For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. Surely you know the moment when everything goes by itself. When it almost makes itself into lace making. You are in a lace making flow. When you make lace today, pause for a moment and think about your… Continue reading The Art of Contemplative Lace Making – Flow
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The Art of Contemplative Lace Making – Trust
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. Trust is the basis for new things. The first thing to do when starting something new or embarking on an experiment is to trust yourself. It’s not for nothing that expert Rachel Botsman calls trust “the confident relationship… Continue reading The Art of Contemplative Lace Making – Trust
The Art of Contemplative Lace Making – Rest
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. Today I would like to ask you to pause during your lace making. Stop and pause. Turn your attention to your breath, your posture, your hands, and your lace work. Take your time. Notice your thoughts. Are they… Continue reading The Art of Contemplative Lace Making – Rest
The Art of Contemplative Lace Making – Movement
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. Look at your hands. Are they moving right now? How do you perceive the movement? Does it seem fast or slow? Are they moving smoothly or do they pause every now and then? Are they still? Or are… Continue reading The Art of Contemplative Lace Making – Movement
The Art of Contemplative Lace Making – Posture
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. How do you sit when you make lace? Are you aware of your posture? Or after hours of enthusiastic lace making, do you stand up groaning and your back screaming? When you make lace today, let your thoughts… Continue reading The Art of Contemplative Lace Making – Posture
The Art of Contemplative Lace Making – Breath
For the German version please scoll down. This post (inspired by knitOM) is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022 Breathing is not just breathing. Our breath not only supplies us with oxygen, but also influences our nervous system. It is not for nothing that we are advised to breathe calmly a few times in… Continue reading The Art of Contemplative Lace Making – Breath
Lace Design Technique 20 – Everyday Poetry
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. In photography, as in many other fields, there have been initiatives focusing on awareness, mindfulness and Zen for quite some time. I got the inspiration for this exercise from the book “Freude am Sehen” by Hiltrud Enders ,… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 20 – Everyday Poetry
Lace Design Technique 19 – Fairy Tale
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. Working with prints and copies helps, in my view, to try out different techniques. In this case, we will use a figure as a practice object. For example, you can draw the figure as an one line drawing,… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 19 – Fairy Tale
Lace Design Technique 18 – Wilderness
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. I don’t know why, but I like the word wilderness. However, I only ever associate wilderness with the wilds of nature. But then my challenge sparring partner Jane, founder of Bobbin & Wire, came up with the suggestion… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 18 – Wilderness
Lace Design Technique 17 – Passage of Time
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. Time – what an exciting topic. Some years ago I came across a book about the different ways in which time is handled in different cultures. Since then, there are dates in our family that go something like… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 17 – Passage of Time