The Bobbin Lace Manual

by Geraldine Stott

Book Overview

Step-by-step instructions, carefully graded projects for creating Torchon, Bedfordshire, Braided, Modern, other exquisite laces. 26 new patterns in all, including eye-catching motifs for bookmarks,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486261948
• ISBN13: 9780486261942
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

Great beginner's book

This is an excellent place for anyone interested in bobbin lacemaking to start. I especially like the variety of techniques.

Pleasant little book

The book is practical and very easy to follow. The diagrams are clear. The use of color helps to avoid some of the confusion that arises when you first learn the craft and aren't quite sure what to make out of the instructions in front of you, and how it relates to what lies within your hands. Book is full of useful tips and hints.It includes 27 different patterns: about 7 bookmarks [some of these variations of a theme as the book indicates], 9 apliqués, 4 lace trims, 4 samplers, 3 hankies. There are wonderful ideas on how to use some of the samplers for table settings or even as photograph frames. An excellent book for beginners.

Excellent introduction to a beautiful art

This was one of the first books I found when I took up bobbin lace nine years ago. Filled with attractive, simple patterns, clear diagrams, and many helpful hints, this book remains a favorite of mine. This is a wonderful resource, especially if you don't have a teacher. Geraldine Stott is one of the best in the business.

Excellent Beginner's Manual

I learned how to do bobbin lace solely through this book--with no help from a teacher. It explains the art of lace-making well and simply, from how to wind a bobbin all the way to complicated pattern designing. I have several "beginners" books in my collection, and none are as clear cut as this one.