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Sheila Stewart Leach replied to Lucia Pou's discussion Ethics

"Lucia - one other point; if you buy the pattern, you may have more freedom for use of the product made from the pattern than a free pattern; whether free or purchased, the designer may still have rights to royalties that you may want to ascertain up…"

Mar 28, 2011

Sheila Stewart Leach replied to Lucia Pou's discussion Ethics

"Lucia - Many patterns are in the public domain, i.e., they are traditional and no one "owns" them. Even if someone graphs or narrates the pattern it does not mean it is theirs. and unless someone gives notice on copyright it is in…"

Mar 28, 2011

Patricia M Hall replied to Sheila Stewart Leach's discussion heirloom or antique crocheted lace

"Wow! Thanks for the info! My grandmother crocheted a bedspread for a double bed in lace. Must have been quite an undertaking. I loved the thing as a child, but my mom threw it out as it was in tatters by the time I was a…"

Feb 24, 2011

Sheila Stewart Leach replied to April C's discussion need ideas

"Melissa - you are so responsive; you try so hard to help everybody with questions and ideas! You do a great job...."

Feb 20, 2011

Melissa Burnett replied to Sheila Stewart Leach's discussion heirloom or antique crocheted lace

"GREAT information! I love the history! I am not the world's greatest crocheter but it makes me want to get out my hooks and crochet some lace in memory of people who lived through those times. I am very glad that you found…"

Feb 17, 2011

Sheila Stewart Leach replied to Sheila Stewart Leach's discussion heirloom or antique crocheted lace

"Melissa, almost all of the crochet books are available to download and they re wonderfully detailed..... the Irish lace is incredible but there are also really pretty bedspreads and motifs. At the beginning of most books there are projects like…"

Feb 17, 2011

Sheila Stewart Leach replied to Sheila Stewart Leach's discussion heirloom or antique crocheted lace

"Fabulous; I downloaded all of them - Thank you so much for helping!"

Feb 15, 2011

Melissa Burnett replied to Sheila Stewart Leach's discussion heirloom or antique crocheted lace

"I love how complicated this one looks! www.angelfire.com/folk/celtwich/PondLily.html" target="_blank">www.angelfire.com/folk/celtwich/PondLily.html">http://web.archive.org/web/20080210222735/www.angelfire.com/folk/celtwich/PondLily.html or these…"

Feb 15, 2011

Sheila Stewart Leach replied to Sheila Stewart Leach's discussion heirloom or antique crocheted lace

"Both are wonderful; I own a number of "pineapple" pieces - that certainly was a popular pattern back in the day; but had never seen the Cluny lace... Thank you! "

Feb 14, 2011

Melissa Burnett replied to Sheila Stewart Leach's discussion heirloom or antique crocheted lace

"Are you looking for doily patterns like this one? http://promotions.drgnetwork.com/newsletters/talkingcrochet/pages/TCNL1907_patt.html Or lace edging like this? http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa051103.htm "

Feb 14, 2011

Sheila Stewart Leach posted a discussion

heirloom or antique crocheted lace

Does anyone have any antique pieces they could photograph and post or heirloom patterns for crochet lace they could share? or books that they could refer me to... thank you!

Feb 14, 2011

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