Dear lacefriends, I will try to tell you about our country. In Deutscher Kl�ppelverband we are meanwhile about 4 500 members of about every age. We try in our organisation to do something special for children, for example design for them, a class only for them on our convention. There are several teachers who work special with children. And there are few schools bobbin-lace-making is a part at normal school. That sound all very good. On the other side I know that groups who belonged together since years now stop and become private groups which are smaller. You should know that we have in our country what we call Volkshochschule. This exist nearly everywhere in our country. It is a school in the evening for adults with reasonable fees. It started as Fortbildung in languages, typing and so on. Today they do nearly everything. But the classes must have 12 pupils, better more. And thats the point today, we often have only 8 or 10. And I have the impression after some years people want to do something else. So what I can see th number of lace-people didn't grew much more. What belongs the sales people it is still stable. When I started in 1986 I had big proplems to find a book forlearning or materials. You should see with wich thread I made the things from the book of K. Egger, which was the onliest, you would laugh as I do when I look it up today. On the other hand lace in fashion is absolutly in. Ok mostly machinemade things. So let's do what we like and other what they like. And why not make a dissertation about all that. I knew a lady in Austrich who did this 3 or 4 years ago too, only for her country. When I am back from my little trip I will tell you a bit about lace historie in Germany. Greetings Ilske from Hamburg in Germany
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