Books on Lace.

| Dentelle Vagabonde Michelle Andreu£10.00
| Many simple projects and alphabet motifs.French text.
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| Twelve Years of Christmas Jacqui Barber£6.00
| 12 bobbin lace patterns for Christmas cards.English text.
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| Tradition into Creation Jacqui Barber£14.00
| Designs for Scarves using basic torchon techniques.English text.
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| Rekonstruktion Alter Spitzen. Beckers-Hartl, Kilian & Schuster. £15.00
| A summary of experiences in redrafting patterns from old lace.
German and English text.
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| Chrysanthemum Lace. Cathleen Belleville £20.50
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 | Torchonmuster Bunt Gemischt. Brigette Bellon.£18.50 | Over 30 torchon patterns in various colours edges, mats and UFO designs German Text |
 | Geklöppel Frühlteingsmotive. Brigitte Bellon.£18.00 | 38 patterns for spring and summer.Flowers, hearts, eggs and Butterflies. German text |
 | Klöppelmuster für Schals und Tischläufer. Brigitte Bellon.£12.50 | 13 patterns for shawls and tableware. German text |
 | Schneeberger Klöppelmotive. Brigitte Bellon.£18.50 | An introduction with 40 patterns. English and German text |
 | Torchon Lace. Else Marie Bjerregaard £13.95 | Many patterns with prickings and coloured working diagrams.English text (Not recommended for beginners) |
 | 24 Hearts in Bobbin Lace Lene Bjørn £13.80 | 24 patterns for hearts in bobbin lace.English text. |
 | 62 Small Hearts in Bobbin Lace Lene Bjørn £19.00 | 62 patterns for hearts in bobbin lace for the Christmas tree.English text. |
 | Kantklossen... Kei-Tof Ordinaaltje The Bonheiden Lacemakers£8.00 | A first class book of lace for children. Many patterns and diagrams. Dutch text |
 | Lace and The Emerald Isle Alan Brown£10.50 | A history of lacemaking in Ireland during the 19th century.English text. |
 | A Rough Lot Alan Brown£9.50 | Nottingham in 1862 - lace finishing employed thousands of young women and girls. This is the story of their life and work, as told to the Royal Commission of that year....English text. |
| Pillow Lace - an introduction to Torchon | Sheila Brown | £5.50 | eng |
| Starts and Finishes in Torchon Lace | Sheila Brown | £5.50 | eng |
| Starts and Finishes in Bucks Point Lace | Sheila Brown | £5.50 | eng |
 | Lace for Ten Pairs Claire Burkhard£15.00 | Over 30 diverse patterns using only 10 pairs of bobinsText in English French & German |
 | Fun with Corners Claire Burkhard£17.00 | 70 patterns for mats, doilies, handkerchiefs etc. Decorations for Easter and Christmas All with interesting corners.Text in English French & German |
 | Before Grey Rabbit Dorothy Cox£1.75 Currently out of print. | Basic equipment and First Stitches in Bobbin LaceEnglish Text |
 | Making Lace with Little Grey Rabbit Dorothy Cox£4.25 Currently out of print. | A graded series of bobbin lace patterns inspired by the Little Grey Rabbit stories.English Text |
 | Flowers and Butterflies in 3D Bobbin Lace Dorothy Cox£8.95 | 30 patterns for the non-specialist lacemaker who is looking for something pleasantly different.English Text |
 | Tüllgrundspitzen Ruth Doepfner-Wettstein£30.00 | English, French, German and Italian Text |
| An ABC of Lace Patterns | Gilian Dye £5.50 | English text |
| Elizabethan Lace | Gilian Dye £7.50 | English text |
| Finishing and Mounting Lace | Gilian Dye £3.95 | English text |
 | Beginners Guide to Bobbin LaceGilian Dye and Adrienne Thunder £9.99 | Over 200 photographs showing stitches and techniquesEnglish Text |
