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| Victorian Lace Today | 
 enlarge | Author: Jane Sowerby
Creator: Elaine Rowley
Publisher: XRX Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 15668
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 196
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 11 x 9.7 x 0.7
ISBN: 1933064102
Dewey Decimal Number: 746
EAN: 9781933064109
ASIN: 1933064102
Publication Date: November 30, 2007
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Great job Jane! July 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a masterpiece of lace knitting, with a detailed history about lace
starting from the Victorian Era.
Wonderful pictures, great patterns and so much love in every page.
This is a perfect gift for every knitters.
VICTORIAN LACE TODAY January 21, 2008
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
'Victorian Lace Today' is a superb lace knitting book - enticing, imaginative, and inspirational in every way.
The last two years have seen a return to the 'feminine', gentle and beautiful, especially in the areas of crochet and knitting. Gone are many of the stiff, boring and unimaginative garments that deterred many from taking up the needles again. Not so with this book.
It is, as the title says, based on patterns found in the knitting books of the Victorian era. However, these are transformed by the author Jane Sowerby, with the use of modern yarns, designer yarns, cottons, finest kid mohair, gorgeous colours and the adaptation of the patterns for the woman of the moment.
Lace is often thought of as doillies, chair back covers and old-fashioned items that grandma used on her tea tray. In 'Victorian Lace Today' you will not find anything like that, but chapters filled with wonderful shawls in many styles, simple lacy scarves, lace edged scarves, shawls with curving corners, throws, swirls, swinging items and everything that one could wish for to be a lacy up-to-date woman.
The colours used are often vibrant. Imagine a lacey rectangular shawl in fine lime green mohair or bright raspberry; or for lighter shades a soft gentle apple green, and a primrose so pale and fragile it is stunning. Also there are romantic black and mulberry coloured wraps to entice and capture the heart, plus a host of other lacy styles and colours.
The diagrams and intructions are very clear, as is the history of the women long ago who wrote these patterns for us. They are discussed in a way that brings the Victorian era to life.
The photographer must receive an accolation for his superb pictures. Alexis Xenakis has chosen the exteriors of stately homes for his locations, adding a mysterious past/present feel to the book. The models also echo this sense of timelessness in a way that is frankly beautiful.
If I had to chose only one knitting book this year, this would be the one.
It is exceptionally lovely.
Victorian Lace Today November 10, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
An absolutely STUNNING book - worth buying for the pictures alone. There are so many beautiful shawls you want to make them all. Also a section on how to create your own. The instructions, at first, look complicated but are easily mastered after a bit of practice. If you want to be inspired - this is the book for you!!!
 Beautiful book October 29, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Undoubtably this book is gorgeous, the charts are clear and make life pretty straightforward.
However, when it came to it I didn't really want to knit any of them - I know I am in a minority on this one but I like 'Folk Shawls' better.
Fabulous book! July 15, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is definitely for the more experienced knitter. The pictures are fabulous. The patterns seem to be clear, although charts are used. There is a section at the back explaining techniques used. A must have on your book shelf!
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