For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. Sometimes a photo or a picture makes me pause. But I first had to get the idea from OH cards to use them as inspiration to design. Especially in those moments when I am a creative desert myself,… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 06 – Continuation
Category: Bobbin Lace
Lace Design Technique 05 – One Line
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. I first came across Picasso’s one-line drawings many years ago. I was fascinated by how you could express the characteristics of something so well with just one stroke and so little detail. Well, that’s just Picasso. But other… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 05 – One Line
Lace Design Technique 04 – Blindly
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. I first encountered this method in a drawing course by Martina Wald. You draw blindly by keeping your eyes focused on what you want to draw during the entire drawing process. Before I did the exercise, I thought… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 04 – Blindly
Lace Design Technique 03 – Point Connection
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. I love flipping through drawing books and being inspired by the exercises and drawings to create my own work. One of these books is “100 Zeichentechniken” by Monika Reiter and Dieter Schlautmann. In this book I came across… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 03 – Point Connection
Lace Design Technique 02 – Imprint
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. In art, this technique is called frottage and many will know it from kindergarten or school. The variant with the self-created uneven surface (see picture 2) I learned in a drawing course by Pierre Fouché. Instruction Take a… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 02 – Imprint
Lace Design Technique 01 – Fragments
Fragments is a design technique based on a method which I got to know in a design course conducted by Barbara Corbet. The technique is especially useful if you want to experiment with lines and fragments.
The mystery of the open and closed method of lace making
English: When a technique develops in parallel around the world, you can bet that it will be implemented differently.
Deutsch: Wenn sich weltweit eine Technik parallel entwickelt, kann man darauf wetten, das diese unterschiedlich umgesetzt wird.
4 Reasons for Lace Challenges
I like challenges and as a lace-maker I like lace challenges. You might be wondering what a lace challenge is supposed to be. At least I did when I first heard about it. Do I have to make lace under time pressure? That sounds rather stressful. To me, it doesn’t add up. But I was… Continue reading 4 Reasons for Lace Challenges