Another case where I am coming in after some previous correspondence skipped getting to me. If you can buy from a lace book dealer in your country - it is best. You can do some searches quite easily. I have spent over $100,000 on lace and embroidery books in my lifetime. In the case of these particular Italian books: I have bought several for my research library here in the U.S. from Ruth Kern, and they were in Italian. The on-line catalog of Nuova S1 does not say there is English content in the books. If the cover is in English, like the Stumpwork one on the first page of their online catalog, that would be fine. If English is your only language, I would recommend a book in English to *beginners*. If you are an advanced needle worker, then the illustrations may be adequate. The lace book dealers we use will state language in their descriptions. So - Van Sciver, Fay, Ruth Kern (for embroidery), etc. are my - very experienced - way to go. I always think of future researchers (with much less needlework experience than most of us have) who will be using books from my library. Language could be a deal breaker. Please remember - our standby suppliers support lace and embroidery guilds with advertising - which helps to pay for guild bulletins! Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center -------------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 4/26/2016 11:05:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
In response to a question, the link to the lace and embroidery part of the online catalog at Nuova S1 is: http://www.nuovas1.it/categoria-prodotto/merletti-e-ricami/ Regards, Carolyn Wetzel USA - 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/
