Introducing Traditional Bedfordshire Lace in 20 Lessons

Traditional Bedfordshire lace, with its wonderful designs for flowers, leaf sprays and grounds, has a growing appeal for the modern lace-maker. After the success of her pioneering instruction book, Traditional Bedfordshire Lace, for the experienced lace-maker, Barbara Underwood now offers a graded course essential for the newcomer to Bedfordshire lace. It provides a thorough grounding in the techniques: the step-by-step instructions help provide the skills for tackling Bedfordshire patterns independently. The book is easy to use with compact patterns and clear diagrams. The large colour display gives ideas for using and mounting the finished lace and shows the effectiveness of the coloured threads. AUTHOR: Barbara M Underwood has an established reputation as a teacher, lace-maker and designer. She has made a special study of the fine traditional laces of the English East Midlands and has played a leading role in teaching and promoting them. SELLING POINTS: ? An essential book for the newcomer to Bedfordshire lace ? Graded lessons with attractive patterns lead the lacemaker from basic techniques to advanced floral designs ? Easy to use book with new and compact patterns, clear diagrams and superb high quality photographs with enlarged detail ILLUSTRATIONS: 67 b/w photos 2 colour photos 210 line drawings and diagrams