On Thursday, April 7, 2005, at 01:17 AM, Tamara P Duvall wrote:
LOW(i)? <g> I don't know what the *exact* numbers/proportions are, but I've always derived a certain amount of amusement from the "International" bit of our name... In the current IOLI Directory, the names of US members are listed on pp5-32 (all but last listing on p32). The names of the overseas members cover p33 (plus one entry from p32) through p35, and that seems to be better than what it used to be a few years back. Granted, I passed math in highschool only because the teacher wanted to make sure she wouldn't have to suffer my presence through another year, but it looks to me like we're grandiose already (9 to 1?)... :)
I certainly agree with Tamara on this point. As an international member of IOLI, I've always felt that the 'international' part of the name to be funny, pretentious, particularly American, whatever else you want to call it. Sort of like the 'World Series' in baseball. I'd be very surprised if the Lace Guild didn't have way more international members than IOLI. And of course, there is a real international organization: OIDFA.
Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers web site: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/quinbot/seaspray/SeasprayLaceGuild.html
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