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This section describes books authored by Dr. Consiglia Azzopardi.
If you are interested in purchasing any of these books, you may contact the author directly on consiglia@malteselace.com or call on +356 79270064. All of the books are available in stock from the author except for
"L-Istorja tal-Bizzilla tal-Gżejjer Maltin".
A personal dedication may be signed by the author (an any of the purchased books) upon request. |
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Maltese Lace: History and Mystery, Four Centuries of Bizzilla
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Hardback + Jacket, A4, 574 pages full colour.
Published by Kite Group, Malta in 2019.
English Language
Price: €120 (excluding postage)
Contents
Introduction of the lace craft in Malta.
From the merchants to the Churches, Convents and Nobility.
Lace work spreads to the working class.
The primitive lace pillow and consequent introduction of stitches and styles from important lace centres of Europe.
From the time of The Order of St John to the time of the British in Malta.
Maltese Lace recovered in Gozo.
Lace Artists, Merchants and Entrepreneurs in Gozo.
Diacono founds the First Lace School / Lace Industry in Gozo.
Lady Hamilton Chichester supporting Gozo Lace.
The Early 20th C. Maltese Lace dominated by Malta Industries Association.
Surviving masterpieces of Maltese Lace inspire modern projects.
For the first time the history of Lace in the Maltese Islands has been researched and studied, the technique was tested, patterns were reproduced, lace designers were accredited. The book contains numerous pictures of designs that can be worked by both the common and the professional workers. Turning over the pages is enough in order to appreciate the efforts of our ancestors in realizing Maltese Lace as was manufactured in the past, hardly believing that most were illiterate women.
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GOZO LACE An Introduction to Lace Making in the Maltese Islands
by Consiglia Azzopardi,
Hardback, A4, 176 + VIII pages.
Phototypeset and printed by Gozo Press.
First Edition in 1991, 1992, 1994.
Second Edition 1999, 2005.
ISBN 99909-982-0-5
Language: English
Price: €36 (excluding postage)
Contents
Brief history
Equipment and materials
Preparation work: winding bobbins, design covering, lifting on the Maltese pillow.
The Basic Stitches.
Working Motifs
Planning insertions, borders, corners, rounds, reversing for ovals and rectangles.
Mounting lace, ironing.
Prickings of all designs studied in the previous chapters.
Lessons are simply explained using sketches and shade screening "important hints to remember", that can be followed by a novice while progressing from one step to another.
Lessons start by learning Simple Edgings and move to more complicated projects such as Table Centres or Shawls towards the end of the book.
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GOZO LACE - A Selection of Bobbin Lace Patterns Designed by Dun Guzepp Diacono (1847-1924)
By Consiglia Azzopardi
Hardback, A4, 68 pages including 8 pages original designs in colour.
ISBN: 99909-982-1-3
Language: English
Price: €30 (excluding postage)
Contents
Profile of Diacono - a pioneer of Gozo Lace Industry in the 19th century.
Bobbin Lace Patterns with Instructions of:
- 25 ornament insertions
- strip insertion
- 20th century border
- Runner
- Scarf / Fascinator
- Collar
- Circular Table Cloth which served for making an umbrella.
(Prickings are obtained by photocopying the patterns from the book, which can be adjusted as required).
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L-Istorja tal-Bizzilla tal-Gżejjer Maltin
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A book in Maltese about the history of Lace in Malta. This book was written as part of the Kullana Kulturali Series by PIN.
At present it is out of stock.
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GOZO LACE - Supplement
Paperback, A4, 8 pages.
Language: English
Price: €10 (excluding postage)
Contents
Designs of straight lace most commonly used in Maltese Lace to make a shawl or Stole:
STAR MOTIF
FLOWER MOTIF
SUN, STAR & CROSS
MOSKA
MALTESE CROSS BORDER
EDGING
ALTERNATING BORDER
FRINGE
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Lace Patterns 2000 - 2010
edited by Consiglia Azzopardi
published by: Koperattiva Għawdxija tal-Bizzilla u Artiġjanat
Spiral Paperback: special glossy strong paper that can be cleaned; easy to photocopy designs, A3, 107 pages.
Language: English
Price: €28 (excluding postage)
Contents
A collection of bobbin lace designs reproduced yearly for Gozo Lace Day between 2000 and 2010.
Ornaments
Small Round Mats
Small Rectangle / Square mats
Borders
Wide Borders
Ovals & Cheval Sets
Round Table Centres
Fan
Umbrella
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