Barjac Ombree by Urike Voelcker, self published, I purchased my copy from Barbara Fay for 40 Euro.
Hard cover, full colour, 130 pages fooscap, in German and English.
The name Barjac Ombree comes from the fact that Ulrike purchased 3 Continue reading →

Pizzo di Cantù Decalcabile 7

See also review of Pizzo di Cantù Decalcabile/i 1-5, Casa Editrice Mani di Fata

I bought #7 from Barbara Fay for 22 euros to go with a couple of needlelace purchases. Like its predecessors, it Continue reading →

 Lace Not Lace: Contemporary Fiber Art from Lacemaking Techniques. Eds Elena Kanagy-Loux, , Amy Mills, Nancy Neff. Soft cover, 76 pp. ISBN: 978-1-7326224-0-1, 2018, Devon Thein, Hunterdon Art Museum, Openwork Imprint. Purchased from Booktopia, $69.

This book is an Continue reading →

Ebb ‘n’ Flow: Lace, Place, and Climate. Jane Atkinson, 2018. Soft cover, 64 pp. ISBN 978-0-9551512-2-4. Webfoot Books, Christchurch, Dorset. From the author, £17.

This is the book of the exhibition of the same name and features the wonderful “brackish” Continue reading →

Exploring Inlay Gimp Variations.
by Kay Asahi.
This is a small, spiral bound, book of 62 pages, with 11 ways of inlaying a gimp within a braid .

The book starts with different ways of ending off braids – as Continue reading →

12 Hearts in Danish Torchon by Kirsten Skov
Published 2015, ISBN 978-87-995602-1-9
Soft cover, 57 pages, unusual size 30cm x 30cm.

Contains full size prickings (26cm x 26cm) for 12 hearts in Torchon, some with gimps.
Each pattern is given Continue reading →