How long does it take to read The Torchon Lace Workbook?
The Torchon Lace Workbook by Bridget M. Cook takes about 1 hour 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 46 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1988. 96 pages, about 26,400 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An introductory book to making bobbin lace, with exercises that show you how to make lace, followed by beautiful patterns that employ these techniques. Techniques covered: half and whole stitch, diamonds, spiders, rosegrounds, Scandinavian holes, gimps, tallies, leaves, plaits and picots.
Subjects: Bobbin lace, Patterns, Lace and lace making