Crafting With Lace: More Than 40 Enchanting Projects to Make

Covers the history of lacework, techniques of sewing with lace, and instructions for making traditional and contemporary projects, including crafts using cutwork and Battenberg lace

Crafting with Lace is more than the title implies. In addition to including individual projects using antique and machine-made laces, Cusick provides fascinating background material on the history of lace, photographs from 19th-century women's magazines, and instructional material on techniques employed in fine French hand sewing and its adaptation to the modern sewing machine. Projects are graded for difficulty (simple, intermediate, and advanced), with instructions included for sewing by hand or by machine. Each project is shown in a full-color photograph, with a materials list and step-by-step procedures. Projects range from simple lace sachets to elaborate potpourri birds fashioned from Battenberg tape lace. The last two chapters are devoted to cutwork and Battenberg lace crafts. Recommended for public libraries and subject collections where demand warrants.
Janice Zlendich, California State Univ. Lib., Fullerton
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