Hi, As a Dutch woman, a lace-maker and lace-teacher living in England, who occasionally designs a few bits for my students I am rather upset about the tone of the original message. To call someone a damned Dutch woman is NOT something I would have expected on Arachne. Not only that, it lobs all Dutch women onto one heap. I have never in my life claimed anyone elses patterns as my own and always try to give the name of the original designer, where at all possible, for any pattern I use.
HAPPY lacemaking, Joepie Hammett in sunny Sussex. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: 22 June 2022 09:46 To: 'Daphne Martin'<mailto:[email protected]>; 'ROBERT MORRIS'<mailto:[email protected]>; 'Jane Partridge'<mailto:[email protected]>; 'Clare Lewis'<mailto:[email protected]> Cc: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [lace] Re: Honiton frog patterns I feel your pain. Louise West had the audacity to purchase 3 of my angels and then come out with one of her own. I wish I had the cost to sue but sadly I didn't so she got away with it. Please try and carry on designing, it is going to be hard to trust anyone again for a while but there really are lovely lacemakers out there who appreciate what you do. Lou -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Daphne Martin Sent: 21 June 2022 20:35 To: ROBERT MORRIS <[email protected]>; Jane Partridge <[email protected]>; Clare Lewis <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Honiton frog patterns Nobody has the damn right to just take other peoples patterns and pretend they are their designs. It is totally disgusting and really unfair. Where is the care for our designers rights. ?? I had a damned Dutch woman take all my patterns and marked them as her own. It didb - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.c om%2Fphotos%2Flacemaker%2Fsets%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C8d11ba9fbf374881b3a30 8da542bb141%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637914843964128322%7 CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLC JXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=X61XHyybE7HxYWBdSdkzbZSpI4goF1BqLwJrY5 APFwE%3D&reserved=0 - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
