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Malmesbury Lace
Joan Blanchard

Malmesbury Lace

Batsford (1990)
#533
9780713466157
| Hardcover
126 pages | English
Dewey 746.22
LC Classification NK9404 .B58 1990
LC Control No. 2012398659

Genre

  • Bobbin Lace

Subject

  • History
  • Lace And Lace Making
  • Lace Industry

Plot

A history of Malmesbury lace and of the lacemakers of North Wiltshire. Included are thirty patterns with diagrams and prickings and some instructions. The last seven patterns are adaptations of old patterns into motifs for jewellery and paper weights.

Personal

Owner NELG
Purchased Sep 23, 2024 at Donation
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Modified Date Sep 23, 2024 16:52:03

Notes

Donated by Cathy Bisol. The first section is about the history of lace in the region, but the second half of the book has reproduction prickings for typical laces. Mostly edgings, small mats.

The cover piece is not in the book.

Tags

Bobbin Lace lace history