Hello Eileen!! You make an excellent point!! When we choose to use color, I think that it is most effective in relatively simple designs, where the designs are strong enough so that the presence of color does not dominate. I think what sometimes happens when color is applied without thought to the impact is that "the color wears the lace". On the other hand, all color is relative, so that if a variegated thread is chosen for a trail within a piece, if the ground work is a color of similar hue or value, then the result can be stunning.
I have enjoyed applying the lessons I learned about color, in my undergraduate art studies, and then in my quilting, ...to lace! Lace is a challenging medium for color, but it is very exciting when it comes together well. Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -------------- Original message -------------- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > As a lurker, delurking, my opinion with varigated threads, is that one should > be > prepared to sample the thread..... You never know until that is done if you > will like the results. I have dyed thread myself and sometimes get really > effective results, and sometimes help create compost..... There are a lot of > very nice varigated thread out on the market, worthy of some experimentation. > On the other side of the coin, I also feel that a beautiful colored thread, > plain or varigated, can detract from some very beautiful lace, and should be > used only after careful experimentation and evaluation. > > Eileen > Snohomish, WA > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
