In a message dated 7/3/2013 1:51:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Just for interest sake, where are there children's groups, either as classes or clubs with some tuition? In my immediate area the schools will not even put an A4 poster up to announce that there is a lace class or lace club starting (or re-starting) locally. Joepie
-------------------------------------------- Dear Joepie, Americans thought the problem of educating young lacemakers had been solved in England! Certainly, most of us have checked the "Young Lacemakers" option on The Lace Guild's site: _www.laceguild.org_ (http://www.laceguild.org) OIDFA Bulletins often contain articles about teaching young lacemakers. One thing noticed is that there are special contests for them. These are followed by exhibits, and some type of publicity. A few years ago, at the annual Ithaca Lace Day and Conference in New York State, Betty Manfre spoke about all the community-sponsored lace classes for children in Italy. Who would have known (outside Italy) that their towns were keeping lace traditions alive, without this lecture? They do not communicate in English, and we do not communicate in Italian!!! The same could have been said about other nations. To reach your community with class notices: Places Mothers go to get their hair done, women's exercise centers, churches with after school programs, needlework/quilting shops, libraries, Girl Guides or Scouts, 4-H Clubs, garden clubs, local museums. If there are community bulletin boards, you could use those, couldn't you? How about writing an article for the bulletin of The Lace Guild seeking advice from members who have successfully done this? In America, we have small free local newspapers (mine is a weekly 16-page paper called "Advertiser") that are mostly providing business advertisements in the area. But, they do include a few community activity news items and meeting notices, at no charge. Usually, these are about local clubs, local sports, local school news, new businesses in town. For one of these papers, you could write a short news item - in the paper's style, provide a photo, and give contact information. Perhaps parents would be more comfortable if you teach in a library, shop, church, museum, or YMCA meeting room. Suggest you investigate that in advance. Libraries are especially nice, because a parent can go elsewhere in the building to read while you are teaching. Enlist at least one volunteer aide. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