 | Kinder Leicht und Spitze by members of The Sächsish-Erzgebirgishen Klöppelverbandes £20.00 | A very attractive collection of patterns for childrenDozens of full working diagrams in colour |
 | Knypplat till Husbehov Ulla Fagerlin Birgitta Hulterström & Kristina Malmberg. £13.00 | A collection of patterns for little housesDanish text |
 | Cluny de Brioude Fouriscot & Arpin£12.00 | Patterns and instructions for Cluny lace from Brioude.French text |
 | Bijoux aux Fuseaux Fouriscot & Déboudard£23.00 | Lace with beads.French text |
 | La Guipure du Puy Volume1 Fouriscot & Hubert£14.00 | 30 patterns in the Guipure technique of Le Puy.French text |
 | La Guipure du Puy Volume 2 Fouriscot & Hubert£12.00 | More of the Guipure technique of Le Puy.French text |
 | La Dentelle Duchesse 1 Fouriscot & Parfait£15.00 Now republished. | An introduction to Duchesse Lace.French text |
 | La Dentelle Duchesse 2 Fouriscot & Parfait£10.25 | A sequel to book 1.French text |
 | La Dentelle Torchon de Cholet 1 Fouriscot & Piveteau£14.00 | 21 Patterns in traditional Torchon style Wide edgings, insertions, mats and bookmarks.French text |
 | La Dentelle Torchon de Cholet 2 Fouriscot & Piveteau£15.40 | 26 more patterns .French text |
 | La Dentelle Torchon Fouriscot & Piveteau£19.50 |
French text |
 | La Dentelle Torchon (vol.2) Fouriscot & Piveteau£19.00 | The latest book from Martine Piveteau .French text |
 | Dentelle Hongroise Hunnia Fouriscot & Rühle£21.00 | Hungarian hunnia lace.German, English & French text |
 | La Dentelle au Fuseau Cluny Fouriscot & Salvador£12.00 | .
French text |
| Klöppel - Motive für Ostern und Weihnachten. Marianne Geißendörfer.£11.25
| A whole bookful of motifs for Easter and Christmas.German text.
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| Klöppeltiere mit Schleife. Marianne Geißendörfer.£10.50
| 17 Animal outlines in Milanese braids.German text.
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| Kleine Schmuckstücke in Chrysanthe-Technik. Hildegard Glös.£8.20
| 24 patterns for small decorations using the technique of chrysanthemum lace.German text.
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| Torchon Michael Giusiana£8.00
| A folder with 9 torchon patterns English, Dutch, Italian German & French text.
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 | The Bobbin Laces of Karelian National Costumes Leena Hokkanen £10.00 | Instructions for Nyytinki lacemakersText in Finnish & English |
 | Knypplade Blommor (Flowers in Bobbin Lace)
Ulla Fagerlin & Birgitta Hulterström £16.00 | 24 Patterns for wild plants and flowersText in English German & Swedish. |
 | Modern Bobbin Lace Karen Iversen£16.50 | 18 modern projects in free bobbin lace. English Text |
 | Geklöppelte Ostereier Annelies Kirst£6.00 | 20 patterns for Easter eggs in lace. German Text |
 | Neue Klöppel-Ostereier Annelies Kirst£7.00 | More patterns for Easter eggs in lace. German Text |
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Bobbin Lace for a Dolls House Books 1, 2 and 3 Annelies de Kort£5.50 each £15.50 for the set of three | Fine lace based on Annelies' miniature lace shop which many of you will have seen. uses 170 egyptian cotton English text. |
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| Annelies de Kort £4.80 each | Miniature knitting with 0.8 and 1.0 mm needles. Little dolls, animals and dolls clothes. English text. |
 | Kloskant in Drie Dimensies (Lace in three Dimensions) Annelies de Kort£4.95 | The original book from Annelies with the puppet and babyshoes patterns amongst others. Dutch text only. |
 | Bobbin Lace Patterns 98 Eeva-Liisa Kortelahti£14.00 |
English, German & Scandinavian text |
 | Roses in Bobbin Lace Eeva-Liisa Kortelahti£25.00 | 51 patterns with prickingsEnglish, German & Scandinavian text |
| Lace Guild Publications.
