From making yards of lace edging to filling a shape with the tiles of a lace ground, repetition is a fundamental tool in the lacemaker's repertoire. It also plays an important role in the aesthetics of lace design, providing a balance between the simple and the complex. In this lecture, I will explore the terminology used to describe patterns of symmetry, touch on the philosophy of aesthetics and the role repetition plays in our perception of beauty, and describe several ways in which repetition can be used to enrich a design. From Veronika Irvine: "I have been fascinated by the ability to create useful and interesting objects from something as simple as yarn for as long as I can remember. I learned to tat as a child and studied bobbin lace as a young adult. I am also driven by the beauty of math and the precision and complexity possible through computer algorithms. In my research, I have combined these interests to develop a mathematical model for bobbin lace which I then used to generate bobbin lace grounds using an algorithmic approach. From math, I have learned that there are an infinite number of lace ground patterns to explore and from computer science I have been able to find millions of examples."
See more about Veronika's work on her website: https://tesselace.com/
