Hi Renee...
I agree with you!! I couldn't stomach the entire article, because it
was clear that the writer, in his/her ignorance, did not know the
difference between embroidery and lace... and that - for a fashion
writer - is a cardinal sin!! Their information is not worth the paper
it is written on since they do not know their media!!!
TTFN... huffing off in disgust...
Clay
renee ford wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2008/08/17/style/t/index.html#pageName=17lace
If you look at images throughout the supplement you'll notice needle and bobbin
lace is featured in a number of garments. Unfortunately,from either a lack of
balanced
research or continuing a longstanding refusal (from my definitely very limited
observations anyway) common in the trade to honor craftspeople by accurately describing
their work (last year I thought it was an absolute shame that a couture house
would
describe $1700 handknit purse in their ad copy as crochet. They somehow felt
describing
it as knit was "less sexy", who are these people kidding??? If someone's
spending $1700 on a handmade purse, I doubt semantics is going to be an issue.
Anyway, for whatever reason, the author of this article seems determined to
classify
her subject as embroidery; almost in a patronizing way ... as if to say "don't
they realize if itsmade with needle and thread it has to be embroidery?".
I have no idea if the machines she speaks of from the late 19th century are indeed
lacemaking or embroidery... but I suspect she may have muddled the waters
unintentionally.
Best wishes,
renee in Tucson
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