> However, if the price of the item was based on it being hand-made, and > it wasn't, for sure I would make a fuss :)
I agree. Some people will still think it must be hand-made because the label says so, but some people will think anything. Years ago I saw a beautiful wool sweater that was labelled "Hand-Knit in Wales". Now, I've worked a knitting machine and I know the difference it makes to the way a piece of knitting feels when compared with the same yarn knit by hand. So I turned to the saleswoman and said "Hand-knit?" with raised eyebrows. She immediately pointed out that although it *was* machine-knit, it was *also* hand-knit because a human hand had worked the knitting machine. I'm still wrapping my brain around that one. The sweater was priced at the level of a beautiful piece of machine knitting, which it was, so I bought it happily. I still have it, and even though it's way out of style it's still a prized possession. I see the first Chinese knockoff of The Dress has not only been made, but been worn by a bride at her wedding. The lace on the knockoff cost $1 a yard - motifs *not* cut out, carefully placed, and finely stitched, I think. Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
