Price on the peacook is 24.50 euro Dorte http://www.f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dorte_zielke/my_photos ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 5:53 PM Subject: [lace] Lace Peacocks Book & Lace Fans Book
> Dear Lacemakers, > > Since there was the inquiry about the "Spitzen Pfauen" book, I thought I'd > write (in English!) about it and about the sister book "Spitzen Facher", both > published in 2004 by Deutscher Kloeppelverband, in German language. They gave a > web address in the books, but it did not work for me. You could try a > publisher search (might work for you), or the e-mail they gave: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Ask where these books are available in other nations. I purchased these at > the DK booth at OIDFA-Prague. Both are very beautiful, on high-quality glossy > paper, in color, and have the patterns. I am using the word "patterns", > because some are for needlelace and that language term better covers both. > > Lace Peacocks: Soft Cover, 44 pages, large sheet of patterns inserted in > back (loose - no pocket). DK books are often written in chapters by a group > (committee?), and this is done in that format by 8 authors. There are many photos > of peacocks from various countries, techniques and eras in beginning of the > book. For example, one is a Point d'Angleterre from the Metropolitan Museum of > Art. There are 24 new patterns - the way I read it. When I purchased the > books, I requested that they write the price inside the covers. This was not > done with this book, so I cannot give it to you. > > Lace Fans: Hard Cover, 160 pages, 39 Euros. Many pages of text in German > that everyone would like to be able to read. Lovely pictures of antique fans. > Then, the modern -- patterns are printed within the text - sometimes across > two pages. From the index, I'd say there are more than 40 patterns (some of > which have variations) which have been "contributed" from many lacemakers. > Includes one fan that is called an "armbandfacher", which is an elongated triangle. > Not sure how effective this is as a fan! The owner "wears" this fan on her > wrist like a bracelet; it has a circular opening for the hand (I might prefer > an oval opening for greater comfort). The last fan is a "facherbrosche" which > I interpret to be a brooch - to be worn on the person or in the hair. Many > of the modern laces are in color, and are very innovative. There is a > teaser-fan, by which I mean I think there is no pattern, by Annelies de Kort - the > miniaturist who is active on Arachne. It is titled "Ausfuhrung". Sadly, for > her, the picture is probably the only one in the book that seems blurred, and I > have no idea what the subject is. One other confusion: I could not match the > needlelace pattern on page 158 to a picture. > > Anyone who collects items with a peacock motif or fans would LOVE these > books, even if you cannot read them. However, these two books again illustrate > **how frustrating it is to not be able to purchase translations** for expensive > books! > > Do you like to have book reviews appear on Arachne, or would you prefer they > be submitted for publication in various lace bulletins? > > Jeri Ames in Maine USA > Lace and Embroidery Resource Center > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
