Hi everyone and Jane who wrote: > Apparently, tatting in machine lace terminology means a geometric lace (ie of bobbin lace appearance, not tatting done with a shuttle). Hence the number of ladies of a certain generation who insist that bobbin lace is tatting - though they are more than likely thinking of the correct terminology they saw applied to machine made lace in shops in their youth, than distinguishing between terms for machine and hand made lace.
Thank you for sharing this tidbit. I'm always willing to give people the benefit of the doubt. I also think that many people who don't do thread craft consider 'tatting' to be anything that refers to what someone does bent to task with thread and things. In their minds it is the same. :p bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
