Three other lace makers and I demonstrate lacemaking -bobbin lace and tatting - in the public area of the American History Museum in Washington, DC one hour per month. There is always lots of interest in both watching and trying our hands-on-pillow. Often well over 100 people stop by to watch and ask questions in that hour. People come from all over the US and the world. Many would like to find a local teacher, but we feel somwhat limited in what information we can give. The IOLI website is one source, but I wonder how many could find a teacher from that? Giving out individual addresses of teachers or groups listed in the IOLI Bulletin might not be very safe. I would love getting ideas for making a useful handout with websites listing teachers, as well as beginning techniques, in the US as well as in other countries. When demonstrating I always wear some of my bobbin lace "jewelry" that I have designed and made, just to show that one can have fun with lace and lace can be worn today. Since I generally demonstrate on an Ipswich lace from 1790 I have reconstructed, I feel it is nice to show the contrast.
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