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Antique Lace Patterns (International Design Library)

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This book presents a wide variety of laces; eventhough the drawings are not very fine, they can be quite useful to the advanced lacemaker: it's easier to draw a pricking from a sharp design than from a detailed engraving. At the bottom of every page appears the name of the lace represented, and that is already a guide for those who wants to turn those drawings into actual lace. There are no prickings, diagrams or technical instructions; everything is left to the skill of the lacemaker. That's challenging, indeed. A well done historical introduction is one of the best features of this book, that will find its place in every lacemaker's library.

This book presents a wide variety of laces; eventhough the drawings are not very fine, they can be quite useful to the advanced lacemaker: it's easier to draw a pricking from a sharp design than from a detailed engraving. At the bottom of every page appears the name of the lace represented, and that is already a guide for those who wants to turn those drawings into actual lace. There are no prickings, diagrams or technical instructions; everything is left to the skill of the lacemaker. That's challenging, indeed. A well done historical introduction is one of the best features of this book, that will find its place in every lacemaker's library.

I expected the illustrations on the interior of the book to be (at least) at the level of the drawing on the cover, they are not. Yes, some useful content (and then go do your own research and your own drawing), but silly me - I thought the book offered that already completed (note: there is no patterns, no prickings - just back of the envelope-type scratched drawings. Check it out at the library or bookstore before putting down bucks.