I have the book "NEEDLE LACE & NEEDLEWEAVING" by Jill Nordfors. It has lots of interesting stitches. I found this book at a Half Price bookstore.
deanna in Texas DrWayneWDyer The state of your life is nothing more then a reflection of your state of mind. My Blog: http://eclectic-meanderings.blogspot.com/ > Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:30:04 -0500 > Subject: [lace] Which Book to Buy? > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > I am trying to learn needle lace without a teacher, and I thought I > would buy myself a Christmas present. > > I did a search on ABE Books for Nenia Lovesey, and found The Technique > of Needle Point Lace, Creative Design in Needle Point Lace, and > Introduction to Needle Point Lace, all very reasonable. > > I also searched the list archives, but got very little info on those books. > > I have the beginner's basics well in hand, I think. I can lay the > trace on a pattern, couch it down and make some fillings. I have the > Dillmont Encyclopedia with lots of stitches, but I would like a book > with more advanced projects and techniques. I don't know how to do > picots, have not yet tried couronnes or braids, and I'm sure there's > more I'm not aware of. I have Catherine Barley's book, Needlelace, > Designs and Techniques, but it's more than a few steps ahead of me. > > Would one of Lovesey's books give me something new to work on? I'm > not a total beginner, but not really intermediate, either. I'm open to > any suggestions - maybe there's an author I haven't considered. > > Thanks! > > Lenore in Michigan > > here's a link to my blog where you can see my latest needle lace > project, and give you and idea of where I'm at. > > http://tatt3r-lace.blogspot.com > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected] _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: I wanted simpler, now it's simpler. I'm a rock star. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
