On Oct 14, 2005, at 22:07, Chris Vail wrote:
As a tatter I take a bit of offense at that
Can't blame you; I would to.
- I can only hope it wasn't intended as a slight of my first
and most often practiced lace.
Probably not; as someone wrote to me, it was, most probably, "a case of
open e-mail window, insert foot" :) My own skill at tatting is
_extremely limited_ (I learnt just enough to understand the discussions
on Arachne years ago, and have forgotten it all since), so I'm always
happy to get a piece. Have a delicious, gift tag sized tatted "card"
(Christmas tree, combined with - hand-painted - background. Another
thing I can't do) hanging high up every year. And a pair of tatted
earrings (wear them part of the year) even higher up (they're smaller).
And a black cat - that one gets "paraded" around Halloween, also...
I rather get the impression that knitted and crocheted lace will also
not be appreciated by some, so I truly hope that those
who strongly care will indeed make a their preferences
known.
So do I hope, though I'm one of those who'll be happy to get anything,
in any technique. I do have a crocheted snowflake, but don't mind
getting something else in crochet, even though I can crochet some
(better than tat, anywway <g>). And my private exchange for this year
was motivated by my desire to get a piece of _knitted_ lace.
I've just re-visited Barbara's last year's "gallery"
http://homepage.mac.com/bejoyce/arachne/
and there's a card there which is a combination of cross-stitch (main
image) and BL ("frame edging") The edging is, perhaps, not
outstandingly complex... But the tension is excellent, there are
corners in the lace, and you can barely spot the finish - what more can
be asked? And, together with the cross-stitched picture of the angel
(must have taken more time that I'd have been willing to spend on it,
though I _can_ do cross-stitch), it's a lovely piece to display - year
after year - on one's mantelpiece.
So, as far as I'm concerned, it's all a matter of "be creative, do your
best, and enjoy the experience"
PS to whoever draws me as a sender... Don't expect me to starch/stiffen
the piece; that's where I draw my line at... :)
--
Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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