Bound volume of the twenty-eighth year (1980-1981) of the International Old Lacers Bulletin, covering the bi-monthly issues from September 1980 through July 1981. It contains president's messages, meeting minutes, regional guild reports, book reviews, museum and exhibition news, and articles on bobbin, needle, tatting, netting, filet, hairpin and Tonder lace, along with Margaret Harding's 'Colour in Lace' series and tatting patterns. Much of the volume is classified advertising for lace supplies, bobbins, pillows, threads and books. Photographs show lace pieces, fairs and awards, workshops and lacemakers.