Re: [lace] Supporting young lacemakers

[Beth Harpell]

That is a FANTASTIC IDEA  I use Meetup.com myself for a lot to f interest 
groups like oil painting sit & sips, historic architecture lectures, knitting, 
etc., but I had never thought about using it for this purpose mainly because 
I'm already connected with the "lace ladies", so it would be a silly way to 
communicate--unless I were trying to connect to and attract a younger crowd.   

Actually, I'm picturing a Lacemaking Sit and Sip, and it could be totally 
creative!!

Thank, Amanda

' night!
Beth

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> On Jul 22, 2016, at 12:30 AM, Amanda Babcock Furrow  
> wrote:
> 
> 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- 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  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
>>> m...@shaw.ca
>>> http://threadsnminis.blogspot.ca, https://www.facebook.com/GallantCreation/
>>> 
 On 21/07/2016 1:10 PM, dagmar.bec...@gmail.com 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.
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Re: [lace] Supporting young lacemakers

[Amanda Babcock Furrow]

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- 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  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
> > m...@shaw.ca
> > http://threadsnminis.blogspot.ca, https://www.facebook.com/GallantCreation/
> > 
> >> On 21/07/2016 1:10 PM, dagmar.bec...@gmail.com 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.
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Re: [lace] Supporting young lacemakers

[Beth Harpell]

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- 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  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
> m...@shaw.ca
> http://threadsnminis.blogspot.ca, https://www.facebook.com/GallantCreation/
> 
>> On 21/07/2016 1:10 PM, dagmar.bec...@gmail.com 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.
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Re: [lace] Supporting young lacemakers

[Marianne Gallant]

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
m...@shaw.ca
http://threadsnminis.blogspot.ca, https://www.facebook.com/GallantCreation/

On 21/07/2016 1:10 PM, dagmar.bec...@gmail.com 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.
>

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[lace] Radmila Zuman

[Janice]

I was sorry to hear that Radmila had passed away. A great loss to the lacing 
community. Tomorrow I will be wearing a necklace that I made in her class many 
years ago. It was by chance that I packed it for the IOLI banquet.
Janice Blair

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[lace] Arachne get together

[Janice]

We had 29 members at our lunch on Monday in Indianapolis. We met at the food 
court in the mall so we could get the food of our choice. We had a free raffle 
with almost enough prizes for everyone. Lace makers are very generous people, 
searching out spider related goodies.
Janice Blair 

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[lace] What if - Little Lace Event

[Lin Hudren]

so sorry that i didn't include my email address to get this going.  was on
that rainbow.  might still be sailing.  just send me your info (snail mail
address, any preferences, email) to linhud...@gmail.com.  i will create a
spreadsheet and give you a partner who loves to play too.  wonder how many
ideas we will get to see.  i might be able to make that duck i have coveted
for years.  i love mallards and my dog is named Mali for one.  she has a
tough life.  fortunately, she only knows the sound.  LOL

Hugs, Lin and the Mali

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Re: [lace] Supporting young lacemakers

[dagmar . beckel]

Devon,
Thank you for putting those thoughts into such compelling words and what a 
great way to stimulate the artist and lacemaking community. 
I'm especially fond of your point about creating the market demand even if it 
maybe somewhat artificial in the beginning. I believe that is essential to 
lacemaking as an art form.

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.

Dagmar



Dagmar Machyckova 


> On Jul 21, 2016, at 5:57 PM, Devon Thein  wrote:
> 
> Catherine Barley writes:
> "Sadly so many mums don't have the luxury of staying at home to bring up
> their families these days, so miss out on the opportunity of a little 'me'
> time once they are old enough to go to school, which gave those of us of a
> similar age, the opportunity to learn a craft such as lacemaking."
> Located as I am in the NY area, which is a hub of artistic activity, I have
> come to know some millennials who make lace and are involved in the art
> world. They are artists who are attempting in some cases to use lace
> technique to make art. Also I have been searching on the internet for young
> lace artists who have artistic CVs that are serious enough to impress a
> gallery to which I would like to present a proposal for a contemporary lace
> exhibit.
> I am seeing a situation where young artists have the intelligence, the
> time, and the design skills to make beautiful and important lace art, but
> what is lacking is a public to buy the art, galleries to display the art,
> critics to write about the art, grants and residencies to allow the artists
> to make art, prizes for the artists to put on their CVs, etc.
> Suppose, speaking in broadly demographic terms, it is not mums gifted with
> "me" time, but rather artists gifted with residencies and grants who will
> be making interesting lace in the future? What I see happening is that
> several of them who embraced lace making as an artistic medium are going on
> to other media which have a more receptive audience and more support in
> place in the artistic community. These young people need to support
> themselves because they are not stay at home mothers and they cannot really
> afford to practice an art for which there is no market or appreciation.
> What would it take to create the niches that young artists need to pursue
> lace as a medium for fiber art? I guess we could buy lace art, since,
> artists have to live, after all. We could offer "patron prizes" at high end
> craft shows, or fiber art events. This can be even a rather small amount of
> money but it can add to the artist's CV which then provides a form of
> distinction for the artist who may apply for a grant or residency. A young
> woman here in NY actually spent three years designing a lace study trip to
> 14 countries in Europe which lasted 4 months. She learned lace making in
> several of the sites and studied lace culture in others. Now she is giving
> talks about the experience, teaching, and writing a book. This was
> supported by a grant. (I am not familiar with the grant giver.) If there
> were specific grants for artists to pursue lacemaking studies as such, it
> would encourage such studies. The recipient of the grant would be able to
> put it on her or his CV, and thus the process of legitimization of
> lacemaking as a fiber art would start to solidify. Residencies, where an
> artist is given the opportunity to go somewhere different and soak in the
> ambiance and make art are also important. Some residencies are not all that
> expensive. There is one I have heard about where a woman offers her sea
> side cottage to an artist in exchange for a piece of art made there. In a
> residency an artist can create a new body of art and then present this to
> the world and can also list the residency as another example of how well
> her art is received. Grants and residencies are given through a competitive
> process and the result is artists competing for the distinction and the
> experience. One thing that is very interesting about the young millennial
> artists is that, since art, not motherhood, is their primary occupation,
> they really do produce work. They treat their art with a high level of
> seriousness and professionalism. It is quite impressive.
> Thoughts?
> Devon
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[lace] Supporting young lacemakers

