The Maori Mantle, Together With The Maori Mantle - A Review

H. Ling Roth

Peter Buck (Te Rangihiroa)

Ruth Bean Publishers

6 basic lessons in bobbin lace with workcards under the guidance of Eunice Arnold. Prickings are printed on card stock and inserted into pockets in front and back of book. The book assumes the reader has no access to special supplies and offers instructions to make a pillow and even suggests ways of making your own bobbins (not for everyone!). Thread is readily available so this is a good choice for the absolute beginner on a budget and without a teacher. Happy lacing!

Teach Yourself Torchon Lace

EUNICE ARNOLD

This illustrated history of hand-made lace concentrates particularly on the English East Midlands region, and was written shortly before the disappearance of its once flourishing lace industry. The book examines the origins and history of the industry, describing its characteristic types of lace and wide variety of bobbins. The "tells" (counting songs) of lace school children are featured, along with a glossary of terms.

The romance of the lace pillow

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

WRIGHT, THOMAS

Crafts & Hobbies

Victorian dress, the dress of more than sixty years, is not a single fashion but a sequence of styles, each evolving gradually from the preceding style, catching and reflecting changes in art and society. The shaping of dress, the covering outdoor garments, the concealed undergarments, the fabrics used in the making of dress and all its accessories together make the pattern of change. All these aspects of dress, together with briefer sections on men's dress and children's dress, are dealt with in this book. The author's experience as Keeper of one of the major collections of costume in the country, The Gallery of English Costume, Platt Hall, Manchester, gave her unrivalled qualifications for writing a work of this kind and it has long been a standard work on the period.

Victorian costume and costume accessories

Arts & Photography

Buck, Anne

Decorative Arts & Design

Bedfordshire Lace Patterns

Turner, Michael

Joyce Willmot pioneered the use of basic lacemaking techniques to reproduce a colourful range of flowers from the hedgerow and garden. This book gives detailed instructions for making and assembling realistic lace flowers ranging from the wild pansy to the sumptuous orchid. Suitable for lacemakers and flower lovers of all levels of experience and a welcome opportunity to use colour in lace. Detailed working and assembly instructions with diagrams are provided. Fully illustrated, including colour photographs and prickings.

Lace Flowers and How to Make Them

Willmot, Joyce R.

Willmot, Joyce

<p>Wonderful lace book, in excellent condition including patterns.</p>

A Bedfordshire Lace Collection

Barbara M. Underwood

<p>Paperback, very little cover or spine wear.</p>

Clothes and the Child

History & Criticism

A collection of colourful projects in surface embroidery celebrating the seasonal flowers and fruits of the English garden. The book combines surface techniques with traditional designs in an exciting way, producing depth and other realistic effects which will appeal to needlewomen of all levels of experience. Full instructions, working diagrams and colour illustrations are used to explain the projects, while a separate section on stitches and techniques provides additional support.

Embroideries From An English Garden

CAROL ANDREWS

The Medieval Tailor's Assistant is the standard work for both amateurs and professionals wishing to re-create the clothing of Medieval England for historical interpretation or drama. This new edition extends its range with details of fitting different figures and many more patterns for main garments and accessories from 1100 to 1480. It includes simple instructions for plain garments, as well as more complex patterns and adaptations for experienced sewers. Advice on planning outfits and materials to use is given along with a range of projects and alternative designs, from undergarments to outer wear. Early and later tailoring methods are also covered within the period. There are clear line drawings, pattern diagrams and layouts and over eighty full-colour photographs that show the garments as working outfits.

The Medieval Tailor's Assistant

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