Re: [lace] Demonstration idea and spread the word
Lyn you ar so right about the US. I have been demonstrating here in the US for many many years and it is fun when people come up to my pillow and a look of awe comes over their face. I have gotten quite a few interested in lacemaking doing demos around the south eastern part of Pennsylvania. The draw back is, it is hard getting them connected to a quild or supplier due to being few and far between and hard for them to find the info online. Even though I know a good bit about lacemaking I stink at teaching it or I would do it. I will hlep anyone with their problems and give them a few basics but to stear them to a qualified lace teacher close to them is very hard. The US is huge and groups are few and far between. And with these hard times right now it is hard on the pocketbook to get to a weekend class. Alas I could not make it to one of my favorite this year in Ithica. bummer... We should have a websight that all the teachers could put themselves on to get the word! out there to teach this beautiful art form. Faye, in Drumore, PA. a beautiful farming community along the Susquehanna River. - Original Message - From: Lyn Bailey lynrbai...@desupernet.net To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 10:21:24 AM Subject: [lace] Demonstration idea and spread the word Two things. First, I have come up with an idea for demonstrating. It may be personal only to me, but it may be useful for someone else to build on. When we were in Sweden, 2004, I chanced upon Vadstena, sort of between Stockholm and Goteborg. Two stationary lace supplies stores. One store is the national association store, and they sell prickings. I mean, how cool is that. (they are also online) One of the things they sell is prickings suitable for church use. So I bought one. At the time, it looked difficult, now, 7 years later, it doesn���t look that bad. Heck, I���m now learning Binche, so a 6 foot or so edging in 40/2 linen, with Torchon ground is not going to be insurmountable. Just need to take measurements of the altar. This is an Episcopal church, and that always means coffee hour. Making the lace that goes on the altar during coffee hour on Sundays should certainly go a long ways toward at least raising the consciousness of the church concerning lace making. Who knows, it may result in a place for lacemaking meetings! You have to remember, you non-Americans, that most people do not know what bobbin lace is, they have never seen it done, and they usually don���t know anyone who does it. They have no grandmother or great aunt who did it. Most have never even seen, consciously, hand made lace of any sort in person. Recruiting from that lot is a long row to hoe. The lady in England who had seen lace demonstrated several times before she gathered the admirable courage to have a go is not a common circumstance in the US. Second, On those few times I have demonstrated, I have handed out a half sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 paper with lists of the local IOLI chartered groups, IOLI url, a few suppliers��� websites, a beginner book I like. I direct them to the next step. It thus behooves ALL chapters to have a website, if at all humanly possible, as that is the most likely way to make contact, AND to keep the website current. Knowing what was going on 2 years ago does not inspire confidence in the existence of a lively, vibrant group. I believe it is much easier to email to a link with a question, than to make a phone call. And the more information you put on the website about the availability of meetings, lessons, demonstrations, along with pictures of members��� completed works, the more likely you are to attract new people. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US, where I can finally air out my sleeping bag and the good down comforter that kept me so warm in my tent in Ithaca, New York last weekend, where one morning it was 34F, 1C. But I had much more money for books. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Demonstration idea and spread the word
Faye wrote --- it is hard getting them connected to a quild or supplier due to being few and far between and hard for them to find the info online. Even though I know a good bit about lacemaking I stink at teaching it or I would do it. I will hlep anyone with their problems and give them a few basics but to stear them to a qualified lace teacher close to them is very hard. I agree with Faye. I also am not a teacher - I can get people started but then they are on their own. A page of teachers for every state would be sooo great!! We lose so many 'possibles' due to no teacher in the area. Jane O'Connor jjo...@sbcglobal.net New Lenox, IL USA Good friends are like stars, You don't always see them, but they are always there. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Demonstration idea and spread the word
Three other lace makers and I demonstrate lacemaking -bobbin lace and tatting - in the public area of the American History Museum in Washington, DC one hour per month. There is always lots of interest in both watching and trying our hands-on-pillow. Often well over 100 people stop by to watch and ask questions in that hour. People come from all over the US and the world. Many would like to find a local teacher, but we feel somwhat limited in what information we can give. The IOLI website is one source, but I wonder how many could find a teacher from that? Giving out individual addresses of teachers or groups listed in the IOLI Bulletin might not be very safe. I would love getting ideas for making a useful handout with websites listing teachers, as well as beginning techniques, in the US as well as in other countries. When demonstrating I always wear some of my bobbin lace jewelry that I have designed and made, just to show that one can have fun with lace and lace can be worn today. Since I generally demonstrate on an Ipswich lace from 1790 I have reconstructed, I feel it is nice to show the contrast. -- Karen in Washington, DC, USA - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Demonstration idea and spread the word
