In the copy of the book which I have, the caption on the picture says, "MAT FOR TRAY", "Worked by Mrs. Dixon, Clapham, Beds. Design by C.C. Channer"
My book indicates that Miss Channer first published her book in 1928. In 1972, M. Waller published a revised edition, and this was reprinted in 1984. So, it would be interesting to see what the original edition says about the origin of the mat. (Mine is the 1984 edition.) Out of curiosity, I compared the picture in the Channer book to the picture which accompanies the pricking. Apparently, it is the same piece of lace, because there are "anomalies" consistent to both photographs. The picture of the mat in the book is 5.75 inches by 3 inches and is grainy to start with. The picture with the pricking is 13 inches by 8.5 inches, and is very sharp and clear. So, before anyone could even attempt to create a pricking from the picture in the book, the picture would have to be enlarged over 200%! That would make it impossible to see the individual threads, let alone the paths the threads take. But even more interesting is the fact that the pricking was published as a "Supplement to In the Cause of English Lace by Anne Buck". This was in 1991. So, as you say, attention to copyright has changed a lot! Clay Sent from my iPad > On Jan 4, 2014, at 8:25 AM, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote: > > Is there any reason to believe that Miss Channer designed the mat? When I > started lace there were several patterns that were associated with my > teacher, but she did not design them. She made and sold the prickings. > > In fact, when I started making lace in the 1970s the concept of copyright > was not widely understood among lacemakers. Many considered every pattern > to be traditional and in the public domain. Others exerted some kind of > proprietary ownership in patterns that was based on nothing but habitual use. - 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/
