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Building Torchon Lace Patterns by Bridget M. Cook
Written for the lacemaker with a grasp of the basic techniques, this book encourages the inventive lacemaker to create their own designs, whilst simultaneously providing a selection of patterns for the traditional hobby lacemaker. The written instructions are clear and brief, while a colour-coded key at the beginning of the book provides an at-a-glance guide to techniques and terminology ensuring the lacemaker need make only minimal reference to the text. The book includes instructions in English, French, German and Dutch.
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December 12, 2021
Really excellent book for torchon.
It starts with a large sampler in the form of a mat, with a rectangular centre and an edging.
The mat at the centre is worked in meandering strips, with 24 four legged spiders over a torchon ground (CT pin CT). The meandering strips are linked together by sewings. This central mat includes twelve types of spiders, each type worked once in cloth stitch and once in half stitch, with each spider surrounded by a half stitch frame.
The outer frame instead is a sampler of many different grounds. The sampler is worked with 20 pairs and 30wpc thread. With all the variations, this sampler is very enjoyable to work.
The rest of the book presents many pretty patterns that use the stitches in the sampler.
As all Bridget Cook books I've seen so far, this book too is richly illustrated and well photographed, with exhaustive technical drawings. It is presented in four languages, and the written instructions are essential, but the technical drawings add all the details needed. While the book is self contained, I think it may be a challenge for the absolute beginner.
Really good book.
It starts with a large sampler in the form of a mat, with a rectangular centre and an edging.
The mat at the centre is worked in meandering strips, with 24 four legged spiders over a torchon ground (CT pin CT). The meandering strips are linked together by sewings. This central mat includes twelve types of spiders, each type worked once in cloth stitch and once in half stitch, with each spider surrounded by a half stitch frame.
The outer frame instead is a sampler of many different grounds. The sampler is worked with 20 pairs and 30wpc thread. With all the variations, this sampler is very enjoyable to work.
The rest of the book presents many pretty patterns that use the stitches in the sampler.
As all Bridget Cook books I've seen so far, this book too is richly illustrated and well photographed, with exhaustive technical drawings. It is presented in four languages, and the written instructions are essential, but the technical drawings add all the details needed. While the book is self contained, I think it may be a challenge for the absolute beginner.
Really good book.
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