50 New Bobbin Lace Patterns

50 New Bobbin Lace Patterns by Claire Burkhard
A Batsford Book, published 1993, last republished 2000
ISBN 0 7134 6985 4

My copy is hardcover, 160 pages, in 3 languages (English, German and French), and Continue reading →

BOOK REVIEW by Lydia Hutchinson

BIBILLA –

Bibilla – Knotted Lace Flowers

KNOTTED LACE FLOWERS

© ELENA DICKSON  2013

Sally Milner Publishing

ISBN 9781863514507 Paperback

This is Elena’s third book on Knotted Lace, this time specialising in Continue reading →

Torchon Lace Patterns No. 2

Torchon Lace Patterns 2 – taking things a stitch or two further.
By Elsa van Baaren, with Christie Wareham-Norfolk.

This soft A4 sized book has 56 pages filled with Torchon lace.  Most patterns are Continue reading →

Torchon Lace Patterns

Torchon Lace Patterns
by Elsa van Baaren, compiled and edited by Christie Wareham-Norfolk.

This is an A4 sizes soft covered 56 page book of very interesting Torchon patterns.  There are circular and oval edgings as well Continue reading →

Torchon Lace

Torchon Lace
by Else Marie Bjerregaard
Published Denmark 2003.  ISBN 87-7847-069-2.

Soft cover, bit smaller than A4 (?quarto?)  80 pages, good quality glossy paper.
In English, with lots of clear coloured diagrams.

Mostly mats and mat Continue reading →

Spitz von Einst

Spitz von Einst in Kloppelbriefen von Heute (Former lace in prickings for today)
Der Gunther-Katalog 1909. (from the Gunther catalogue of 1909)
by Christine Mirecki.

112 pages, 29.7x21cm, hardback, colour (lots)
German, English, French.

Available from Barbara Continue reading →

Spinnen Spinnen Spinnen

Spinnen Spinnen Spinnen
by Hildegard Glos
Published by Barbara Fay.  Soft cover,40 pages.
In German, but diagrams are so clear words are unnecessary.

This is not a book of prickings – it is a book of Continue reading →

Snakes Galore

Snakes Galore – 10 all new variations on the famouls snake lace pattern.
By Christine Springett.

A5 booklet, 20 pages, black and white.

…..Jenny B, Kununurra