacefully in her sleep late last Saturday night. Barbara & Roy Hirst have had two books published on figural Stumpwork and are acknowledged for the revival of Stumpwork in the UK. I am sure that many of you have copies of their two books and some of you in Sydney may recall seeing pictures of their beautiful Millennium Casket which I showed when giving a talk last year at the Australian EGA 50th Anniversary. Catherine Barley Henley-on-Thames UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
