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Catherine Barley Needlelace
www.catherinebarley.com

> On 20 Mar 2017, at 09:37, Alex Stillwell <alexstillw...@talktalk.net> wrote:
> 
> Regarding instructions, many lace "patterns" don't seem to include them! Many 
> lace books are written with the patterns in a progressive order so that 
> patterns later in the book involve techniques already covered earlier in the 
> book so the last pattern may
> involve the majority of those explained previously. If the pattern was sold as
> a one-off it would need the whole book to support it.

I agree with Alex on this one as a great deal of thought goes into writing  a  
'how to/instruction book' and a good book will have patterns with instructions 
in a progressive order, each pattern building on previous  knowledge whilst 
introducing a new technique.

Catherine Barley
Henley-on-Thames, UK

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