"My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails."Dear Marianne, I don't know if this will be suitable, but the book Flanders Lace by Barbara Corbet may be suitable. It is being sold by Holly Van Sciver, http://vansciverbobbinlace.com and I found it very useful. It is in English and German. In the front are pictures of the actual stitches, close up so you can see each fiber of each thread. The learning piece is the house on the cover, which starts with plain ground stitches. It uses diagrams, and that is, for me at least, wonderful, as I knew from the diagrams exactly what I needed to do. I has a flat start, which is completely explained, as are the number of bobbins, and what to do. Without going back to it, I do not remember how 'wordy' it is, but the pictures and illustrations tell it all. It is not cheap, but you will learn Flanders, and it is in print. I used Aurifil 50 which equates to Egyptian cotton 60 and was very pleased with the whole thing. I learned all sorts of things.
Lyn in Lancaster, PA, USA where it is not sunny, but warm and humid nonetheless. A good day for iced cappucino and lace making. "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." Mariannne Gallant wrote: > >Can someone recommend a good beginner book that is on the market right >now, for Flanders lace? I have the Mary Niven 'Flanders lace a step by >step guide', but I find it rather lacking in instructions. - 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/
