Chrysanthemum lace is a braid lace it uses the divided braid and pivoting techniques used in Brugge flower combined with a decorate braid. The braids are either half stitch, cloth stitch or the fishes braid, nothing else.
Chrysanthemum lace is one of the laces I teach, for more information please see the Teaching tab above
The pattern for this bookmark is in CHRYSANTHEMUM LACE by Cathleen Belleville. Edition 4 of the book was has been printed by the Lace Museum in Sunnyvale, but is now out of stock with them too
The first two patterns above are from KLEINE SCHUCKSUCKE IN CHRYSANTHE-TECHNIK by Hildegard Glos. The heart is adapted from a pattern in the same book. The books Publisher is Barbara Fay Verlag and is available direct from Barbara Fay’s website if you are unable to purchase from local lace suppliers.
The YouTube video below shows you how to work the pivot pin in the heart pattern above