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Nov 28, '07 4:54 PM
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I think all of you know I'm a tatter, which is a person dedicated to work Tatting Lace. But today I kinda get tickled off with the word. Why? Because I have no idea why people mistake Tatting with Tattooing!!!!! Geesh! They are 2 different things. Often when I'm looking for tatting photos on the search engines I get a huge mix of the tatting lace and people making tattoos. Why people don't learn the correct term for their profession? Sometimes I'm in a random chat (which is not frequently) and when people ask what I do they say "Cool, you're a tattoo artist" Eh, excuse me.... I'm not a tattooer.

*sigh* Ok, this conversation have no point. It's just that I get "angry" with people not using the correct words. English is not my 1st language and I'm all the time trying to use the correct words, why others who English is their 1st language don't do the same?

BTW... I went to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary to see if I was correct and yes, I'm correct. Tatting is the lace, therefore tatters. Tattooing is the art of skin drawing and therefore tattooers.

Now, back to my regular schedule! lol

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ummali03 wrote on Nov 28, '07

Asalam Alaikum
Sis don't be to hard on others over this. Do you know I had never heard of tatting till I met you. Alot of people don't even know what it is sis but everyone knows what a tattoo is, so it can be easily confused by those who don't know any better.

heavenleigh123 wrote on Nov 28, '07

Sorry, but tatting is a common slang word for tattooing. It might not be proper, but is very common...especially when we have a multitude of tattoo reality shows now and people hear others refer to their "tats" or getting "tatted". I can understand how frustrating that must be though :)

mfhy2k wrote on Nov 28, '07

Expecting people to take time to think outside their reference points is an impossible deed. Once someone has an idea in their head it will not go away.

rainbowroseconnie wrote on Nov 28, '07

LOL yep I can understand your frustration. Sad part it isn't just between tatooes and tatting either. Since society is getting so good at their 'slang' words, now so many words that once meant one thing have a totally different mean now. It does really get frustrating! I too get angry when I go to research something and end up with more sites on the 'slang' than on the actual thing!!!

daffysailady wrote on Nov 29, '07

Well, by the time Multiply came back up online and would let me reply, everyone got to jump in and say what I was going to..... so I'll say, instead.... keep Educating people about this wonderful craft/hobby. Honesly, think of how many handcrafts have been lost because no one was interested in them anymore or machines took over the job of making them. I have had kids ask me, when they see me knitting socks, why I don't just go get them at Walmart. They don't know and haven't been taught about crafts. Keep up your teaching, so that this wonderful art isn't lost, like so many others! :-D

heavenleigh123 wrote on Nov 29, '07

I know how to crochet and quilt and xstitch and sew and embroider but I don't know how to do any one thing well enough to actually make stuff...does that make sense? lol I am planning on trying to teach myself how to do better with at least one or two things.

I don't get the knitted socks to be honest. But I think that's because I despise having to have anything on my feet and even the thinnest cotton ones drive me crazy LOL

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