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Teneriffe Lace Work

CD Republication™

Originally Published c1900!

Up for bid is another lovely Dakota Prairie Treasures CD  Republication™ on ''Teneriffe Lace Work!'' Originally published c1900! The HISTORIC item covers the gentle art of using needles and various threads (silk, linen and cotton) to make the daintiest (but also aremarkably sturdy) lace for home and clothing decoration. (Original is not for sale)

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This item is a great resource for those who are Victorian and Edwardian historical reenactment enthusiasts, students of historical clothing, theatre, fiber and textile arts, etc!

FYI: Many of our customer's favorite CD Republications™ are now becoming available in  Spiral Bound Pattern Book™ format! 

If you would prefer these antique instructions as a Spiral Bound Pattern Book™ instead of a CD Republication™ please email! We will list it for you ASAP and email you it's listing number to expedite your order!

This item includes scores of patterns including round, square and edging Teneriffe lace. You can see this book will keep you busy a long time making beautiful dainty lace items for you and yours, as gifts or to sell.

An excerpt:

 ''Teneriffe lace is a kind of work long known in Southern and Central America under the name of Brazilian or Bolivian lace. It is an imitation of a kind of needlework cultivated in Spain in the 16th and 17th centuries and known as ''Sols'' (Sun lace).''

CONTENTS

Implements

Needles

Materials

How to stretch the web for the wheels

How to make the web for insertions and lace

How to make the knots that fix the stretched threads in place

How to ornament the centre of the wheels

Ornamental stitches and figures

How to collect the clusters of threads contrariwise one row beneath the other

How to knot the clusters of threads

Wheels

Circles, braids, scallops and festoons in darning stitch

Chains in Russian and button-hole stitch, bars of stretched threads

How to take the work when finished off the

India rubber disc

Imitation done with Teneriffe braids

Materials for Teneriffe braids

Patterns

How to crochet together the loops of the braid

Taking on the braids

Making the lace stitches

How to detach the lace when finished from the pattern

Plates 1-20

So this is it! All kinds of instructions and photo plates for making these delightful lacy motifs and items! Whew!

What a historically educational and delightful art instructional piece this is!

Pretty much everything you need to make the dainty silk Victorian household needlework but the antique or vintage threads, etc. Those can be readily found on Atomic Mall! You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, you can obtain the contemporary materials at your nearest fabric or craft store...

The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience fiber art and thread worker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim.

The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience needleworker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim.

You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come. This information has been scanned into a CD-ROM Reproduction™ using the Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format. You may download a FREE version of the Adobe software program at www.adobe.com .

This is NOT a copy of another CD-ROM. You will receive an ORIGINAL CD of this historic and resourceful book. The text is viewed easily from your computer or you may choose to print each page as you read this amazing book on embroidery. Every page has been meticulously scanned, cleaned and burned to preserve this ANTIQUE book's information and patterns to CD-ROM! The format of this resource has so many more advantages than the original book.

What are the benefits of Dakota Prairie Treasures' Antique Book CD Republications™

* Every image and every page has been scanned to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper!

* These scans are completely sizable. You can enlarge and print according to your visual needs!

* Each page is saved in PDF format at a high dsi and is readily accessible using Adobe Acrobat (or other pdf reading software programs). This program is very user friendly and allows you to print any one specific page or the entire book!

* Each time you want to use an image, a page or pages you can print it out. Every one will be as crisp and clear as the last!

* If you spill your coffee, tea or soda on a page you just print yourself another!

* You can put all of your notes or musings on your printouts and save them in a folder for future referencing!

*Each CD-ROM comes in a protective case!

Curious about the quality of these scans Please contact me and I will forward an image for your own personal inspection! Scale it, edit it, print it to fit your needs and you are surely going to be quite pleased with the results! You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come...

Check out Dakota Prairie Treasures' current auctions and store listings for many other unique needlework CD Republications™ for the creative muse in you!

Payment: I prefer Paypal but also accept money orders or personal check.

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Copyright Restrictions: All Dakota Prairie Treasures needlework, design and/or other cd or hardcopy products produced by said seller are copyrighted and owned by us (as is all listing text and photos). Any descriptive text and trademarks provided by the seller in this listing's title, subtitle and description are the sole property of Dakota Prairie Treasures. All rights reserved. You are permitted to use our product's information for items you make for yourself, as gifts or for items you may produce to sell. However, the original designs and images remain the exclusive legal property of Dakota Prairie Treasures. Neither the CD Product content or hardcopy designs or images, or any part thereof, may be reproduced, used in class lessons or duplicated in any media format to be resold or ''shared'' (either individually or as a package) without Dakota Prairie Treasures' prior written consent. Any and all violations will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Returns allowed due to manufacturing defects only.

USA customers: I prefer Paypal but also accept money order or personal check. International customers:payment is accepted via Paypal only. Buyer to contact me within 3 days of auction close. All payments must be received within 10 days following close of auction(s). Email address for Paypal payments will be included following the close of the auction. Please visit out other auctions and store listings at http://stores.Atomic Mall.com/Dakota-Prairie-Treasures for other items of similar interest! Thank you!

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Please visit out other auctions and store listings for other items of similar interest at http://stores.Atomic Mall.com/Dakota-Prairie-Treasures ! Thank you! USA customers: I prefer Paypal but also accept money order or personal check. International customers: payment is accepted via Paypal only. Buyer to contact me within 3 days of auction close. All payments must be received within 10 days following close of auction(s). Email address for Paypal payments will be included following the close of the auction.

On May-08-06 at 09:25:18 PDT, seller added the following information: