Hi Devon: Depends on what you’re thinking of. The words organization or guild could equally apply to the small lacemaking clubs that dot our landscape, where individual lacemakers may be taught or helped but perhaps not in the direct and systematic way you’re thinking of.
In 2019 The Denman & District Lace Club in British Columbia will be celebrating its 100th year of continued regular meetings. They haven’t stopped for anything. It was the ladies from the D&D who travelled to Vancouver to demonstrate at the Pacific National Exhibition every year, who caught the eye of the women who started the Vancouver Lace Club, which is now over 63 years old. So, D&D isn’t a huge organization, but has had a wider influence. Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) > On Jun 17, 2018, at 9:41 AM, Devon Thein <devonth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am thinking/writing about the impact of the lace organizations in > transmitting lacemaking skills. Several of the artists in the show > benefited from learning opportunities offered by guilds. > > The International Organization of Lace dates its start to 1953. I just > looked up The Lace Guild. It seems it was established in 1976. > > Would it be true to say that the International Organization of Lace, > Inc is the oldest continuing lace group? > > Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
