As some of you may know, I scanned the Hoare book on tatting some time ago and sent it off to the Professor. I was looking for it today and couldn't find it. Seems he has set up a special site for tatters. Here is what he says:
"Tatting isn't lace, so it's not on the lace page. See <http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/topics.html> Near the bottom, you'll find a link to the tatting page. It's worth knowing about topics.html." The question is: is he right? I didn't think so. But what he has done is to put all his scans from women's magazines, etc, into its own section, so avid tatters might want to take a look. I think the problem lies in what kinds of books, etc, we are interested in. For instance, the crochet patterns that were in some of the ladies' home manuals are pretty routine and perhaps not up to the standard of the fine Irish crochet of the turn of the century. He can't distinguish the difference, being neither a crocheter or a lacemaker, so I have to make choices. I think the Hoare book is a classic and certainly qualifies to be on the lace site, where we are looking for the best. What shall I tell him? Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
