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Join us for travels with texture
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Texture in focus: Christmas
decorations, monofilament, sparkling and white yarns combine in Slice of Ice: Christmas Crystals by Jane Atkinson. Some filaments had to be looped, tied or stuck onto big bobbins to be manipulated.
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Working in tandem with my friend
Denise Watts at the 2009 lace holiday
at Le Vieux Monastère, France, gives an outstanding opportunity to examine in real depth the creation of
Texture in bobbin lace.
For Denise works as small as I
(sometimes) work big, and I delve into design to allow my textures to develop quite simply from the combination of interesting yarns and colours, while Denise often creates hers spontaneously and with huge ingenuity.
We are most grateful to Robin Smith at Texere
for agreeing to sponsor us again this year. I had the unexpected opportunity last Autumn of visiting his Bradford warehouse, and can confirm that it is an Aladdin’s Cave, packed with yarn of mouth-watering potential.
Last year’s course proved to be a true joy, with good company, delicious food, a wonderful venue, fascinating trips out and much hard work done and enthusiasm
generated. Looking back through students’ comments, I am struck by their growth in confidence and self-belief, and I know good work has continued.
2008 also brought
me the joy of diverse collaborations, travelling with lace friends Denise and Pauline Denmark, and meeting photographer
Jacqueline Callaghan, whose work can be seen on the focus page.
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The cover of Denise Watts’ Sketchbook gives
a clue to the way she handles texture - creatively playing with basic skills in intriguing ways, adding beads and other found objects to complement thoughtful turns, twists and tallies, using
standard equipment.
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Denise and I drove out to Vamberk
via France and Germany, a long haul but punctuated by cultural enrichment at the delightful towns in which we stayed en route.
Wherever we went we were welcomed with much kindness, and we look forward to further travels this year.
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A case of local coiffes in
the museum at Saintes, a gem much enjoyed during one of the local visits last year.
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Photo Gallery The 2007 international lace festival, Bobowa, Poland.
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Exhibitions
The Void in Lace
part of MA_STERS 2009 London College of Fashion showcase The Mall Galleries, London February 10 - 12
Beguiling Time 98 Lace Group exhibition De Morgan Centre London, 2008 For CD of show visit: www.98lacegroup.org.uk
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Jane’s trips to France and Czech Republic Visits to Coudekerque-Branche, France, and the Vamberk International Lace Festival - see reports and photos.
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