It’s spring
in the UK and the lovely colours in the garden have inspired me to produce a
group of small lace panels. I’ve made some frames out of stiffened fabric, the
sort used for interfacing when you’re making garments. I’ve already coloured
them and am now filling the central openings with random bobbin lace in colours
to complement the frames. As you can see I’ve finished one and am just about to
begin on the second. I’m not quite sure how to mount them. I want to maintain
the see-through quality of the lace but they are so small they would be overlooked
hanging on a wall. Therefore I’m going to mount them on a white backing, so
they are slightly raised from it and don’t lie flat. My dilemma is whether to
mount them inside a box-type frame with glass in front of them or to have them on
a block-type frame that stands out from the wall. They would be safer behind the
glass but would probably make more interesting shadows if they stood out from
the frame. I think I will have to experiment once they are all made and see what
works best.
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