http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2008/08/17/style/t/index.html#pageName=17lace
If you look at images throughout the supplement you'll notice needle and bobbin lace is featured in a number of garments. Unfortunately,from either a lack of balanced research or continuing a longstanding refusal (from my definitely very limited observations anyway) common in the trade to honor craftspeople by accurately describing their work (last year I thought it was an absolute shame that a couture house would describe $1700 handknit purse in their ad copy as crochet. They somehow felt describing it as knit was "less sexy", who are these people kidding??? If someone's spending $1700 on a handmade purse, I doubt semantics is going to be an issue. Anyway, for whatever reason, the author of this article seems determined to classify her subject as embroidery; almost in a patronizing way ... as if to say "don't they realize if itsmade with needle and thread it has to be embroidery?". I have no idea if the machines she speaks of from the late 19th century are indeed lacemaking or embroidery... but I suspect she may have muddled the waters unintentionally. Best wishes, renee in Tucson - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
