Replies to my little survey have stopped coming in so I've downloaded
the results file and put it together as a webpage at
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/lace/arachne/surveyresults.htm
There were a total of 192 replies, plus a few which I've deleted
because they had no boxes ticked. I think that may have been because
the button at the bottom of the page reads 'continue' when it actually
submits the reply. If I do another survey I'll try to change it.
The totals don't all add up to 192; a few people chose not to answer
one or more of the questions. I didn't make any of the answers
compulsory as I dislike having to answer a question, especially if none
of the options are exactly what I want to say.
So what do the results show?
Overall, the folk who chose to reply have a broad spread of lacemaking
experience and knowledge. Nearly everyone makes torchon and most make
more than one type of BL. More than half can draw a pattern.
The coloured lace question was badly worded, but there appears to be a
spread of preferences from white only through to using many colours.
The question about other laces and textiles crafts was more or less
what I'd expected; most of us do some other textiles activities, but
Arachne isn't the place to ask about millinery or batik! I also got
the impression that some of the less experienced lacemakers (less than
5 years) used to do other things but have dropped them all in favour of
lacemaking.
The non textiles crafts question was similar, though from the
individual answers I was a bit surprised at how many people said that
they don't do any non-lace crafts. Perhaps I suggested the wrong
crafts. Bead work has more followers than the other crafts - I wonder
if that was from people who play with beads whilst spangling their
bobbins?
If there's a positive response to this survey I'll do another, but
please tell me which questions you would like asked. About collecting
lace? bobbins? books? How you first learned BL? Why you wanted to
learn BL? what do you use your lace for? anything else?
Brenda in Allhallows, Kent
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/index.html
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