I'm not sure how many lace teachers would be comfortable with their contact details being listed on an open-access webpage, but could web- addresses (and email ones if the group has a general email address for enquiries) for lace organisations like IOLI, Lace Guild be on the hand-out? Then anyone interested could look up or contact the nearest organisation to ask for teacher info. - I'm sure most regional/national lace groups will try to answer requests from non-members for info on lace classes/teachers/groups in their catchment area, although smaller groups may not have the ressources to deal with a large volume of enquiries promptly. Beth Cheshire, NW England On Tuesday 18 Oct 2011, you wrote: Three other lace makers and I demonstrate lacemaking -bobbin lace and tatting - in the public area of the American History Museum in Washington, DC one hour per month. There is always lots of interest in both watching and trying our hands-on-pillow. Often well over 100 people stop by to watch and ask questions in that hour. People come from all over the US and the world. Many would like to find a local teacher, but we feel somwhat limited in what information we can give. The IOLI website is one source, but I wonder how many could find a teacher from that? Giving out individual addresses of teachers or groups listed in the IOLI Bulletin might not be very safe. I would love getting ideas for making a useful handout with websites listing teachers, as well as beginning techniques, in the US as well as in other countries. When demonstrating I always wear some of my bobbin lace jewelry that I have designed and made, just to show that one can have fun with lace and lace can be worn today. Since I generally demonstrate on an Ipswich lace from 1790 I have reconstructed, I feel it is nice to show the contrast. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Demonstration idea and spread the word
Two things. First, I have come up with an idea for demonstrating. It may be personal only to me, but it may be useful for someone else to build on. When we were in Sweden, 2004, I chanced upon Vadstena, sort of between Stockholm and Goteborg. Two stationary lace supplies stores. One store is the national association store, and they sell prickings. I mean, how cool is that. (they are also online) One of the things they sell is prickings suitable for church use. So I bought one. At the time, it looked difficult, now, 7 years later, it doesnât look that bad. Heck, Iâm now learning Binche, so a 6 foot or so edging in 40/2 linen, with Torchon ground is not going to be insurmountable. Just need to take measurements of the altar. This is an Episcopal church, and that always means coffee hour. Making the lace that goes on the altar during coffee hour on Sundays should certainly go a long ways toward at least raising the consciousness of the church concerning lace making. Who knows, it may result in a place for lacemaking meetings! You have to remember, you non-Americans, that most people do not know what bobbin lace is, they have never seen it done, and they usually donât know anyone who does it. They have no grandmother or great aunt who did it. Most have never even seen, consciously, hand made lace of any sort in person. Recruiting from that lot is a long row to hoe. The lady in England who had seen lace demonstrated several times before she gathered the admirable courage to have a go is not a common circumstance in the US. Second, On those few times I have demonstrated, I have handed out a half sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 paper with lists of the local IOLI chartered groups, IOLI url, a few suppliersâ websites, a beginner book I like. I direct them to the next step. It thus behooves ALL chapters to have a website, if at all humanly possible, as that is the most likely way to make contact, AND to keep the website current. Knowing what was going on 2 years ago does not inspire confidence in the existence of a lively, vibrant group. I believe it is much easier to email to a link with a question, than to make a phone call. And the more information you put on the website about the availability of meetings, lessons, demonstrations, along with pictures of membersâ completed works, the more likely you are to attract new people. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US, where I can finally air out my sleeping bag and the good down comforter that kept me so warm in my tent in Ithaca, New York last weekend, where one morning it was 34F, 1C. But I had much more money for books. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace] Demonstration idea and spread the word
Having up to date details as to where to go from here is essential, but also is the permission of those whose details you are handing out. Sometimes teachers and groups don't have space for extra people, and you want to avoid the possibility that potential new lacemakers will be put off by the contacts leading to disappointment. Also remember that not everyone, even in this day and age, has a computer or easy access to the internet. I am sure that holds true in the US as it does here in the UK, but so many people take them for granted they don't stop to think that there are still those without! Also, there are times when for one reason or another the website is unavailable. For this reason, there should always be a variety of means quoted to make contact. If you don't know something exists, you are hardly likely to do a web search on the subject - particularly with a subject like lace which can bring up some quite inappropriate sites! Getting out and being seen is probably the best way to spread the word - and despite all the claims that bobbin lace isn't portable I have no problems using my travel pillow on the 4.5 hour train journeys I regularly make! In message DA50B3922072440CBAD1FE282B837851@Cecily, Lyn Bailey lynrbai...@desupernet.net writes Second, On those few times I have demonstrated, I have handed out a half sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 paper with lists of the local IOLI chartered groups, IOLI url, a few suppliers’ websites, a beginner book I like. I direct them to the next step. It thus behooves ALL chapters to have a website, I believe it is much snip... easier to email to a link with a question, than to make a phone call. -- Jane Partridge - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
