On Aug 7, 2009, at 22:34, Sandra wrote:
At the 2005 Denver IOLI convention I purchased a book by Ulrike Lohr
called
"Dick durch Dunn". Of course, I didn't look closely when I purchased
it and
have just discovered that there are no prickings included.
The prickings *are* included. The trouble is that they're *huge* and
you might not have realised they were prickings, given that the
*technique* used is Binche, which we associate with extra fine thread.
Plus, in some instances, the pricking -- at least at the top -- doubles
up as a basic (pair by pair, often indicating how many pairs to hang in
and where) diagram, which may be confusing as well. But, since she uses
Gutermann 100/3 (p 12, "About the thread"), the prickings *will* be
large. And combining prickings with diagrams is used to save on space
and is also helpful in gettung started.
Ulrike -- rightly -- suggests ("I strongly advise", on p. 11) that one
should start with the project #1 (1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4) because, in
those, she "walks" you through the steps, bit by bit, explaining how to
hang in, how to deal with certain features, etc. In later projects,
you're left, pretty much, to your own devices, with the exception of an
occasional new "trick", which is explained either verbally or via a
thread-by-thread diagram.
As all Ulrike's books, this one is very demanding but also rewarding.
Enjoy.
--
Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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