Someone else posted:
To which I responded:Left handed tatters can be taught to tat the same as right handers. Both of your hands are learning new movements.
I wanted to add so much more.Yes, left handed tatters can be taught the same as right handed tatters. But we shouldn't have to. I'm sorry, I know you mean no disrespect *name* but remarks like this make me feel not understood (to say it mildly). I'm a lefty, and proud of it. I've learned knitting and crocheting the right hand way (in school, by a nun), and it was always a struggle to me, untill I taught myself to do it left handed. Now I can crochet, knit and tat with both hands, but still prefer using my left hand. Please respect the fact that we use our left hand, the way you respect our hair color or our height.
Sorry about the rant, but this is one of my pet peeves.
Things like this make me so angry and bring me back to the time when I was a wee girl, just 7 years old, being smacked on my hand, or left hand tied on my back by an ignorant, intollerant, smurf jabberwocky of a teacher (nun).Saying things like this shows off your ignorance and your lack of empathy. You should try yourself to tat with the 'other' hand before making remarks like this. This so rubs me the wrong way.
I'm almost crying right now.
So, what are your pet peeves?