Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush
Published in 2008
Nancy Bush visited Estonia and spent some time researching the history of the knitted lace of this country. With the help of relatives and many friends, she delivered into Continue reading →
Torchon Lacemaking – a step by step guide by Jan Tregidgo.
Mary-jo purchased her copy through Amazon
This book clearly explains the essential equipment, material and techniques. It could provide an indispensable guide for a beginner lacemaker. Continue reading →
The Structure of Threads for Lace by Barbara Ballantyne
Published in Australia by Barbara Ballantine. ISBN 9780980850703
16 pages, soft card cover in full colour.
Barbara says “This book explains the basic structure of cotton and linen thread ….. Continue reading →
Jane Austen’s Sewing Box – Craft projects and stories from Jane Austen’s novels by Jennifer Forest (I’m pretty sure she is Australian). As I received it in Spring, I read it out loud to my mother in the garden two Continue reading →
Romanian Point Lace by Angela Thompson and Kathleen Waller
Hard cover, full colour. 144 pages. Published by Batsford
Still available from several sources. My copy cost me $35 a few years ago.
Suffolk Lace and the Lacemakers of Eye
by Nicky Howener-Townsend.
For some time Nicky had wondered about Suffolk’s (an English county) past lace history. A couple of random references had not cast much light on the subject, until by Continue reading →
SALEX ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF LACEMAKING by Alexandra Stillwell.
Alexandra Stillwell has a reputation, as far as I’m concerned, for producing extremely good, clear and well researched books. And this is another one in the same mould as Continue reading →