Books > Second Hand
There are many lacemaking and tatting books (and those of other needlecrafts too) that are now out of print but are still widely sought-after and of interest and practical use. From time to time, as we acquire books - mostly lace or tatting related, but occasionally other needlecrafts - which we believe are of interest, we will offer them here.
Unless a book is particularly old or rare, it will be in a used, but not over-used or abused condition. In all cases we will provide a description of its condition.
101 Torchon Patterns
by Robin Lewis - a wide selection of patterns - edgings, insertions, corners, bookmarks and medallions - giving the intermediate-level lacemaker an opportunity to build skills...
£17.95
Bedfordshire Lace Patterns
selected by Margaret Turner - a selection of 93 beautiful Bedfordshire pieces arranged in four sections - motifs, borders and insertions, mats and dress decorations...
£12.50
Colour in Lace
by Ann Collier
A practical guide, by a leading author, to using colour in lace with sections on colour theory, the use of colour in needlelace, bobbin lac...
£12.50
Creative Design in Bobbin Lace
by Ann Collier - the author uses traditional bobbin lace techniques as a basis to explore new directions....
£12.50
Downton Lace
by Bertha Kemp - the author sets out comprehensively her knowledge of this lace which she first learned as a schoolgirl in 1917 in Downton, Wiltshire....
£12.50
Good News
by Eeva-Liisa Kortelahti - a very unusual little book by the well known lace author, which features Biblical texts (in three languages) each accompanied by an appropriate picture of a piece of lace..
£6.50
Honiton Lace Patterns
by Elsie Luxton - the second book written by a widely acknowledged exponent of this beautiful lace, for those who have mastered its basic techniques...
£12.50
Introduction to Bobbin Lace Patterns
by Bridget M Cook - a collection of 72 Point Ground patterns, mainly edgings of various shapes....
£11.75
Introduction to Bobbin Lace Patterns
by Bridget M Cook - 72 Point Ground patterns presented with very clear prickings, colour-coded working diagrams and with black and white pictures of the finished work....
£13.50
Introduction to Bobbin Lace Stitches
by Bridget M Cook & Geraldine Stott - published in 1983 as a sequel to the authors' standard work "The Book of Bobbin Lace Stitches". This version includes 86 of the most frequently found bobbin lace stitches ....
£12.50
