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Peter Sørensen
12 bobbin lace border in Torchon technique for linen 35/2 and gimp, with colour diagrams and large illustrations.
Text English, 55 pages, 20x26cm, paperback.
Christine Mirecki
Costumes in bobbin lace for 15 different figures including handcraft instructions, patterns, colour-photos.
Text German, 40 pages, 21x21cm, magazine
25 patterns for edgings, mats and collars with 14 colour and 17 black and white photos, detailed working drawings and diagrams. Introduction to creative design of new grounds.
Text German, 64 pages, 29,7x21cm, hardcover
Austria Lace – Art Nouveau Bobbin Lace from ViennaGerman and English text
A lacebook that reaches new dimensions - not alone regarding its size. Austria lace is a kind of tape lace from the early 1900’s (partly with a clear reminiscence to Guipure lace), which as a forerunner of the still familiar Schneeberg lace sank into oblivion after the 1920’s. Now this kind of lace has been rediscovered for us by Leopoldine Winkler who has reconstructed 25 typical patterns and constructed new corners for many of them. The book contains a history of Austria lace, a detailed technical section, and the patterns with prickings, clear large-sized color-code diagrams and instructions. Austria lace of the tape lace type is more or less easy to work, usually with 6 or 9 pairs. Sometimes only 3 pairs are required to make an impressive broad edging. Austria lace of the guipure type would rather be a task for the expert lacemaker usually requiring 20 to 30 pairs or more. (There are two patterns included for 48 and about 150 pairs!) For all patterns linen 90/2 has been used.
152 pages, 34×24 cm, hardback.
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A collection of 102 freehand lace patterns, all illustrated in color and with working diagrams for you to follow. The patterns are worked without lace prickings. They come from the Karelian isthmus and the islands Tytärsaari, Lavansaari and Seiskari in the Gulf of Finland.The collection includes many kinds of freehand lace, some are worked in one color, some in several. The Karelian lace is between 0.6 and 7 cm in width, the lace from the islands between 4 and 6 cm. Most of the patterns are worked with between 10 and 20 pairs, the wider ones need more (up to 33 pairs). Originally the lace was used to trim the aprons and blouses worn with traditional folk costume but nowadays, of course, it may be used for other purposes as well. – An extensive collection of patterns for all those who like to make freehand lace or lace insertions and edgings of any kind. Includes an introduction to the history of the lace and details of methods used.
30x21cm, hardcover, 104 pages, Text Finnish, German, Swedish, English