[Devon Thein]

Catherine Barley writes:
"Sadly so many mums don't have the luxury of staying at home to bring up
their families these days, so miss out on the opportunity of a little 'me'
time once they are old enough to go to school, which gave those of us of a
similar age, the opportunity to learn a craft such as lacemaking."
Located as I am in the NY area, which is a hub of artistic activity, I have
come to know some millennials who make lace and are involved in the art
world. They are artists who are attempting in some cases to use lace
technique to make art. Also I have been searching on the internet for young
lace artists who have artistic CVs that are serious enough to impress a
gallery to which I would like to present a proposal for a contemporary lace
exhibit.
I am seeing a situation where young artists have the intelligence, the
time, and the design skills to make beautiful and important lace art, but
what is lacking is a public to buy the art, galleries to display the art,
critics to write about the art, grants and residencies to allow the artists
to make art, prizes for the artists to put on their CVs, etc.
Suppose, speaking in broadly demographic terms, it is not mums gifted with
"me" time, but rather artists gifted with residencies and grants who will
be making interesting lace in the future? What I see happening is that
several of them who embraced lace making as an artistic medium are going on
to other media which have a more receptive audience and more support in
place in the artistic community. These young people need to support
themselves because they are not stay at home mothers and they cannot really
afford to practice an art for which there is no market or appreciation.
What would it take to create the niches that young artists need to pursue
lace as a medium for fiber art? I guess we could buy lace art, since,
artists have to live, after all. We could offer "patron prizes" at high end
craft shows, or fiber art events. This can be even a rather small amount of
money but it can add to the artist's CV which then provides a form of
distinction for the artist who may apply for a grant or residency. A young
woman here in NY actually spent three years designing a lace study trip to
14 countries in Europe which lasted 4 months. She learned lace making in
several of the sites and studied lace culture in others. Now she is giving
talks about the experience, teaching, and writing a book. This was
supported by a grant. (I am not familiar with the grant giver.) If there
were specific grants for artists to pursue lacemaking studies as such, it
would encourage such studies. The recipient of the grant would be able to
put it on her or his CV, and thus the process of legitimization of
lacemaking as a fiber art would start to solidify. Residencies, where an
artist is given the opportunity to go somewhere different and soak in the
ambiance and make art are also important. Some residencies are not all that
expensive. There is one I have heard about where a woman offers her sea
side cottage to an artist in exchange for a piece of art made there. In a
residency an artist can create a new body of art and then present this to
the world and can also list the residency as another example of how well
her art is received. Grants and residencies are given through a competitive
process and the result is artists competing for the distinction and the
experience. One thing that is very interesting about the young millennial
artists is that, since art, not motherhood, is their primary occupation,
they really do produce work. They treat their art with a high level of
seriousness and professionalism. It is quite impressive.
Thoughts?
Devon

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Re: [lace] Death of Radmila Zuman, American Czech Lace Expert

[Catherine Barley]

Thank you Jeri for letting us know of the sad passing of Radmilla Zuman, such a 
talented and highly respected, internationally renowned lacemaker who 
contributed so much to the lace world at large.  Sadly so many mums don't have 
the luxury of staying at home to bring up their families these days, so miss 
out on the opportunity of a little 'me' time once they are old enough to go to 
school, which gave those of us of a similar age, the opportunity to learn a 
craft such as lacemaking.  Life moves at a much faster pace these days with 
many bonuses in the field of technology etc but also some disadvantages too.  
The true experts seem mostly to be of a similar age and disappearing from our 
lives either through tragic illness or just plain old age.

Catherine Barley
Henley-on-Thames UK where Summer has finally arrived but far too hot and sticky 
to comfortably make needlelace this week!

Catherine Barley Needlelace
www.catherinebarley.com

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Date : 20/07/2016 - 18:27 (GMTDT)

Subject : [lace] Death of Radmila Zuman, American Czech Lace Expert

Dear Lacemakers,
 
We have lost another of our precious lace experts, Radmila Zuman.
 

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