Dear Katelyn, et al,
That was a really helpful post. The essence of the fascination of bobbin
lace is moving bobbins around the pillow, and all of a sudden you get something
breathtakingly beautiful. That's the common factor. But the anime and costume
connection makes sense for younger lacemakers. Design capabilities would then
be essential. Thank you. Hadn't thought about it that way. Butterflies are
easy, they're all over in pattern books. Angels are much fewer.
Lyn in Lancaster, PA, US, where the weather should clear by tomorrow.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Katelyn Schreyer <[email protected]>
>Sent: Oct 14, 2011 12:07 PM
>To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [lace] Need and Want, was Demise of suppliers
>
>As a 20-something, I frequently see people in my age group knitting.
>However, they're not knitting sweaters or stockings, they're knitting plush
>dolls inspired by video games and TV shows.
>
>If you see a 19 year old knitting a orange and yellow hat, she is not just
>making a new hat for the winter, she is making a "Jayne Hat" as inspired by
>a character in the sci-fi western TV show Firefly.
>
>Several other knit projects I see *frequently* are stuffed animal style
>Metriods, from the classic 80s video game of the same name, and SackBoy
>dolls, as inspired by the more recent Little Big Planet.
>
>In my own experience with bobbin lace, I have started to make lace gears,
>which I aim to assemble in a Honiton fashion to create clockwork-inspired
>edgings or fan leaves for a Steampunk costume.
>
>Lacemaking, for me, and knitting for my peers, is about creating art
>relevant to my other interests. Hanky edgings and doilies are as much of
>interest to me as a pair of plain stockings are to a young knitter: beyond
>the learning phase, absolutely none.
>
>To appeal to a younger demographic, emphasize butterflies and angels. Once
>one has the skills to design and make a butterfly, they can then go on to
>create pretty much anything.
>
>On that note, teach design along with the lacemaking itself. No young person
>I know would be satisfied just knowing how to follow existing patterns, or
>recreating old lace. Teach what's needed to modify, combine, and create new
>patterns, and we will.
>
>-Katelyn Schreyer
>
>
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