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An Introduction to Torchon Lace. Alison Tolson.£4.50
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| An Introduction to Bucks Point Lace. Jean Leader.£4.50
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| An Introduction to Bedfordshire Lace. Jean Leader.£5.00
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An Introduction to Needlelace. Gilian Dye.£2.50
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| An Introduction to Milanese Lace Pat Read.£5.00
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| Honiton. Joyce Dorsett. £4.50
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Twenty Bookmarks. Sally Wadsworth.£5.00
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| Lace for Christmas. 18 patterns.£5.00
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| Circles and Squares. 12 patterns.£5.50
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Thistle, Rose, Daffodil, Shamrock and a Fuchsia Jean Leader£6.00 |
Five motifs using Bedfordshire lace techniques.English text |
| Later books by Ulrike Löhr are under her married name Ulrike Voelcker. |
 | Kloppeln Handbook Ulrike Löhr£28.00 | An outstanding textbook on lacemaking with exceptionally clear diagrams German text |
 | The Beginning of the End Ulrike Löhr£29.95 | An indispensible book for starting and finishing lace projects. covers Tape lace, Torchon, Flanders, Binche, Point Ground, Mechlin, Valencienne, Point de Paris and Braid Lace.German & English text |
 | Hausdrachen (House Dragons) Ulrike Löhr£28.50 | 21 patterns of Dragons and other monsters. (Hausdrachen literally translated means a termagent or battleaxe)German & English text |
 | Maikäfer, Flieg Ulrike Löhr£7.50 | 20 patterns of insects with instructionsGerman text |
 | Schmetterlinge (Butterflies) Ulrike Löhr£7.50 | 10 patterns for butterflies with instructionsGerman text |
 | Viele Gute Grunde Volumes 1, 2, 3 & 4 (Many Good Grounds)Ulrike Löhr £16.00 each or £60.00 for the set | A large collection of grounds with instructions and diagrams Text in English, German, French & Dutch |
 | Butterfly and Moth Ulrike Löhr£19.60 | 15 patterns for butterflies with instructionsGerman & English text. |
 | Dick durch Dünn Ulrike Löhr£20.00 | 13 patterns worked with coloured threadsGerman & English text. |
 | Stil-Blüten Ulrike Voelcker£26.50 | Flower motifs worked in point ground with coloured silks. Inspired by the blonde polychrome of Normandy.German, Spanish & English text. |
 | Eisblumen Ulrike Voelcker£26.00 | Now available |
| Klöppelschals (Lace Shawls) Elke Marx & Marianne Geißendörfer£16.50
| 12 patterns for bobbin made shawls and scarves with prickings, colour diagrams and working instructionsGerman & French text.
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| A Snowy Spring Day in My Garden. Beryl Maw.£15.00
| 7 patterns in Binche Lace. Beryl is selling her patterns in support of the Macmillan Cancer Relief Charity No 261017.English text.
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| Devon Trolly Lace 1. Carol McFadzean.£16.50
| The lost lace of the East Devon coast.English text.
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| Devon Trolly Lace 2. Carol McFadzean.£15.00
| Patterns and lace for Queen Victoria.English text.
