Hi Devon - I have often seen this book on eBay and have never been attracted to it. I've also been aware of the beginner kit marketed by the Kliot's company for many years. As a relatively "beginner" lacemaker (5 years...) I didn't understand the importance of the Kliots' contribution, but was nevertheless saddened to hear when Kathe died suddenly last year.
Thank you so much for providing some insight to the contributions that the Kliots made to lacemaking in this country. Clay From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [lace] Kliot book > Bobbin Lace, Form by the Twisting of Cords, published in 1973 was the first > English language bobbin lace book I bought and I loved it at the time. I think > the reason that it sells very cheaply now is that it has been superceded by > other books. It attempted to cover the entire subject of bobbin lace including > the history of the technique, how to make all the materials, how to do all the > stitches and tricks and how to design using all the techniques. After Kliot > broke the ground with this book other books were published which tackled only > one of these subjects and were able to cover the subject better. The Levey book > is better on history, there are better beginner books, you don't have to make > all your materials, Cook and Stott and Ulrike Lohr have done the tricks better > and there are plenty of books on contemporary design. The Kliot book was a > very important step in the Lace Revival of the Seventies, but I look at it only > for sentimental reasons now. > Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
