On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 Tamara P Duvall wrote:
In Prague, in one of the exhibits, I saw a totally modern piece - huge, in comparison to "old Mechlin" - where the ice ground was used to delineate "glass panes" in a picture of a (cathedral?) window. The "downstrokes" might have been elongated a bit (an extra TC?), but the visual effect was totally satisfying and precisely right. I've been carrying that image in my (admittedly leaking <g>) mind ever since, for possible future use...
Dear Tamara and other Spiders,
I was lucky enough in Prague to take a course on the use of Mechlin Ground in modern lace. Our tutor was Iva Proskova. We began by drawing freehand shapes - almost scribbles. Then we drew in a grid for the ground - not neccessarily regular - and indicated areas of cloth stitch etc. We did use pins, where they seemed neccessary to support the threads, but there was no pre-pricking.
I found it a very liberating and inspiring method. I came away with two very wearable pendants and lots of ideas for the future.
You can see some of Iva Proskova's work at the Czech lace website:
http://www.palickovani.cz/en/def_p.htm
Happy lacing
Bridget, in Watford, England
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