Thank you to everyone who has responded to my query, either directly or via Arachne, about dating pattern and instruction books. I should perhaps apologise for not going first to the Arachne archives, but if I had done that I would probably not have raised a topic which is obviously of interest to a number of Arachne members.
I wonder how many of us have copies of the classic DMC *Encyclopedia of Needle work*? and who has the oldest? I have two copies, the older one was my mother's signed by her in 1935. I now know it was printed three years earlier, since the number opposite the title page is 1032, which translates to October 1932. (Still a useful reference book despite the wordiness!) Gil - 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/
