"Malvary J Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >When I did a pottery class a few years ago I used a bit of knitted lace >pressed into the wet clay of some napkin holders. I was inspired by a clock >which my brother had given me for Christmas which has the pattern of some >fillet lace on it. You can't reuse the lace, you leave it pressed into the >clay and then it burns away when you fire it.
I've done this, too, using tatting I made for the purpose using fairly thick thread. It's been a couple of years, but I think I used size 10 crochet thread. I did not leave the tatting in the clay -- since the tatting stood up to being pressed in and peeled back out, that was what I did. I washed it afterwards and still have the tatted pieces. Now that I have knitted some, I can understand that knitted lace would probably not be up to the peeling-out process. I made a whole bunch of experimental pieces, using combinations of all the glazes the art center had available, to see which ones would leave the tatting impression visible. I only wish I had the money to continue -- it was great fun! Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
