It depends a bit on what sort of lace we are talking about. Nice machine lace (or even handmade lace) that doesn't really come into the *collector's* category I would prefer to keep in larger yardages as this gives me the option of using it.
If it's what I would consider to be of real collector interest then I would be very upset to think it had been cut up, but on the other hand if I didn't know..... Is she looking at this altruistically in that she wants to allow as many collectors as possible to benefit from her goods, or does she see a potential for a bigger profit on more, shorter lengths. This reminds me of a lady I was opposite at a craft fair a couple of weeks ago. I was sitting making lace all weekend, and she was selling "hand-carved stone African-art masterpieces". Quite pricey, too. Just one of everything that was on show. When she sold one, then the stall was rearranged to fill the gap. But a couple of hours later a duplicate of the sold one appeared from under the table. No doubt by now, she thought the purchaser was long gone. This was repeated several times over the weekend. Now, I don't have a real problem with this except the implication was that they were all original (equal to expensive) but if I had wanted to buy a carving where there were several versions, I think I would have liked to have chosen which one I wanted. And I'd love to have known what the carvers got paid, certainly a tiny fraction of what she was selling them for. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