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| Mémoire III | Kumiko Nakazaki £28.00 | dut/fre/eng |
 | Roses Kumiko Nakazaki £22.00 | Collection of Rose patterns in various laces
Dutch, French and English text |
 | Flanders Lace A to Z vol 1Kumiko Nakazaki £26.50 |
Dutch, French and English text |
 | Julekniplinger Aase Nilsson £10.50 | Book 5 in this series Christmas lace projects Angel heads and caps in stock £1.00 for 4 sets.Danish text |
 | Begynderknipling for Voksne (Lace for Beginners)Aase Nilsson £10.50 | Book 6 in this series Patterns with instructions for beginnersDanish text |
 | 4 x Rond-Beveren Anny Noben-Slegers £12.00 | 4 patterns in Beveren lace to fit the silver coaster and plates. Patterns also on CDROM.English,Dutch,French and German text |
 | Pride of Africa Anny Noben-Slegers £17.50 | Lions in Lace. Patterns also on CDROM.English,Dutch,French and German text |
 | Tribute to The First PeopleAnny Noben-Slegers £23.50 | American Indian pattern collection.English,Dutch,French and German text |
 | Eagles of Freedom Anny Noben-Slegers £27.00 | Patterns based on the American Eagle.English,Dutch,French and German text |
 | Skånsk Knyppling Wivi-Ann Nordström £22.00 | Traditional Swedish PatternsSwedish and German text with English translation |
 | The Technique of Bobbin Lace by Pamela Nottingham£15.99 | A new edition of this classic book A complete guide to lacemaking English textOut of print see second hand books section |
 | Christmas Lace 5 Jana Novak£17.50 | Number 5 in the Christmas lace series from Jana Novak.Danish, German and English text |
 | The Crib 6 Jana Novak£19.50 | The latest in the Christmas lace series from Jana Novak.Danish, German and English text |
 | Bobbin Lace Angels, Bells and... Jana Novak£19.00 | An old favourite in the Christmas lace series from Jana Novak.Danish, German and English text |
 | Table Decoration Jana Novak£18.50 See under ends of line. | A collection of patterns for table decoration from table runners to napkin rings.Danish, German and English text |
 | Nyytinki Lace Inga Pentikäinen and Irma Leimulahti£25.00 See under ends of line. | 102 freehand laces based on ancient Finnish Karelian patterns. German,
Finnish, Swedish and English text. |
 | Schneeflöckchen in Klöppelspitze. (Snowflakes in Bobbinlace)Petra Pönish £9.00 | 12 snowflake designs with patterns and working diagramsGerman text |
 | Fensterzauber (Window Magic)Petra Pönish £17.50 | 12 window hangings with patterns and working diagrams. Lace suitable for Children.German text. |
 | Sieben Ornamente in Schneeberger TechnikPetra Pönish £8.00 | 7 Motifs based on tulips and acanthus leaves.German and English text. |
 | La Dentelle de Bayeaux Jeanine Potin & Marie Catherine Nobécourt £19.00 | From the school of Rose Durand. Patterns and instructions French text. |
 | Bobbin Lace Flowers Doris Olsen. £16.50 | All you need to know about lace flowers. Patterns and instructions English text. |
 | Lay the Table Birgit Poulsen£13.95 | Bobbin lace for the tableEnglish text |
 | Feline Friends in Lace Wendy Powell£8.50 | 10 Patterns of cats in tape lace Full instructions for making the lace Suitable for beginners. English text |
 | 50 New Milanese Lace Patterns Patricia Read£17.95 | English text. |
 | Floral Bedfordshire Yvonne Scheele-Kerkhof £30.00 |
English, German, Dutch and French text. |
 | Attraktive Spitzendecken Helene and Bärbel Schneider £13.00 | 18 Lace decorations mats and doilies. German text |
 | Tønderkniplinger 1 Inge Skovgaard£16.00 | Danish text |
 | Tønderkniplinger 2 Inge Skovgaard£16.00 | Danish text |
 | Angels in Russian Tape Lace Hanne Sonne £12.95 | 16 patterns for angelsEnglish text. |
 | Christmas Cones in Bobbin Lace Hanne Sonne £16.50 | 17 patterns for cone decorationsEnglish text. |
 | Peter's Torchon Lace Peter Sørensen £13.95 | Table runners in torchon laceEnglish text. |
 | Lace for Children of all Ages Christine Springett£7.50 | English text |
 | The Torchon Lace Book Christine Springett£5.00 | English text |
