Good news! The four little Dutch books that came from the collection
of the mother of the lovely old man I met in New Brunswick the last
time I was there have finally found their way onto the Arizona
Archives site. They are beginner books, and have nice prickings and
diagrams. It is not necessary to be able to read Dutch--I don't--as
everything is very clear. Two of them are from a series of books put
out by a women's publication, and the other two are separate from them
and from each other but equally good.
For those who haven't yet explored the Arizona Archives, the direct
access to these books can be found at <http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/this-month.html
>. You can check out the Sample Page to see what it's all about, and
I suggest that you also look at Review, where I have tried to say a
little about each book.
And also for those who haven't yet tried the Archives, be sure to stay
on that page and check out some of the items listed on the left. All
of the material in this collection, along with a few very much
appreciated modern donations from their authors, are out of copyright
and available without charge to anyone who wants to download them. We
are grateful for all the contributions that people have made over the
years. If you know of anything that we might be able to add to the
site, please let me know. Also, if you find errors in our work,
please let me know. John Cropper is our editor and does a marvelous
job of getting things up onto the web. CDs of the collection are also
available for purchase. I'll be glad to help: <[email protected]>
On another note, new lacemakers are popping up here and there. I have
a lovely new friend who live nearby, and we are exploring the
intricacies of Torchon at the moment, and having a lovely time.
Tess ([email protected]) in Maine, USA, where a nice showery day is
making all the flowers very happy and giving me an excuse to stay
inside and fling bobbins around!
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