Lace from the Attic: A Victorian Notebook of Knitted Lace Patterns

by Nancie Wiseman

Description

Combining the story of one Victorian's knitting life with an astonishing collection of patterns, this book recalls the time when lace embellished everything from clothing to tea cozies. Taken from Blanche Beau's original book of swatches, the collection presents samples and written patterns updated with conventional abbreviations and terminology. It also offers ways to incorporate the patterns into projects.

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KC_in_KS 23 reviews

Uninspiring. True, I'm no knitter, but I am conversant with a number of other textile crafts, and this book did nothing to interest me in taking up knitting. The idea of historical patterns was interesting enough, but the projects illustrated could have come out of the average Walmart flyer - with better illustrations. Knitted Lace of Estonia, by Nancy Bush, handled similar subject matter much more deftly.

Aug 3, 2011

MarlaF 34 reviews

There are 4 books in this series - all very beautiful.

Sep 29, 2007