The Lace Samples from Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1789-1790: History, Patterns, and Working Diagrams for 22 Lace Samples Preserved at the Library of Congr - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Karen ThompsonISBN-13:9780999038505ISBN-10:999038508UPC:9780999038505Book Category:Crafts & HobbiesBook Subcategory:NeedleworkBook Topic:Lace & TattingSize:11.00 x 8.50 x 0.19 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SC1FRD2W5G
The Lace Samples from Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1789-1790: History, Patterns, and Working Diagrams for 22 Lace Samples Preserved at the Library of Congr
Tucked among Alexander Hamilton's papers at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, is a rare collection of twenty-one samples of black silk lace handmade by lace makers in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1789 and 1790. Karen Thompson has reconstructed these important lace samples and makes them accessible to lace makers and historians in this book. A short introductory chapter on the Ipswich lace...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Karen ThompsonISBN-13:9780999038505ISBN-10:999038508UPC:9780999038505Book Category:Crafts & HobbiesBook Subcategory:NeedleworkBook Topic:Lace & TattingSize:11.00 x 8.50 x 0.19 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SC1FRD2W5G
Karen H. Thompson Contact: ipswichsamples@gmail.com Karen Thompson grew up in Denmark and learned to make bobbin lace from her mother. Since then she has taught others of all ages to make lace. Karen has studied and reconstructed all 22 black silk lace samples that were sent to Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton in 1790 from Ipswich, MA, as part of the first census of US manufactures. One...
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