Re: [lace] Comprehensive list of lace books?

2018-05-26 Thread Jeri Ames 
Dear Amy, 
 
(Everyone asking for help - please give a hint of where you are.  Replies to
questions like this need to be customized by location. You could be in Iowa,
Israel, or India!)
 
It is probable that Lorelei's many links will be your very best resource. 
She has voluntarily spent years doing a tremendous amount of research, for
which there can never be enough thanks from us.
 
However, you did ask for a list of lace books in the Subject line of your
memo. 
 
I am guessing that you are in New York State, where you will find local lace
guilds and groups that may have lace libraries for members.  There is a
comprehensive lace book library at Cornell that you can access if you are near
that.  If you know what you want, you can use Interlibrary Loan at any local
public library.  They will obtain a book from the nearest library that has
it.  There may be a fee to defray associated costs.  You probably used
Interlibrary Loans in college/university, and are familiar with it.
 
If you belong to International Organization of Lace - the not-for-profit
American national lace guild - you can borrow from their library.  You can
look to see holdings (by author, or by subject) at
https://internationalorganizationoflace.org/Library/library.html without
being a member.
 
If you are curious about a book, you can put the Author's name or Title in the
Search box of the Arachne archives and maybe find a review and comments.
http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html  
You can also Search by a subject and find what we have written. 
You are a bit far from Maine, but I have what is probably the largest private
library of books (4,000+) about lace/embroidery and related subjects
(costumes, history, etc.) in the world.  Lace and embroidery have traveled
together throughout history, so sometimes what you seek will be in an
embroidery book. There are over 1,000 lace titles here.  I do not loan books,
but if a book is here, it can be beneficial to use my expertise of having read
everything at least once and usually knowing what to recommend.  My inventory
is by Author, then Title, etc. 
 
I am a long-time subscriber to Maine Antique Digest, and that sometimes gives
an advantage when someone is interested in old laces.  Search Maine Antique
Digest in the Arachne archive for examples. 
 
Thanks to members of our lace community, Lace books no longer under copyright
have been scanned and can be read in full.  Skip past listings of articles,
and you will get to Authors of books published before 1923.
http://www..cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html
 
Amy, as a Gmail user, you will not receive my AOL postings, unless you ask to
be on my bcc list.  Apparently, they are not on "speaking terms" via the free
Arachne server that we use (very old equipment/software).
 
Suggest you print this for future reference.
 
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
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In a message dated 5/25/2018 5:32:18 PM Eastern Standard Time,
amymills...@gmail.com writes:
 
Is there a "master list" of lace books floating around somewhere that I could
access?  I've found a couple in my obsessive antique shopping, but some
guidance would be lovely.  Thanks, Amy

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RE: [lace] Comprehensive list of lace books?

2018-05-25 Thread Lorelei Halley 
Amy
I have several resources set up which should be helpful. First I recommend
Santina Levey's LACE. She has worked out a way to date lace by using sample
books for woven brocades. If a lace is similar in style, with similar
motifs, then the date of the lace may match the brocade's date. She does not
use guesswork, but evidence, to assign dates. Here is a list of links.
http://laceioli.ning.com/group/identification-history  It has a huge list of
resources. Laceioli is free to join, but you have to join before you can
post comments or questions.

This page is very basic. http://lynxlace.com/kindsoflace.html 

I have a large number of pinterest pages, with laces sorted by their
structural type and style, and date (in some cases). I think you have to
have a pinterest account, or you may not be able to see my boards. If you
don't have an account I recommend that you create one, because my pinterest
boards are a vast resource.
https://www.pinterest.com/lynxlacelady/boards/ 

This page has explanations about the structural differences (working methods
and thread paths) that define specific styles of lace.

I realize this list may be overwhelming. But if you seriously look at it,
over a sufficient length of time, you will be able to identify laces.
Lorelei Halleylynxlace.com
http://laceioli.ning.com

Hi all,  I'm newer to the lace world, and am very interested in reading
about its history. I'm also interested in learning how to visually identify
the different types of lace and the time periods they came from. Is there a
"master list" of lace books floating around somewhere that I could access?
Amy

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