great things to look forward to doing, Susie Rose. enjoy. thanks for sharing and i agree when it comes to following instructions, the printed word is best but with most magazines, there are only a couple of pages that appeal so i just print those from the digital version - room and weight considerations for me.
Hugs, Lin and the Mali *â*Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.*â **â Walter Anderson* On Sat, May 7, 2016 at 7:37 AM, Susie Rose <susierose_89...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello to One and All! > I have an idea regarding magazines, offer digital and/or printed versions. > Then the member can choose to get a digital mag to their inbox for less > cost. A higher cost would be for the print version with the digital > delivered as an extra bonus. The quilting magazine, Fons and Porter For > the Love of Quilting, offers this type of subscription service. > Personally I > like the printed version. (I'm old fashioned that way.) > Regarding getting new members. That's an interesting situation. I can > apply for a funding grant from my state's arts council. The problem is > that > I don't have any apprentices. > > Now that my daughter will be graduating from high school in a couple of > weeks, > I'll have a little more time to participate in the SCA (Society of Creative > Anachronism). It's a non profit historical reenactment group that plays > from > 650-1600 ad. I've taught several classes on lacemaking and now that I have > the time, will do so again. We have events at public parks and people will > see what I do and may want to learn. Hugs, Susie Rose > > My stores: > https://susierosedesigns.zibbet.com > https://mountainrosefood.zibbet.com > https://SusieRose.Blujay.com > http://www.craftsy.com/user/49409/pattern-store > Blog: http://fiberismybag.wordpress.com > > > From: Anna Binnie <l...@binnie.id.au> > > I would like to comment on Jane's comment. I believe that membership of > many Lace Guilds is down and that there are fewer members willing to > take on the role of 'running' things. The question of subscriptions is > also a major problem for many groups, printed magazines cost, they cost > to produce and they cost to mail These costs are rising further as > members age and few new members come to take their place membership > drops leading to a rise in subscriptions leading to a further drop in > numbers. > > Sounds like a chicken and egg situation. But let us look at the > sociological changes that have occurred in the last 40 years. In the > 1970's when most guilds were established, many women did not work > outside the home, many young women were at home with children and > importantly had the time to learn crafts and serve on committees. Today > young ones have to work to afford their first child, most return to work > within a year of that child's birth and try to juggle work, home > children. These women do not have time for guilds in the traditional > sense. However, from my own family experience these women do access the > web to learn their crafts! They form themselves into stitching groups > outside the guild structures. > > So as we age and fail to attract the young we have to rethink the whole > notion of the future of guilds and organisations. We also have to look > at us, many of us are aging, I laugh when I consider that 30 years ago I > was one of the youngest in the local guild and I still am. > > Those of us post retirement age have a heap of issues to deal with > starting with our own health, family members health and need for our > assistance and in general spreading ourselves amongst all the community > groups many of us are involved with. > > Sadly I have no solutions BUT I think that we collectively can come up > with local solutions and it will be these that will inspired others. > > Anna in a sunny Sydney where Autumn is trying hard to arrive. > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
