Floral lace scans in b&w

Some lace scans. Originally the lace came form a t-shirt like top I bought from a charity shop in town. The floral pattern on the top can be found on a previous post titled Chintz roses; odd colours of pink, red and purple-blue.

I haven't yet got a chance to use these pieces in any painting or work, but I used the rose print top part in my degree show exhibition as an appropriation of the typical floral patterns now commonly seen on the streetwalk and catwalk. A pattern that has been brought back out of the cupboards and dusted off, then given a pat down with modernisation - as has lace or lace imitation fabrics of course.

Thinking of doing a lace feature of prints/scans/photos for September.

So please by all means send in photos/scans of lace or bits of lace form anything via e-mail to patternandsurface@gmail.com  

 

Paul Steiger, Curtain fabric

I found these curtains at a charity shop in town, bought and paid for them and used them in a piece of textiles I've been working on. Yup, I was surprised that it was made in the UK too.   

It's a beautiful heavy lace fabric with a good thick curtain lining and a nice creamy colour to it.

And underneath I was messing about with underlayering it with black and white striped fabric.  

Yay - its september! :D
I'm trying out some new layouts.
Hopefully I'll find something to stick to.

Vintage Lace Box

Photos from the Newcastle Vintage Fair
at the Royal Station Hotel next to Newcastle Central Station, May 2012,
organised by Jayne Turner and Mandy Pattullo

A nice box of lace,
what more would you want to see?
If only I had photographed that nice light pink bit of lace?

A very typical looking flower with beautiful geometry that makes its form and fills it.
Have you ever noticed the similarity lace has to mhendi/henna?

This one above reminds me of a water lilly plant,

simply with its surounding leaves decorativly curling around the plant,
creating a decorative float around it.

Shiny and purple. Could it get better?

Well yes probably, it's a lovely shade of plum like purple.
Yum. Plum, coincidence that it rhymes?

Purple has been a colour I've been drawn to like,
well I suppose a rusty stubborn magnet.

Silvery coloured bits, which I'd keep away from the iron in case they melt.

Silver goes with everything and anything....

just be careful you don't end up looking like something from a Christmas nativity story.