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Gossamer Webs

Gossamer Webs:
The History and Techniques of Orenburg Lace Shawls

by Galina Khmeleva and Carol R. Noble

Softcover $21.95
ISBN 1-883010-41-1
Interweave Press, 1998.
144 pages.

Publisher: "Gossamer Webs chronicles, for the first time, the fascinating evolution of one of the world's most elegant textile treasures, the Orenburg lace shawl. Written from both an historical and technical perspective, the book introduces you to eight of the region's most profilic shawl artisans and provides you with the necessary skills to create your own heiloom shawl." It also covers how to block this type of shawl properly.