When the media mis-identify lace (as with The Dress) I think ignorance and laziness are the cause. Nobody really knows what lace is, except us. My experience with reporters is that mostly they don't care if they make mistakes when talking about lace because they believe the general public will never spot the errors. They go for clever phrases and words that they think will make their writing appealing. In my own experience, reporters working for 2nd and 3rd rate newspapers (neighborhood news, specialty new) were more likely to try hard to get it right than the well known major newspaper reporters. To correct these people, the only pathway that might produce results is to complain to the editor. They may not correct their errors, but constantly telling them where they got it wrong may lead them to trying for better accuracy, just to get the annoying lace people to stop pestering them.
With shops selling lace garments -- they are using words that they think will attract customers. Whether they actually can tell the difference between crochet and machine made lace is anybody's guess. They may be simply ignorant. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
