---- Elizabeth Kurella <ekure...@gmail.com> wrote: It seems to me that crocheting lacemakers are more likely than any other lacemakers to produce crocheted variations of many other lacemaking techniques. Ive seen crocheted Cluny, reticella, point plat, Gros Point, Battenberg, filet and others.
Personally, I've always half-wondered if it isn't low self-esteem. Crochet was for many years very commonly done and had no real glory. So many people turned up their noses, "Oh, that's just crochet!" So people imitated other laces to prove that they can do beautiful and special things with their technique. I know I'm not expressing it well, but I have a feeling it's about the attitude of crocheters and how their craft was looked down on. Then there's the problem that so few people knew the other lace techniques so why not crochet the designs? All you need to know is the one lace technique and you can do any kind of lace in the history of humanity! Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com Parvum leve mentes capiunt (Little things amuse little minds) - 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/
