day, July 27, 2003 11:04 PM
Subject: [lace] Kliot book
> Bobbin Lace, Form by the Twisting of Cords, published in 1973 was the
first
> English language bobbin lace book I bought and I loved it at the time. I
think
> the reason that it sells very cheaply now is that it has been superceded
by
ts' contribution, but
was nevertheless saddened to hear when Kathe died suddenly
last year.
Thank you so much for providing some insight to the
contributions that the Kliots made to lacemaking in this
country.
Clay
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Subject: [lace] Kliot book
> Bob
Bobbin Lace, Form by the Twisting of Cords, published in 1973 was the first
English language bobbin lace book I bought and I loved it at the time. I think
the reason that it sells very cheaply now is that it has been superceded by
other books. It attempted to cover the entire subject of bobbin l
Thanks for the opinions on the Kliot book. As I'm not into "this modern
stuff" ie unstructured, or made with anything other than a smooth cotton or
linen thread, I'll give it a miss.
Jean in Poole
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Jean
I have that book, but it is not really a book to learn from. Kathe Kliot's
approach is wildly modern and contemporary, and far more freeform than even
Czech bobbin lace. Some pieces which are photographed, well, one can hardly
imagine why the artist bothered to use bobbin lace technique at a
