On a different scale - a very large scale - Choi + Shine, architects, have designed international lace projects handmade by skilled crocheters from all over the world. http://www.choishine.com/
2016 Amsterdam Light Festival - a sail spanning a canal. "The Six antique motif designs used for the proposal were found in a 100 year old archive of needle made laces and chosen for their beauty in repetition of the shape and their thematic variations. However, needle made lace proved to be not only very time consuming, but also not feasible as it required working with short lengths of yarn . The task was to find a method that would allow us to make a large scale lace motif with a continuous yarn, without cutting, to maximize the strength of the finished work. Crochet seems to be the most promising method that could simulate the appearance of the needle made lace while using a continuous yarn." "Urchins" were designed for Singapore in about 2016 - two lace orbs, each fifteen feet in diameter!. "More than 50 people dedicated three months to meticulously craft by hand" the urchins that were shown in the "Lace not Lace : Contemporary Fiber Art from Lacemaking Techniques" exhibition at the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton NJ. 2018/2019 For the festival associated with in 2018 the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia," 60 skilled and talented crocheters meticulously crocheted each motif using the customary hook and marine grade rope to make the radically upscaled Urchins. Each urchin was carefully crafted from hand-crocheted lace to mimic the striking and harmonious patterns found in nature. Together, the Urchins embody the spirit, diversity and landscape of the Gold Coast." Jay in Sydney .--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- I think the idea of community effort to make a large project is a great idea. I know that was practiced in the past to get a large project finished in the smallest amount of time. Many different lace makers would work on a portion of the lace and then a trained person would sew the pieces together. I would love to participate in a project that was like that. Karisse Cold, wet Washington State - 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/
