[lace] Demonstrating at Christmas Tree festival
In message , "Gray, Alison J" writes I was using one of my own designs. But I was wondering whether anyone knows whether it would be violating copyright if I were to use someone else's design and sell it for charity? Technically, yes, you would be. It is the same reason why dressmakers are supposed to buy a fresh copy of a commercial pattern for each garment they make from it. However, you will probably find that most lace designers are happy for you to raise funds for charity from their designs, all you need do is ask - I had a lovely letter (giving permission) from Christine Springett when I asked if I could use her snake pattern for this purpose (raising funds in that case for our local hospice - that was in 1991, when I designed my Giles the Dog bookmark for the same fete). You, Alison, are welcome to use any of my patterns which have been published (in Lace, Canadian Lacemaker Gazette and the Penguin Pattern Book) - but I would appreciate it if anyone else uses any of my patterns for fundraising or adaptation, etc, they ask first and email me a picture of the results afterwards! -- Jane Partridge - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Demonstrating at Christmas Tree festival
Hi It's nearly 2 weeks since I did my demonstration at our church's Christmas Tree festival and I thought I ought to let you all know how I got on. It was an interesting experience. I was there all day on Saturday, apart from going home for lunch and for about 4 hours on Sunday afternoon. I certainly had a few good conversations, and explained how lace is made to several people, including a friend's husband, who seemed to understand the process. A couple of small boys were fascinated by the spiders I was doing and made a point of counting the legs on all of them. And one small girl wanted to have a go and did several stitches of ground for me. I doubt very much whether anyone will want to start making lace as a result of this, but you never know. The good thing was that I was making bookmarks to sell for our building project and I sold the 5 I had already made plus the one I made on Saturday and the one I started on Sunday. I was using one of my own designs. But I was wondering whether anyone knows whether it would be violating copyright if I were to use someone else's design and sell it for charity? Alison in cold and windy Colchester, Essex, UK - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
