Hi Jeri, and all, I never got as far as locating any descriptions of lace making. I'm afraid I knew immediately it wasn't to my taste -- I love mysteries, but I'm definitely not very interested in supernatural phenomena. I just don't relate, so I couldn't get into the book.
I doubt that there's been any revision of the lacemaking techniques described (in fact, now you've made me curious so I suppose I'll have to at least skim the thing -- does she say you wind threads around pins??). But it was very nice to see my friend making her lace in the video. She definitely is showing lacemaking as it should be done (or I should say, one of the ways). Carolyn > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 7:03 PM > To: lace@arachne.com > Subject: [lace] The Lace Reader > > Dear Lace Friends Who Enjoy Reading, > > Last Fall, my local independent book shop owner gave me a William > Morrow > preview copy of this book, which I read carefully. I decided not to > write about > it to Arachne, because the description of how the lace was made so > drastically differed from the correct method of making lace. There was > a full-page > "author's disclaimer" which I thought would lead to confusion. > Hopefully, the > connection with Ipswich that Carolyn Hastings has written about, and > the > involvement of Linda Lane (New England Lace Group) has led to > improvements. > > In February, Lacefairy sent me a report that I will summarize - from > David > Mehegan of The Boston Globe, dated Januiary 13, 2008, titled "Salem > author > self-publishes herself into a novel $2 million payday": > > "With a draft of her novel completed, Brunonia Barry of Salem wanted to > find > an audience. But instead of chasing after publishers - often a > discouraging > task for any new author - she and her husband took a different tack. > They > published 'The Lace Reader' on their own. > > "Then something amazing happened: Buzz exploded around the book, both > online > and in stores, and mainstream publishers came calling. In October, a > literary auction was held, and Barry sold the book, and a future one, > for more than > $2 million." > > etc. etc. > > "The intricate narrative centers on a young woman who has the power to > read > the future in the patterns of Ipswich lace. The woman returns to Salem > from > California when her beloved aunt dies, perhaps by foul play. As a > local > police officer becomes involved with her while investigating the case, > a variety > of characters embroider the increasingly strange mystery." > > This newspaper account goes on for 2 1/2 pages of printed information. > Perhaps it (and more background information) can be found on the > internet. I'm > sending just a fraction that you may find interesting. > > Jeri Ames > Lace and Embroidery Resource Center > > > > > > **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for > FanHouse Fantasy Football today. > (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) > > - > 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]