 | The Christmas Lace Book Christine Springett£8.50 | English text |
 | Lace for Special Occasions Christine Springett£12.00 | English text |
 | Bangle Bonanza Christine Springett£3.50 | English text |
 | Snakes Galore Christine Springett£3.50 | English text |
 | Christmas Collection Christine Springett£5.00 | English text |
 | Variations on an Edging Christine Springett£3.50 | English text |
 | Magic Threads Christine Springett£5.00 | English text |
 | Sonne Monde & Sterne (Sun Moon and Stars)Inge Theuerkauf £8.50 | 16 Further Motifs in Torchon and Point GroundGerman text with English translation |
 | Tierisch Flandrisch Inge Theuerkauf £24.50 | English & German text. |
 | Introducing Traditional Bedfordshire Lace Barbara Underwood £16.95 | Introducing traditional Bedfordshire Lace in 20 lessonsEnglish text. |
 | Traditional Bedfordshire Lace Technique and Patterns. Barbara Underwood £17.95 | Patterns with prickings and notes.English text. |
 | Feestelijk Kantwerk Sonia Vanoosterwijck £14.00 | Dutch, French, English and German text |
 | Torchon Lacemaking Elizabeth Wade£14.99 | Softback reprint of this highly regarded primer for beginners |
Lace with a Touch of Humour | Frie Wuytack £15.75 | dut/fre eng/ger
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| From Image to Imagination Frie Wuytack£20.00
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| First Steps in Bobbin Lace. Helen Young.£5.00
| Practical advice and tips to help the absolute begginner get started making bobbin lace, using a few simple patterns.
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Books on Needlelace, Stumpwork and Tatting.This section is in alphabetic order of author names.
 | Stumpwork Kay Dennis £8.95 | A beginners guide to Stumpwork English Text |
 | Stumpwork Figures Kay Dennis £8.95 | A follow up to the beginners guide. English Text |
 | Stumpwork Seasons Kay Dennis £8.95 | Seasonal pictures in stumpwork 250 pictures and detail of techniques. English Text |
Needlelace Handbook Volumes 1 & 2 | Kay Dennis £5.00 each | A beginners guide to needlelace. English Text |
 | Shuttle Tatting without a Teacher Betty Alderson. £6.00 | Teach yourself TattingEnglish text |
 | 24 Snowflakes in Tatting Lene Bjørn £3.95 | 24 tatted snowflakes & stars for ChrismasEnglish text |
 | Tatted Bookmarks Lene Bjørn £3.95 | Tatted cross shaped bookmarksEnglish text |
| Creative Tatting | Judith Connors | £7.99 | |
 | Tatted Butterflies Adelheid Dangela £3.95 | Patterns for tatted butterfliesEnglish text |
| The Complete Book of Tatting | Rebecca Jones | £10.50 | |
 | Tatted Easter Eggs Kirsten Wind Hansen£3.95 | 24 patterns for tatted easter eggsEnglish text |
 | Tatted Animals Inga Madsen £3.95 | 12 patterns for tatted animalsEnglish text |
 | Tatted Doilies Iris Niebach £3.95 | 13 patterns for tatted doiliesEnglish text |
 | Tatted HandkerchiefsKirstine & Inge Nikolajsen £3.95 | 12 patterns for tatted handkerchief edgingsEnglish text |
| Tatting Treats 3 | Pam Palmer | £5.95 | |
| Tatting for Pleasure | Rosemarie Peel | £4.50 | |
| Tatting with Colour | Rosemarie Peel | £6.50 | |
 | Angels, A Knitters Dozen Geraldine Strong £11.95 | 12 knitting patterns for angelsEnglish text |
Reference Books
(Threads, Computing & Dictionary).
 | Threads for Lace Fourth EditionBrenda Paternoster £9.00 | This is an indispensable reference for all lacemakers. Equivalents can be found for current and discontinued threads. 1350 threads are now listed. English text. |
 | Thread & Pricking: a Partnership Faden & Brief: Ein Zusammenspeil. Martha Wolter-Kampman£15.50 | This is the definative book for those with a serious interest in threads. Original with German text. New edition with English Text. |
 | Click and Drag.... .....Snap to Grid.Ruth Budge £11.50 | A guide to the computer programme LACE 2000 English Text. |
 | Don't Panic ! Have Fun with Lace R-XP.Ruth Budge £18.50 | A guide to the computer programme LACE R-XP English Text. |
International Lace Dictionary vols 1 & 2 now combined Johanne Coene£15.00 | |
Recent Acquisitions.
