It is very interesting to me to read all of the contributions to the discussion of reliance on diagrams. Two things have stood out for me...
A significant number of lacemakers have written to express their views on reliance on diagrams, and what is interesting to me is that the vast majority of these lacemakers are writing from the perspective of point ground laces... And, from that perspective, I think they are all absolutely correct. But I would like to point out that the discussion began from a comment made by a lacemaker who had just had her first class in Binche. As someone who has made Torchon, point ground laces and tape laces, and then was seduced by the Belgian laces, I can only say this: We are talking about apples and oranges here. And I don't say this in a judgemental way at all... All laces have their degrees of difficulty, their own seductive qualities that call to the lacemaker. With regard to Binche lace, I am willing to go out on a limb and say that there are no lacemakers learning Binche in the world today who are not wedded to the process of the diagram. When these students progress to the point of teaching and designing, diagrams are an integral part of the process. So, in short, please bear in mind that - as I tried to say a week or so ago - the discussion related to Bince lace, and when the replies wandered off into the point ground laces, then all generalizations are "off" ! Thanks! Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA. USA - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
