On 6 Jul 2015, at 04:24, Marianne Gallant <[email protected]> wrote: > Can someone recommend a good beginner book that is on the market right > now, for Flanders lace?
I don’t know of a book that is available now but I learnt the basics of Flanders Lace from Creative Lace Patterns by Valerie Paton which was published by Dryad in 1987. Valerie Paton was living in Scotland then but had learnt her lacemaking in Belgium. The book also included the basics of Russian, Bruges Flower, and Torchon lace. It doesn’t have a lot of patterns but the illustrations - lace, prickings and diagrams - are clear and the instructions look detailed (I don’t remember having any problems with them). The book is available second-hand at a sensible price - the Lace Guild’s second-hand book list (https://www.laceguild.org/suppliers/books.html) shows 3 copies at £2 but they might have gone by now. You can also get it from various second-hand book sellers via Amazon. Jean in grey, damp Glasgow - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
