I received this privately, âYou asked if bobbin and needle lace had anything in common, once the original look-alike aspect had diminished? Thinking about this, I thought Iâd consult Jack Lenor Larsenâs âInterlacedâ, as an accepted authority, but of course needlelace doesnât figure in that at all. Whereas bobbin lace is the most complex of all the interlacings (which include knotting and weaving, basketry etc), needle lace is an entirely different process. Itâs embroidery.
Both incorporate space/air; how much or how little, is up to the practitioner. The further away from each other the threads are, the thicker they have to be to re-connect visually; Ros used quite fine ones, so chose to put them close together for the colour to sing. Itâs a very interesting subject all of its own.â This commenter says needle lace is embroidery, and I am observing that the needle lace books of the 1970s seemed to be making the leap off of fabric, but still retaining a very âembroiderlyâ look to them. But, interestingly, Milton Sonday, when he put on his notable show in 1982 called âLaceâ, observed that âNeedle-made lace is based on one of the oldest and most universal techniques: looping.â I think that you can probably find looping in textiles and baskets produced by stone age people. Perhaps looping even predates embroidery. Devon Sent from Mail for Windows 10 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
