Jennifer Hyndman is a friend who does exquisite lacework. She agreed to take a crack at doing a bit of Gelack house braid. I have envisioned house braid as something derived from Demish story braid that comes to represent a given family. The more Demish the heritage, the more variations on a theme, alternatives and straight story braid would be worn. The less Demish the house, the more sketchy, minimal or theme-restricted the motifs. All house braid, however, is worked in patterns that vary as you go along, rather than repeating in the way Earthy needlework usually does. This made doing the sample a challenge! Jennifer had to make up a unique creation. She has promised to give me a fuller explanation, describing what she based the piece on and how it deviated from any existing pattern. Couldn't resist the urge to blog about it, at least, until I get the fuller explanation and can put up a page on the ORU website.


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