So when I see random image like this from a big box 📦 retailer with the generically tagged association of “1970s vintage,” it feels like the artisan work of my grandmother 👵🏽 and others like her who learned and passed this tradition on to me is being erased a little.

#thread

Unlike knit, crochet can’t be machine replicated, so if this piece really is what it claims to be, it represents some one’s tradition, heritage, and perspective but not in a way that honors their presence.

#crochetpeopleproblems #craftsky #shopsmall #smallbusiness #fiberart #heritage #culture #rant

Unlike knit, crochet can’t be machine replicated, so if this piece really is what it claims to be, it represents some one’s tradition, heritage, and perspective but not in a way that honors their presence.

#crochetpeopleproblems #craftsky #shopsmall #smallbusiness #fiberart #heritage #culture #rant

So when I see random image like this from a big box 📦 retailer with the generically tagged association of “1970s vintage,” it feels like the artisan work of my grandmother 👵🏽 and others like her who learned and passed this tradition on to me is being erased a little.

#thread

My grandmother used to have long beautiful draping curtains in her dinning and sitting room that she made from this type of lace/filet crochet and doilies elegant situated beneath the glass candy dishes with butterscotch melts that she left out for guests.

#thread

The price and place of sale is what it is 🤷🏽‍♀️ but even more so than this point (which is a thread for another day) the implicit craftsmanship and artistry alluded to in the image is completely divorced/bifructed from its maker.

And that sucks!

#thread

Thank you!