Hi Arachnids Here is a comment I found interesting regarding lace. When I became involved in teaching a pilot scheme for City & Guilds I tried to get on a BTECH course for design but unfortunately it was on the same days as I was teaching. However, when I discussed why I wanted to attend the course with the head of department he said âI will have to give you plenty of work on textures. Textures are your colour.â
Traditionally most lace has been monochrome and the designs a balance of textures, light and shade. When you add colour you upset this balance because colour immediately becomes dominant and overpowers the subtleties of the textures. Hence when colours become the design the changes in texture usually have to be reduced so that the design is not overloaded and many techniques have to be modified to accommodate the requirements of moving the coloured threads to where they need to go. I am a monochrome traditionalist at heart but that does not stop me from enjoying coloured lace nor from helping students who wish to explore using colour and positively encouraging those who show a flair with colour. But I object strongly to those who are dismissive of traditional monochrome lace and wonder if they are jealous of those of us who are able to make it. We need to keep the best of the traditional techniques going while embracing new developments. Blow the dust Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
