Bridget D Cook

The Book of Bobbin Lace Stitches

This work contains an exhaustive collection of stitches which have been developed in the traditional art of bobbin lacemaking since the 17th century, and is designed to aid all lacemakers in the recognition and working of each individual feature. The degree of accuracy and detail is the result of ma...

Shattered Silence: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer's Daughter

Throughout her life, Melissa Jesperson Moore had to hide her true identity. She had pretended that life was perfect after her parents divorced and she was suddenly uprooted from everything familiar and loving. She had to be silent, and to pretend not to be disturbed or upset by her father's actions....

Skinhead Confessions: From Hate To Hope

A background in hate. A life of violence. A love for power. But all he needed was a moment of truth. I heard the gasp of horror and knew I'd been caught. "What are those?" she cried, pointing at my body, which was covered from neck to waist in graphic, sinister tattoos. No way was I going to tell he...

The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice

Rebecca Musser grew up in fear, concealing her family's polygamous lifestyle from the "dangerous" outside world. Covered head-to-toe in strict, modest clothing, she received a rigorous education at Alta Academy, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' school headed by Warren ...

Exhibiting Blackness: African Americans and the American Art Museum

In 1927, the Chicago Art Institute presented the first major museum exhibition of art by African Americans. Designed to demonstrate the artists' abilities and to promote racial equality, the exhibition also revealed the art world's anxieties about the participation of African Americans in the exclus...

Practical Skills in Bobbin Lace

This guide presents explanations of the many and complex techniques involved in the craft of lacemaking. It is divided into easy-to-consult sections, where alternative methods of construction are closely examined step-by-step.

100 Traditional Bobbin Lace Patterns

Instructions, diagrams for creating Bucks Point lace designs, including Little Diamonds, Jewelled Primrose, Grape Hyacinth, many more.

The Torchon Lace Workbook : A concise lacemaking course--the basic skills fully explained, with prickings and diagrams for 27 finished lace Products

Practical Skills in Bobbin Lace

100 Traditional Bobbin Lace Patterns

The Book of Bobbin Lace Stitches

One Hundred Traditional Bobbin Lace Patterns

Introduction to Bobbin Lace Stitches

Introduction to Bobbin Lace Patterns

Russian Lace Making