Hello everyone, Unfortunately my copy of DMC Les Dentelles aux Fuseau has no indication of date. However I have five copies of Therese de Dillmont's Encyclopedia of Needlework. There seem to be a lot of modern reprints, one of which is so poor that the pictures have reproduced very badly. BUT I have a very early copy and hand-written on title page is "Holmes, Windermere, 1895." I have used this to compare pictures with the reprint.
I actually have five copies in all - two pocket ones, Jan 1922 and Oct 1932; , one larger French copy from July 1923 and the modern reprint which dates from 1996, the third edition by Running Press. This has been edited in some places to more up to date English, and also hes some extra bits such as Mediterranean needlelace. The larger English one I believe is the earlier version of the Encycopedia which was originally published in 1884 and has quite a few differences from the later ones. The owner wrote her surname, place and date on the flyleaf, "Holmes, Windermere, 1895." Is this the oldest? I have a large data base somewhere in the depths of the computer with many other Dillmont's Encyclopedias listed. Best wishes Liz Pass ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gilian Dye" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, 18 January, 2018 12:20:30 PM Subject: [lace] Vintage pattern books At the moment I am particularly interested in the date of DMC Les Dentelles aux Fuseaux (2nd series) - 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/
