I had already had some thoughts on this and I had noticed recently that the thriving knitting groups use Meetup.com to get together - that seems to be where the 20 and 30-something crowd look for events. I did think of tatting and Teneriffe as gateway interests, if you will, and I was thinking that lacemaking meetups (using Meetup.com), with a focus on welcoming lace knitters and crocheters as well as other kinds of lace, could be a great way to expose people to all the other options - tatting, Teneriffe, needlelace and of course bobbinlace!
Amanda Furrow Philly, Pennsylvania, US On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 11:34:00PM -0400, Beth Harpell wrote: > I think getting the word out about lacemaking is the main thing. I'm at the > IOLI convention and specifically learned to tat and bought a book on how to > make Teneriffe lace just so I can (in my own small way) make lacemaking more > visible to others and more portable for myself. I want to be able to strike > up a conversation about lace when someone asks what I'm doing, and be able to > show them how easy and mobile it can be. > > I think if each of us goes out of our way, in consistent, small ways, to > spread the word about lacemaking, as has happened for knitting and crochet, > we can make a definite impact. I don't feel it's celebrities that millennials > are copying, I really feel that they're trying to get back to artisan skills > and crafts, and have begun to appreciate more handmade and homemade items > than in the past 20 years or so. Riding the coattails of a resurgence in > handcrafts can be a very positive thing. > > Virginia "Beth" Harpell > Historic Property Specialist > www.HistoricHouseHunter.com > 973-650-1637 Cell > 973-770-7777 Office > RE/MAX House Values > 101 Landing Road > Roxbury, NJ 07850 > RE/MAX 100% Club > & NJAR Circle of Excellence > > > > On Jul 21, 2016, at 10:46 PM, Marianne Gallant <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I think the main reason that millennials are so interested in knitting > > and crochet is because celebrities have been seen to do these crafts > > while waiting around. > > The main thing is that it is so portable. Bobbin lace is not really > > portable, so it makes it more difficult to take it in your purse to do > > while waiting at the doctors office or at your kid's ball game or hockey > > game. Though I guess to get more people interested in at least some > > lacemaking is with tatting, it is very portable. > > I think it is going to be very difficult to make bobbin lace > > 'mainstream', though encouraging young artists will probably help. > > > > > > *Marianne* > > > > Marianne Gallant > > Vernon, BC Canada > > [email protected] > > http://threadsnminis.blogspot.ca, https://www.facebook.com/GallantCreation/ > > > >> On 21/07/2016 1:10 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> One thing I have been interested in recently, is how popular crocheting > >> and knitting has become in the last few years and how it has become one of > >> the staples in a modern woman's toolbox. As I recently read in a novel, > >> knitting is on the Modern Woman's List of Things To Do before Turning 30. > >> I'm not sure at which point or what made it so, but as you walk Michaels > >> today you can see how mainstream it has become from potholder weaving > >> looms to rainbow bracelets. How can we do the same for lace? > >> Perhaps the road is, just as you suggested, through the millennial artist, > >> if he/she can make a living at it, then it can become uniquely artistic; > >> rather than a forgotten craft. > > > > - > > 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/ > > - > 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/ - 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/
