I think many people are concentrating on just the bobbin laces here, when they talk about lacemakers being good at maths or spatial reasoning or whatever.
Because, as a needle lace maker, I'm not having to use maths so much. Even when I design my own piece, instead of trying to recreate a 1500s pattern, it's more "make the cartoon, couch down the lines, and fill in the spaces with whatever looks good (or is what I can see they did from the blurry pictures I have)." Yes, there is *some* maths. But for me it's more "how big is this cuff's grid, how big should the grid lines be for this to look good, what kind of detail can I put in with a 35/2 thread vs a 90/2 thread." Maybe it's because I'm so bad at maths, I do a lot of experimenting first. I know there is math for knitting and crochet, but again, from what I recall from when I knitted or crochet mumblemany years ago, not a lot. And as to the spatial thing -- I'm TERRIBLE at it. I have a friend and sewing mentor that can draft out her own patterns, lay them down on checked fabric, and have it all come together perfectly (all the lines and squares meet up). I, on the other hand, need an already made pattern, and need a fabric that has no geometric designs or nap. Then I *might* be able to make something I'm not ashamed to wear! Bronwen, in sunny Colorado Springs, where the temperature is expected to get into the 90s Fahrenheit, or mid 30s Celsius On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 2:36 AM, Kathleen Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > > > But, as in every other field, not every lace maker is a mathematician or a > puzzler, and not every mathematician or puzzler makes lace, though it might > give them a head start if they wanted to learn. > > Kathleen > > -- "Out of clutter, find Simplicity. From discord, find Harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." - Albert Einstein - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
