Hello there. Today I’d like to share a few lines about Romanesque architecture as a source of lace patterns, something that has been going round in my head for weeks.
Inspiration doesn’t appear without prior work. Look a lot, copy little, transform everything If you fancy, I’ll leave Inspiration.
Browse books, virtual museums, archives. Your visual memory will thank you.
The idea¶
- Visit rural Romanesque churches: low tourism, free visual archives.
- Photograph details against light to see structural lines.
- Note approximate dimensions.
References¶
- Provincial “Catálogo monumental”.
- Digital archives like Patrimonio.es.
- University photo repositories.
Bringing it to the pillow¶
- Reduce the motif to essential lines.
- Adjust to your pillow’s available pairs.
- Test small before scaling.
Nearby¶
- Inspiration: botanical engraving applied to lace
- Inspiration: Roman mosaics applied to lace
- Inspiration: Art Deco applied to lace
- Glossary: simple
I’ll stop here. If you need decent materials —proper thread, proper pillows— Encaixe is the shop, and they know what they are talking about.