Obviously Daphnie is upset about her patterns allegedly being plagiarised, but if she read the post she is replying to she would see her outburst, although raising a valid point (preferably without the abusive language!) is totally inappropriate *as a response* as Cathy fully intended to credit Kathleen for the design.
It is nice to know that your designs are being used, (it's why we share them) and what other lacemakers have done to personalise the original. This was especially so for me when the Sunnyvale Museum's book containing my Giles bookmark arrived during my 12 day stay in hospital in 2016. I love to see photos of lace made from my designs - I'm sure other designers feel the same. With geometric lace (eg Torchon and Bucks) it is quite possible that something we design is identical to something that has been done in the past, you only have to look at the old dealers' pattern books to learn that. It is also quite possible for two people to come up with the same idea, for example, angels and bells have a fairly typical shape - I've recently seen some nativity patterns that are more or less identical to those Jean Eke designed (and published) over ten years ago. (It was thanks to Jean's eagle eyes I was credited for one of my designs used as the basis of a chapter in a book on Bucks Point lace!) Jane Partridge Daphnie Martin wrote : Nobody has the damn right to just take other peoples patterns and pretend they are their designs..... Where is the care for our designers rights. Cathy Morris said : Dear Clare and Jane, Thank you so much! That is just what I was looking for. I certainly would like to use Kathleens prickings and attribute them to her if she is willing to share them. - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
