Oh how I wish I could join you all at Ithaca, although I would have to come a great deal further than Tamara even. her description of Rosa Libre and the name Cathy Bellevile would decide that as number one on my list. I have Cathy's Chrysanth lace book and just love it. Apart from the designs what sets it off fro me is the whole section on how to design your own shapes. She is positively encouraging us to go on and develope our own style. I think that Rosa Libre might have the same possibilities.
At the recent Harrogate Lace Day near here, Sandy Woods was the speaker and put out a small display of her work. I have seen some of it before, (The big 'S for Serpent" on the cover of the second Milanese book by Pat Read is hers) Some of you may have seen her own book on colour in lace. But I was struck that her method of working and the way in which she guides the movement of each and every thread so that the colours blend 'just so' seem to be very rigid. There is no latitude or room to develop or do your own thing. It may be a revolution, but it seems to be a dead end, while Cathy's revolution is not over yet. Has anyone worked Sandi's pattern which is on the web site for the IOLI lace week? She had it at Harrogate and I still think I would like to see it in white!
Jean in Cleveland U.K.
Which class to take? Not such an easy choice. What is this Rosa Libre?
It's a Lace Revolution in progress... <g> Cathy Bellevile has come up with several ways of making 3-dimensional BL elements, in colour, and using just a few pairs. *Continuously* -- none of the "add a few, remove a few" business...
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