[lace] Another Tonder Book

2006-02-22 Thread Laceandbits
I have got a boxed set of prickings and book entitled 33 Tonder Laces by Meta Tonder, but with two copies of the book. It was printed in 1954 and as with most books back then covers all the basics, and the first patterns are Torchon. The Tonder patterns don't go to a very complicated level

[lace] Tonder book

2006-02-22 Thread Jean Nathan
Alice wrote: I've been shopping for a Tonder book since I wish to take a class in the subject. There's another currently for sale, obviously at a high price because there is a reserve. Ebay reserves now have to be GBP50 or more, so it's pointless bidding less. If the Skovgaard book is only

Re: [lace] Tonder book

2006-02-22 Thread Barbara Joyce
Another possibility with ebay. I'm in the US and have occasionally been alerted to an ebay item that says in the listing the UK seller will ship only to the UK. Assuming there's time, I have written to the seller and asked if they would be willing to ship to the US (and if so, what the shipping

[lace] Tonder book summary

2006-02-22 Thread Alice Howell
Greetings again, I thought I should write a followup of my Tonder book problem. First, a kind list member who had an extra book is selling it to me, so I will soon have one. If a person can't buy a book, suggestions came in for borrowing one from a person's local guild, their national guild, or

[lace] The History of the Honiton Lace Industry at BookCloseOuts.com

2006-02-22 Thread dolace
Hello lace@arachne.com, I found this at Bargain Books. I have ordered from them before with no problem. Is this book a bargain? Betty Ann Rice [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~ Book Details Title: The History of the Honiton Lace Industry Overview: Honiton Lace

RE: [lace] The History of the Honiton Lace Industry at BookCloseOuts.com

2006-02-22 Thread Ruth Budge
I paid 20 English pounds for it about 8 years agoand my online currency converter tells me that's $US34.88 these days. So, yes, I'd say it's a bargain, and a genuine reduction. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

[lace-chat] Costume enquiry... (OT)

2006-02-22 Thread Erica and Ian McLeod
Could someone who is familiar with English historical children's dress please help me? I wanting to dress a boy doll in clothes appropriate to 19th century farm wear, and am planning to make a smock for him. I know that he should wear boots (and socks?), but what sort of trousers would he

Re: [lace-chat] Costume enquiry... (OT)

2006-02-22 Thread Brenda Paternoster
On 22 Feb 2006, at 08:57, Erica and Ian McLeod wrote: Could someone who is familiar with English historical children's dress please help me? I wanting to dress a boy doll in clothes appropriate to 19th century farm wear, and am planning to make a smock for him. I know that he should wear