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SHAPE SHIFTING
Shape Shifting was presented at the Knitting and Stitching Shows in London and Harrogate during 2014.
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 Driftwoodby Alison Tolson Handbag with bobbin lace inspired by driftwood found on Fife beach 20x35 |  Experiment with wire, wool and silkby Mary Coleman A hanging of lace made with bobbins using wool and mixed fibres. Lace like insertions using silk paper, wire netting and printing. 85x45 |  Golden eyesby Ann Collier Bobbin lace with a centre of sculptured stiffened shapes 33x39 |
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 Harlequinby Ann Collier A seven panelled fan, with the centre made of needlelace flowers, on a bobbin lace ground with extra wired triangles attached to each stick. 64x102 |  Hot laceby Pat Gibson Needlelace 'stitches' created using a soldering iron on Lutrador 64 x 80 |  If wishes were fishesby Kitty Mason A wall hanging in bobbin lace using a mixture of techniques in cotton, linen, synthetic and metallic threads on a base of knotted netting 100 x 100 |
 Lineby Anne Dyer 15x180 |  Lizard line- two half turnsby Gil Dye Bobbin-made lock-stitch mesh in fine gold thread, inserted in paper 45 x 60 |  Metamorphosisby Anne Dyer Revolving unit showing the changes from frog spawn to frog, from circle to flower in geometry and thread. Various lace methods. 60 x 30 |
 My glass shall not persuade me I am oldby Anne Dyer Design developed from study of triangles. Copper wire lace 30 x 40 x 40 |  Raschelby Deborah Robinson Normandy patchwork lace fan. Shapes are cut from old/unwanted pieces of lace and reassembled to form a new design 100 x 56 x 5 |  Shadowy cornerby Ann Allison Logarithmic ovals throwing shadows. Black covered copper wire. Bobbin lace 190x100x50 |
 Shifting shoreline 1by Alison Tolson Dress and stole with bobbin lace inspired by the changing shapes of coastlines and washed up debris 130x45 and 200x60 |  Shifting shoreline 2by Alison Tolson Shoes with applied bobbin and needlelace inspired by the changing shapes of coastlines and washed up debris 18x23x14 |  Snail trail- reflection and one half turnby Gil Dye Bobbin lace, assorted yarns 270x40 |
 The older I getby Kitty Mason Three panels in bobbin lace in a mixture of techniques and materials, including cotton, synthetic and metallic threads and meaningful objects, photographs and pictures 163 x 40 |  There has to be an odd one, see how they have grownby Pat Gibson Stylised fushia flowers worked in needlelace using fine paper covered wire and silk thread. The larger flowers are worked using jute and linen. All are attached to cheese wire 90cms high |  Three againby Ann Wheeler Three figures in bobbin lace and knitting 160x60 |
 Tumbling tetrahedraby Pamela Layzell As I played with twisting equilateral triangles, the triangles suddenly turned into 3 dimensional tetrahedra. Machine lace on a wire frame 80 x 65 x 12 |  We met togetherby Robina Melville Bobbin and needlelace cat, crow and hare animal masks inspired by the vivid descriptions of shape shifting in Isobel Gowdie's witchcraft confessions. Cotton, linen and metallic threads. plinth. 110 x 85 x 55 |  What Triangle?by Pamela Layzell Is there a triangle here? Needlelace on wooden frames 100 x 100 |
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