In a message dated 9/30/06 11:27:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Next weekend I demonstrate at a Martin Luther Renaissance fair at a local > church. I do not dress in period for this one as I am not sure what type of > lace might have been made at that time. Dear Janice Blair and Interested Others, For anyone faced with this dilemma there is Gilian Dye's 64-page booklet "Elizabethan Lace" published by Elviston Press of Boston Spa England, 1995, priced about $15 from U.S. supplier Van Sciver, ISBN 0-9522709-3-5 (if still available). Covers various bobbin lace techniques and also cutworks, reticella, lacis, and the making of cords and laces using a lucet. There are patterns and photos of finished items such as a hanky, baby's bonnet, necklace. Another book is "Le Pompe 1559 - Patterns for Venetian Bobbin Lace", 128-page soft cover, by Santina Levey & Patricia Payne), Ruth Bean Publisher, 1983, priced about $20 from U.S. supplier Van Sciver, ISBN 0-903585-16-2 (if still available). Contains a technical section, patterns, and photos of finished laces. There are other books, but I think these two relate well to the skills of current lacemakers. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace & Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
