Dear All, I am writing a review of a very interesting and charming new book, so I thought you might want to hear about it too. Att dikta en spets, Om knyppling i Sverige (Composing one's lace, about lacemaking in Sweden), Editor Kristina Malmberg, ISBN 91-86425-58-7, 104 pages (28 EUR from Barbara Fay), Swedish text with English summaries.
Local experts have each written a chapter about the lace in their area. Scania, Blekinge, Småland, Dalecarlia, and Hälsingland were all freehand lace areas though the later is mainly known for lace worked on standard prickings. Swedes had inhabited some Estonian islands since the 13th century, they returned to Sweden under WW2 and brought their freehand lace tradition back with them. Only in one county, Ångermanland, was a special lace tradition introduced around 1913, the book contains a pattern of the most characteristic of the laces. The book's other pattern is 'St. Bridget's Rose', number two in the 2003 competition to the honour of St. Bridget, it is part of the long chapter about Vadstena lace. Sweden has had a lace industry around Vadstena, the lace was worked on patterns. In addition the book contains illustrations of the work of lace artists. The cover is a very charming painting from 1887 by Karl Nordström of his sister at her lacepillow. Greetings Vibeke in Copenhagen - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
