Thank you so much for your support of my Ipswich Lace sampler book. It is very gratifying to hear that my efforts are appreciated. A special thank you to Jeri for your positive review and good advice on The Lace Samples from Ipswich, MA, 1789-1790. Please let me know of any mistakes you find that need to be addressed in a possible future revised edition. On first read-through of the printed version I found that p.10, line 4, (fig.3) should be (fig.2).
Those of you coming to the IOLI Convention in July can pre-order the book from me (privately) before July 1 with a $2 discount ($22), with payment and pick-up at Convention. The book will also be available through Holly Van Sciver and Maria Provencher, as well as Amazon. Canadian friends: I have been informed that the book will be listed on Amazon-ca after June 25. Looking forward to seeing more Ipswich lace embellishing clothing and being made, displayed, and demonstrated. I find it to be a fun and challenging lace. Warning to those of you wanting to make corners. Only a few of the patterns are on 45 or 60 degree grid. In order to get the motifs as close to the original as possible, I used different angles for the grid in most of the reproductions (Thanks to the Lace8 program). Besides, corners in lace were not common in 1790 in this type of lace. Straight borders were gathered or folded for corners. Happy lacing -Karen on sunny and warm East Coast of the US - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
