tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34470593.post8857638248853557486..comments2024-03-07T09:56:54.777-06:00Comments on BellaCrochet: We're not dead yet!!!!Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06923953614751526102noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34470593.post-67321982192866320862009-06-17T08:27:03.363-05:002009-06-17T08:27:03.363-05:00Jill: I like that, "Thread Artist" I mig...Jill: I like that, "Thread Artist" I might just say that next time!<br /><br />Dawn: Maybe if you took your crochet to church you could say you are working on a prayer shawl, lol! <br /><br />Tatting Chic: I'll bet you DO hear that a lot! I like the "thriving" idea, I may use that too! <br /><br />Crochethuahua: Yes, I have been asked many times what I am "knitting!&Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923953614751526102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34470593.post-71944266863633026752009-06-17T07:46:13.683-05:002009-06-17T07:46:13.683-05:00I have never been told it was a dying art, just an...I have never been told it was a dying art, just an "old-fashioned" one, which really steams me up. I smile through gritted teeth and listen to them say how they thought crochet was only good for afghans, and knitting is the "hip" thing. I have nothing gainst knitting, but I am and always will be a crocheter. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34470593.post-56255671885188614292009-06-17T04:09:38.215-05:002009-06-17T04:09:38.215-05:00I have heard it many times. Some clueless people ...I have heard it many times. Some clueless people ask me what I'm "knitting" Next time they say crochet is a dying art hand them the most recent Annie's Attic catalogue and say, "Oh, I didn't know it's a dying art!" lol<br /><br />Have a great time on your trip!crochethuahuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03004794482061012984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34470593.post-6917400177519987752009-06-16T19:52:21.726-05:002009-06-16T19:52:21.726-05:00Oh! I just have had this conversation TWICE over t...Oh! I just have had this conversation TWICE over the last two days...only take out the word "crochet" and insert "Tatting", LOL!<br /><br />Tatting is a THRIVING art!<br /><br />You could say the same of crochet. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569720420483740487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34470593.post-62151239961098120012009-06-16T19:10:37.600-05:002009-06-16T19:10:37.600-05:00That comment has been made to me sooooooo many tim...That comment has been made to me sooooooo many times as I sit and watch our son play baseball; or pass the time when our daughter is in her violin lesson. I have even brought my crochet to faculty meetings and joke to my husband & kids that I could easily pull it out during the sermon while in church *grin*!<br /><br />As for a witty response -- I don't really have one. Love the 'Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380691069033045310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34470593.post-76447478806990321672009-06-16T17:10:49.780-05:002009-06-16T17:10:49.780-05:00I work at JoAnn Fabric, so even in a store that se...I work at JoAnn Fabric, so even in a store that sells crochet hooks, a limited supply of thread and doily books, I get the same thing...I smile and say I'm a thread artist.he... he....which you truly are!Jillnoreply@blogger.com