[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/13/04 9:27:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Ebay (UK) has now altered their listings for craft items and has included a > > lacemaking category > http://home.listings.ebay.co.uk/Lacemaking_W0QQfromZR12QQsacategoryZ57201QQso > cmdZListingItemList > This page lists all the lace bobbins etc but also some of the tat that > hardly > qualifies as 'lacemaking' > Regards > This is an opinion that varies from country-to-country. This posting originated in Europe. In the U.S., we include tatting as one of the lace categories. It is best to realize there are quite a few techniques that have been labeled as lace that in a narrow definition would not be. Through long usage, and commercial promotion, this is something many of us have come to accept. Tatters, you know what you are making, and many of us will continue to call it lace! Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace & Embroidery Resource Center Dear Lacemakers, Just to correct was is obviously a misunderstanding. What was said in the original posting was TAT not Tatting, tat is defined as 'anything which looks cheap, is of low quality or in bad condition:'. Amanda Nottingham, England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
