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Youghal Irish Needle Lace for Connoisseurs and Lacemakers
Unique designs ranging from high art to quirky folk art, stitched with exceptional skill and imagination, make Youghal needle lace something special for both connoisseurs and lacemakers to study.
By looking through the eyes of a connoisseur - a critical judge of art - lacemakers will see what it takes to raise lacemaking to a fine art.
By looking through the eyes of a lacemaker, connoisseurs will understand the relationships between design, techniques and skill that make some lace worthy quarry for the collector.
INCLUDES the full text of Irma Osterman's Youghal, A Charming Irish Needle Lace, with stitching diagrams and instructions.
- 158 pages
- More than 150 detailed black and white photographs of vintage Youghal needle lace.- More than100 patterns for lacemakers taken from vintage pieces, including designs by Sister Mary Regis.
- 8 1/2 by 11 inches- Soft Cover- perfect binding.
Author is Elizabeth Kurella, author of Guide to Lace and Linens, Anybody Can Mend Lace and Linens, and the Conoisseur's Guide Series of lace texts, Normandy Lace, Many Lives of Old Lace, and Whitework Embroidered Lace Handkerchiefs.
PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL PUT AS MANY BOOKS IN A FLAT RATE ENVELOP AS WILL FIT. SMALL PIECES OF LACE WILL FIT WITH BOOKS.
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