Sylvia What do you have in mind regarding polychrome lace? I often do bobbin lace in color, and many others do, also. Are you talking about bobbin lace, or needlelace?
If bobbin lace, I can say that the easiest way to control color is in part lace (free lace). Irma's piece in the IOLI bulletin has colors confined to specific areas, and this is easy to do in needlelace because of how it is constructed and the working sequence. In bobbin straight lace color control is possible to some extent, but is easier to achieve with some stitches than with others. One difficulty with point ground bobbin lace is that every pair splits up at each pin. Therefore it would be virtually impossible to confine color as distinctly as Irma was able to do. However historical Blonde laces make it possible by using a thicker thread as weaver, and the right color can be hung in where it is needed, with all the other threads being some base neutral color. You might look at the book DENTELLES NORMANDES, LA BLONDE DE CAEN by Claudette and Michel Bouvot, 1997. There are a few patterns in the back, with some photos of modern pieces made in polychrome, using the thick weaver idea. There is also an English translation of the text alone. But what you would want to see is in the French original only. Aside from that, experimentation may be the best solution, so that you understand what the problems are from having tried it. Happy Hunting Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
