A terrific introduction to Torchon bobbin lace, with excellent photos and detailed step-by-step descriptions. The particular feature of this book that engaged me was the section on adding beads to lace, which I hadn't encountered elsewhere yet. I am now obsessed with beads and making the bracelets with the simple, yet changeable and challenging, pattern for those. In the lace community, you are encouraged to wear your lace to events--but all of my lace was on 18th century clothing replicas and not great for every day. Now I'll have these to wear!