Thanks to all who replied to my query about the book. It is in 7 sections on
the Arizona.edu site. The photos are there and are indeed good quality. I can
enlarge them on my tablet and really see the details.
The reason I'm digging into a Russian lace history is to put information
together
I recently discovered the free Google Translate app for android smart phones
and tablets.
You set your languages (e.g. French to English), point the lens of your phone
or tablet at the printed text, press the camera button, and it translates for
you. It can't understand lace terms, of
Jean
I have seen this book in the library of the Art Institute of Chicago, many
years ago. It appeared to be a book of history and description of the
various Russian laces. It is a huge book. I would not expect it to be in any
lace guild's library. I suggest you try to get it on interlibrary loan
Thanks for this - another book I’ve never read! I have printed out Part 1 so I
can decipher it at my leisure (my French isn’t bad, but reading it takes time).
What I have read tells me it is well researched and an interesting source of
information. Looking forward to working my way through the
Lacemakers of Puget Sound has one of these cone-roller pillows. It came in an
estate we are selling. If anyone is interested in purchasing it please
contact me. We will have that and the rest of estate pieces for sale at our
Oct. 28th Lace Day. There is also a large 'fan' pillow available.
Dear Jean,
You can download this book in the arizona library:
*Davydoff*, Sophie. *La Dentelle Russe: Historie Technique Statistique
[Russian Lace: History, Technique, and Theory]*, Heirsemann, 1895, 109
pages. *Note: *Reduced to 80% to fit on page. Scanned images provided by
Tess Parrish.
Have any of you ever seen the book "La Dentelle Russe" by Sophie Davyoff
published in 1895? I read a reference to it in a book about Russia written in
1906. It said there were many photographs of old Russian lace in it, as Ms
Davyoff had personally visited each of the 11 (as I recall) lace
For anybody who, like me, is better at folding paper than visualizing this:
If you cut a rectangle of paper the length of the outside of your handkerchief
edging, and fold the outer edges at a 45 degree angle so that your paper is now
the exact size of one edge of the handkerchief from the
Dear Sally in Oregon USA,
Thank you for telling where you are from. I can refer you to a well-known
American book for the answers you require. This is a book that was widely
distributed in the USA, and so popular it was reprinted with a soft cover,
so I'll give you the information from
The conical cylinders are designed to make square handkerchief edgings in a
continuous fashion. The side section of lace is only as long as the
circumference of the cylinder, following the offset line of the pattern. If
longer edges were desired, a difference method was needed -- unless you
Hi Brian,
I do have quite a large collection of bobbins and many old/antique
continentals and Honitons too. Since I am preparing to move house (although
I haven't found a new one yet but have sold this one), I will soon be
packing these and will be happy to let you have any photos you need while
Hi Arlene,
I don't know teachers in Lincs as such, but depending where they are, there is
an active Lace group in Lincoln, (I see them out and about at lace days)
https://www.facebook.com/LincolnLacemakers/
Louise
In gloriously hot sunny Cambridge
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