The longer I make lace, and the more I study with people who know what
they're doing, the more I realize that the reason we became "hide bound"
with rules about how to make lace was that someone wrote a book or
taught a group of people, and the rules they gave became the standard.
The fact is, as Liz says, lace was originally made by people who did not
work with diagrams, but from memory. They did what made their lace look
good. Some lacemakers were better than others in this respect, of course.
But today, when people reconstruct old laces, they see lots of
variations in techniques. So, the fascination today is to use those
"new" possibilities and discover how they can improve your lace. I find
it quite liberating, and enjoy this process.
Clay
On 9/18/2010 11:06 PM, Elizabeth Ligeti wrote:
..... I think your way, David, - extra twists here or there, or omitting them
gives me the look I want, which is the important thing. After all, that was
the "traditional way" - make it work, and get it to look how it should.
There were not any books to tell them how to make the lace, they just made
it up themselves as they went along.
I do all sorts of things that would make a Purist shudder, - but if it means
I get the look I want, - then that is OK with me. I think we all get too
bogged down with rules, etc.
Regards from Liz in Melbourne
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