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Bobbin Lace

 General Reference
Threads for Lace, Ed 6, Brenda Paternoster $38 - currently out of stock

 Torchon

Torchon Bobbin Lace Teaching Manual, Jacqui Southgate, Modified for Biggins - $8 as an e-book. A small charge will apply for a hard copy.

Dreamcatcher Lace, Christie Wareham-Norfolk - $15

Lace from the Australian Bush: Australian Wildflower patterns in Torchon Lace, Jenny Rees - $45

An Introduction to Bobbin Lacemaking, Rosemary Shepherd - $40

Mainly Torchon: A Bobbin Lace Collection, Brigitta Keane - $18

More Torchon: A Bobbin Lace Collection, Brigitta Keane - $18

A Simply Sparkle Wedding, Jane Lewis & Sally Smiddy - $90

Rich River Torchon Lace Collection: Intermediate & Advanced, Heather Billington - $40

Embellished Lace, Heather Billington - $35

Gimps in Torchon, Heather Billington - $40

Torchon For Beginners, Heather Billington - $40

Torchon Intermediate, Heather Billington - $50

Christening Gown With Torchon Lace, Heather Billington - $40

Torchon Starts and Finishes, Heather Billington - $40

Torchon Shapes, Heather Billington - $40

Point Ground

Alphabet Brooches in Point Ground, Norma Irvin $22

​Floral Emblems of Australia in Point Ground Lace, Heather Billington - $50


Bucks Point

A Simply Sparkle Wedding, Jane Lewis & Sally Smiddy $90

Bucks Point for Beginners, Heather Billington - $40

Bucks Point: Intermediate, Heather Billington - $40


Bedfordshire

​Plaited Lace: Bedfordshire Beginners, Heather Billington - $40

Plaited Lace: Bedfordshire Intermediate, Heather Billington - $40

Art Nouveau Fruit and Flowers, Heather Billington - $50


Other Bobbin Laces

Swan River Lace: Patterns by West Australian Designers, Australian Lace Guild WA Branch Inc. - $25

Russian Braid Lace, Heather Billington - $50


Needlelace 

The Borris Lace Collection, Marie Laurie and Annette Meldrum - $40

Knitting, Tatting & Crochet

Crochet Stitch Dictionary, Sarah Hazell - $52

The Technique of Filet Crochet With Mary Card Designs and Methods, Barbara Ballantyne - $25

Mademoiselle Riego and Irish Crochet Lace, Barbara Ballantyne - $15

Mary Card’s Crochet Lace Flower Designs, Barbara Ballantyne - $30

Early History of Irish Crochet Lace, Barbara Ballantyne - $30

Irish Crochet Lace in Austria and France, Barbara Ballantyne - $45

Irish Crochet Lace in the Nineteenth Century, Barbara Ballantyne - $42

 

Knotted Laces

The Art of Netting, Jules and Kaethe Kliot - $44.90

Mediterranean Knotted lace, Elena Dickson - $35

Knotted Lace in the Eastern Mediterranean Tradition, Elena Dickson - $33


Drawn and Cut Thread Work, Embroidery and Miniatures 

A-Z of Embroidered Flowers - $26.90

Ukranian Drawn Thread Embroidery, Yvette Stanton - $26.90

Cushions and More in Miniature, Margaret Morgan - $16

Antique Samplers in Miniature Margaret Morgan - POA

Portuguese Whitework: Bullion Embroidery from Guimaraes, Yvette Stanton - $35

And many more second hand books for sale.

Photo credits: All original designs worked by the designer, from top to bottom, torchon: Madge McLennan, needlelace: Elizabeth Ligeti, tatting: Madge McLennan, Carrickmacross: Annette Meldrum.