Der Lisa, I don't have any of the others on your list , but I'm working a pattern from the Cluny de Brioude book at the moment and I reccommend the book wholeheartedly. The Cluny techniques differ slightly from Beds. ones, but most of the time you can substitute beds. techniques quite easily, and the diagrams and instructions are clear where things do need to be done a little differently. The only drawback, for an English-speaker, is that the text is entirely in French (doesn't bother me as I read French well), however everything is beautifully diagrammed so you shouldn't need to refer to the text too often and we have several French speakers on Arachne to help with the occasional translation difficulty. Beth in an unseasonally warm Cheshire, England
Lisa wrote: > My next question is about books -- I'm a real book hound, and love my lace > books! I've been visiting the Van Sciver website and am greatly tempted by > these titles. If anybody can offer feedback about any of these, (good or > bad) I'd really appreciate it - (I'd also like to know which books are in > English, what type of binding, how many pages, # patterns, etc.) > > A Celebration of Bedfordshire LACE - The Thomas Lester Collection > Guipure-und Cluny-Spitzen > Patterns for Lace at the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery, Bedford, from the > Thomas Lester Collection > Traced Parchment Patterns for Lace > Guipure du Puy > Cluny de Brioude > > Right now I want to rebuild my technical skills, especially in Bedfordshire > lace. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]