I'm finally chiming in on this subject after reading Devon's interesting
observations.
When I first began to make lace, I was attracted to it during one of our
many outdoor festivals, where lacemakers were making lace alongside
people with drop spindles and all sorts of other hand crafts. Later, I
heard Tamara Duval talking about putting a display in her library and
when I went to see the exhibit, I was very impressed! So, when I was
president of our Guild, I "knew the librarian", and arranged for the
guild to use their display case for the month of October. We prepared a
very nice display of equipment, samples of lace, and a few antique
pieces. With the library's permission, we demonstrated several times
during the month, sometimes on the weekend, and sometimes on weekdays.
But each time we did this, we would have a brochure prepared with a
brief history of lacemaking, and the information they needed to join our
guild. We almost always ended up with one or two new lacemakers after
these demos.
So, in short, aside from spontaneous "making lace in public", it is
always an option to check with facility managers and arrange times and
places for demos.
Clay
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