the area i live in does a lot of crochet still. i think maybe places like walmart can't compete with the mail order catalogs. every one i know who crochets usually orders from "mary maxim" or "annie's attic".
i can see also how they couldn't mass produce some bobbin lace equipment with the exception of selling books and some of the tools. with the spangles and pictures you put on bobbins, you would think someone would pick that up to merchandise. people collect everything, and everything is a collectable. our library carried only one book that isn't there any more, but there is also inter-library loans. that is a sure thing for any book. i know one of the lace guilds lends out books for a small cost, but that still involves too much mailing back and forth. it is still worth the wait, but still a hastle. --- Tamara P Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Aug 19, 2005, at 23:33, susan wrote: > > > i'm definitly not snubbing my own county's companies, i just don't > > understand why in america where they mass merchandise anything, > > especially hobbies, why not bobbin lacing, and why can't i go to > the > > local craft store or library and find info on bobbin lace? i don't > > think it makes sense. > > It makes perfect sense, financially :) It's because bobbin lacemaking > > does not have the "critical mass", that the things needed for it > (tools > and books) are not being mass produced and sold in every Michaels. > Even > more "accessible" (easier to learn) textile crafts like tatting or > crochet are beginning to suffer - the selection of suitable threads > and > tools available at a WalMart or a craft store is much more limited > now > than it used to be 15 yrs ago - there's *not enough profit* in > carrying > a wide range of choices. > > As for libraries... Mine used to have a couple of books on lace but, > being small, it also has a policy that any book not checked out in 3 > years *goes*, to allow for more books (possibly of broader appeal). > So, > no more lace books in my library. > > -- > Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/ > Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the > line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
