I’m still working at adding beads to Antiks. It’s turning out well, but no pictures yet. Perhaps Thursday. In the meantime, I’ll share some thoughts from past conversations elsewhere:
In music, there is much opportunity for embellishing a
simple tune. A famous example is the Twinkle variations. Mozart wrote down his
embellishments for us to imitate. Here’s an excellent video posted by Rousseau.
How can we apply these design concepts to tatting? I’m glad
you asked!
In the video, you can clearly see how many keys are being
played at a time by the white bars that appear above the keyboard. The first
statement of the theme is just 2 notes at a time. Much like a simple ring and
chain pattern worked in plain thread. (Here when teaching I show a plain flower
or butterfly with no picots.) The next statement of the theme has more notes
added in the top part. Much like adding decorative picots. Keep track in the
following statements and you can detect more than 2 notes (chords) and the
melody switching to the left hand. I like to think adding beads relates to
adding chords. Color can also be used to express these compositional
techniques.
So, that’s how I try to work in beads in a tatting pattern.
Yes, I know there will be some designers who don’t support embellishing at
will. There are composers who can’t stand hearing their music played any way
except how they imagined it. I try to keep my music and tatting embellishing
within good taste so that I do not offend or disappoint designers and
composers.
Incidentally, if you wish to embellish any of my patterns,
please do! Share a picture of your creation. I love seeing how tatters create!!
It would be a shame to insist musicians or tatters stick to the original. I love seeing how things evolve.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and Jane, and nice analogy. Too many strictures would just stymie creativity and expression. I don't mind my patterns being embellished or tweaked. In fact often other versions turn out so much better than my original!
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