>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm more insulted by the term 'amateur lacemakers' - if they mean that I don't get paid then that is only true if we mean in money and I don't charge because no one could afford to pay me.<<<
I'm perfectly happy to be called amateur. I make no effort whatsoever to earn a living by making lace. I could never do so, at the rate I work and given my disinterest in finishing things or making gobs of any one pattern. I don't see "amateur" as anything derogatory. The atheletes in the Olympics are amateurs (well, mostly). They're spectacular atheletes, they're just not earning their living that way (well, mostly). We (and they) do what we do for personal enrichment, not for money. What's insulting about that? Robin P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.pittsburghlace.8m.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
