At 04:57 PM 9/30/2003 -0500, you wrote: >...I was of the opinion that lacemaking was growing, at least >here in the states. Maybe that is wishful thinking on my part but our >local groups are growing, ... I missed our last guild meeting but was told there were ten newbies >trying BL for the first time including two men.
Here in my area of Oregon USA, lacemaking is growing. When I started ten years ago, there were only a few people at our monthly meetings. This past year or so, we have had about 15 with 1/4 of these being beginners. The experienced lacers spend alot of the meeting coaching the beginners. Some of them contract for private lessons and others just use the monthly meeting to get advise and help. We take every opportunity to demo that we can find. We gained 2 or 3 new lacemakers from this year's county fair, and one from state fair. PS -- If you are in the Pacific Northwest, our Lace Day is this Saturday Oct. 4th in Wilsonville. Contact me if you are in the area and want directions or details. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon - Home from a nice weekend camping, but have the sniffles. Oregon Country Lacemakers Arachne Secret Pal Administrator Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