For more detail see main list.
Feline Friends in Lace by Wendy Powell £8.50
Beginners Guide to Bobbin Lace by Gilian Dye and Adrienne Thunder £8.99
Schneeberger Klöppelmotive by Brigitte bellon £18.00
Tüllgrundspitzen by Ruth Doepfner-Wettstein. £26.50
Geklöppelte Frühlingsmotive by Brigitte Bellon £16.30
Kleine Schmuckstücke in Chrysanthe-Technik by Hildegard Glös £8.20
Kei-Tof a book for children from the Bonheiden Lacemakers £8.00
Secondhand Books |
New Design in Bobbin Lace. Ann Collier. |
1st ed 1987 hardback. good condition but dust cover creased. |
£10.00 |
Bobbin Lacemaking for Beginners. Amy Dawson. |
1978 hardback. good condition. |
£8.00 |
The Romance of Lace. Mary Eirwen Jonese. |
c 1960 hardback. good condition but dust cover torn. |
£30.00 |
The Romance of the Lace Pillow. Thomas Wright. |
2nd ed 1930 hardback. good condition. --- vol 2 only --- |
£20.00 |
Collecting Antique Linens, Lace & Needlework. Francis Johnson. |
1st ed. 1991 softback. good condition. |
£10.00 |
A Manual of Hand-Made Bobbin Lace Work.Margaret Maidment. |
1983 reprint of original 1931 ed hardback in very good condition |
£12.00 |
Bobbin Lace Making. Doreen Wright. |
Revised ed. 1983 softback condition as new. |
£12.00 |
Kantklospatronen. 37 patterns with prickings Forward by Pamela Nottingham Tiny Zwaal-Lint. |
1892 softback complete with prickings. |
£10.00 |
The Book of Bobbin Lace Stitches.Bridget Cook & Geraldine Stott. |
1980 ed hardback good condition |
£15.00 |
Bobbin Lace Making.Pamela Nottingham. |
Reprinted softback condition as new |
£6.00 |
The Technique of Bobbin Lace.Pamela Nottingham. |
1st ed 1976 hardback condition as new |
£15.00 |
Introduction to Honiton Lace.Susanne Thompson. |
1988 hardback good condition |
£15.00 |
Honiton Lace Patterns.Elsie Luxton. |
1st ed. 1983 hardback good condition |
£15.00 |
The Technique of Branscombe Point Lace.Lillie Trivett. |
1st ed. 1991 hardback condition as new |
£15.00 |
Downton Lace.Bertha Kemp. |
1st ed. 1988 hardback condition as new |
£8.00 |
Lace Flowers. Joyce Willmot. |
1987 hardback condition as new |
£9.95 |
Queen Victoria's Wedding Dress and Lace.Kay Staniland and Santina Levey. |
1983 softcover.Published by The Museum of London |
£10.00 |
Ends of Line.
This section contains a miscellany of books which we shall not be restocking
Some of them are now out of print and others we are not reordering.
Ends of line |
| Table Decoration Jana Novak£18.50 Reduced to £15.00
| A collection of patterns for table decoration from table runners to napkin rings.Danish, German and English text
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| Nyytinki Lace Inga Pentikäinen and Irma Leimulahti£25.00 £22.00
| 102 freehand laces based on ancient Finnish Karelian patterns. German,
Finnish, Swedish and English text.
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| Thread & Pricking: a Partnership Faden & Brief: Ein Zusammenspeil. Martha Wolter-Kampman£15.50 £13.50
| This is the definative book for those with a serious interest in threads. English Text.
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Horoscoop 12 patterns for the zodiac in binche lace. |
Kantcentrum sold in aid of their cancer charity |
£25.00 £22.00
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Shop soiled.
New books with marks or damaged covers.
ShopsoiledNothing currently in this section |
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