Evelynn wrote: <I would love to see Janis Savage's version of Miss Channer's Mat. Does anyone know where you can get this pattern? >
For those who've missed previous discussion of this, Ruth Bean, the publisher if this pricking and the book that accompanies it, have rejected many requests to republish it and have reminded us of copyright issues for anyone considering photocopying it. The only legal way to get a copy at the moment is to buy a secondhand one, and, as it's as rare as rocking horse dung, it has fetched phenominal prices on the few occasions one has been auctioned on ebay in the past. If you're looking for a real challenge rather than this particular mat there's a Bucks Point pricking of a cope in "Fine Buckinghamshire Point Lace Patterns Belonging to the Misses Sivewright and Pope" from the Springetts. It's an A3 spiral-bound book of prickings only, and the pricking for half the cope is divided onto 2 pages (obviously centre back to centre front). There's a photo of the finished item on page 64 of Thomas Wright's 'Romance of the Lace Pillow' attached. When finished, the lower curved edge of the cape/cope (which I understand is a bishops' cape) measures about 70 inches, and the depth is about 10/11 inches. The book's got 11 pages, and, as far as I know, the only photos of the lace available are one very short piece of an insertion on the first page, a fan on the front over, and the cope/cape in Thomas Wright's book. Otherwise you're on your own as to what the finished lace looks like. The book contains prickings for 17 edgings/insertions, 2 round mats, a fan and the cope/cape. Price I have for it is 7 GBP plus 2 pounds 25 pence p&p within the UK. They post worldwide. I've got a copy of this book just to look at and dream. To contact David or Christine Springett: C & D Springett 8 Strath Close Rugby Warwickshire CV21 4GA UK Tel: +44 (0)1788 544691 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
