book puzzle

Yesterday I discovered the Lacis catalog. No doubt it's been there a long time. What a great book collection! I am especially intrigued by Makiko Tada's book on Andean Braids. I am pretty sure I have met her, at Convergence 2000, when she was conversing with the greatest north american sling braider. (He happened to be a good friend of mine.) Has anyone seen this book, or any other of her books? I've looked in all the library catalogs I have access to and haven't found a copy. I have a feeling it could be important for my collection; on the other hand, it is a bit pricey, so I'd value comments from anyone who has read it. It would be great if it gives sling braiding directions that are less confusing than Adele Cahlender's, or at least a different perspective.

Braids are seductive... lately I've seen some amazing peruvian braids and I am sorely tempted to try some. If only I didn't already have so many other fiber pursuits.

I also saw three lace knitting books on their site with knitting patterns by Christine Duchrow. (sp?) Again I can't find them within my library resources. So, lace knitting gurus, how do they rate? Are the patterns unusual and complex enough to warrant purchase? Are they charted? Are there stitches you don't find anywhere else?

Comments

[JBB]

Judy Gibson has a write-up about Christine Duchrow's patterns: http://tiajudy.com/duchrow.htm

Perhaps you could contact Judy if you have further questions. http://tiajudy.com/index.html

[JBB]

Pictures of a Duchrow doily Judy Gibson knit: http://tiajudy.com/duch85.htm

[Juan Drago]

Hello! My name is Juan Drago and live in Chili, the country of Alphaca, vicuña, and the best sheep wool in the wordl to make braids. I have 56 patterns of different places like Perú, Bolivia, and Aymara people in Chili. I use the book Sling braiding of the Andes that I get in the precolumbian art museum of my city, and putted into my computer, (the method is some complex, but I prefer use the simple change position of yard in a cardboar square, and the results are the same!!)do you want a copy? jee.
I love make braids, with different colour patterns like kabuki clothes and colour of desert in Chili, you can get easily alphaca and fine sheep wool and dye with plant like eucaliptic (yellow) or tee (light brown), and others. I am looking for a book about andean braids of Makiko Tada, that type of book don`t exist in Latinamerica. Somebody have one to me? jee, bye bye, I love your page!!!.