I discovered a wonderful book at a lace fair: Logarithmic Lace, a Lace Guild Resource book, compiled by Deborah Robinson (see Books about lace). This book introduces the idea of a variable grid, where lines of holes are not fixed differences from each other, but vary more or less across the grid. Since lacemakers sometimes use graph paper as a blank to design patterns on, the book used logarithmic graph paper instead. The patterns produced are very exciting. I wanted to extend the idea, partly not to infringe on the book's copyright, and partly because a strict logarithmic grid would not suit the grids that I use, which are based on computer pixels. So I designed my own grids, where the horizontal or vertical lines of holes start close together, then get one pixel further apart in each line to a maximum, then get closer together again in the same way. This produces a wave effect. Click here for the grids.
Two way variable grid - circles
Two way variable grid - squares
© Jo Edkins 2017 - return to lace index
