lace (n.)

early 13c., laz, "cord made of braided or interwoven strands of silk, etc.," from Old French laz "a net, noose, string, cord, tie, ribbon, or snare"

lace knot spin weave crochet braid cleave twist plait fugue loop tangle knit

felt mat weave fabric mesh foam entwine fabric matter foam

web

reception/transmission

attunement

movement

topologies

con - tact (touch with)

interfacial: relating to or forming a common boundary between two portions of matter or space.

not knot knotting not-ing nothing no thing

entanglement

trembling

petal patch locality refraction pattern spacetime ripple crumple

in progress… (the wire lacework made whilst out in London with Street Soundsystem )

‘Irish Crochet was worked in individual small pieces called motifs. Or in “bits” such as flowers, leaves .. They were assembled on a network of mesh in a freeform manner. The mesh was formed by chain stitches and decorated with picots or Clones knots.

Some lace makers packed the motifs closely together, while others preferred to space them widely with plenty of mesh in between.

This way of making the lace further increased manufacturing efficiency. It allowed for a division of labour, where workers chose which aspect they specialised in according to their skills. Often, individual families had their own signature motif, the making of which was a guarded secret.’

wire work and drawing (scroll down):