Re: [lace] IOLI Convention Get Together

[DORIS O'NEILL]

Kenn Van-Dieren sold the Arachne pins at one of our lace days. I had one
already, so did not buy one then.
> On 06/29/2022 9:17 AM Janice Blair  wrote:
>
>
> Someone many years ago arranged for an Arachne pin. It is an inch square
with
> a red circle on blue enamel and a spider and web over the square and at the
> bottom is LACE@ARACHNE.COM.  Wonder how many are out there
> Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention Get Together

[Janice Blair]

Someone many years ago arranged for an Arachne pin. It is an inch square with
a red circle on blue enamel and a spider and web over the square and at the
bottom is LACE@ARACHNE.COM.  Wonder how many are out there
Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com

On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, 05:21:44 AM PDT, Celtic Dream Weaver
 wrote:

 I was wondering what pin you are talking about. I am curious.   SherryNew
york, usa
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  On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 8:23 PM, Janice wrote:   I
purchased my pin many years ago and have no memory how or who got them.
Maybe someone with a better memory can help. I may have some old Arachne
commemorative bobbins on my sales table. I am trying to divest myself of
items
I no longer use and just use two types of bobbins I like these days. Lots of
Midlands.
Janice

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> On Jun 27, 2022, at 4:42 PM, Ruth Lyon  wrote:
>
> 
> Thanks, Janice, and also to Jean, for finding a place and time for us to
get
together.  I will participate in the free raffle.
> I don't have an Arachne pin.  Is there a way to get one?
>
> Ruth Lyon
> ruthlyo...@gmail.com

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention Get Together

[Janice]

I purchased my pin many years ago and have no memory how or who got them.
Maybe someone with a better memory can help. I may have some old Arachne
commemorative bobbins on my sales table. I am trying to divest myself of items
I no longer use and just use two types of bobbins I like these days. Lots of
Midlands.
Janice

Sent from my iPhone Janice


> On Jun 27, 2022, at 4:42 PM, Ruth Lyon  wrote:
>
> 
> Thanks, Janice, and also to Jean, for finding a place and time for us to get
together.  I will participate in the free raffle.
> I don't have an Arachne pin.  Is there a way to get one?
>
> Ruth Lyon
> ruthlyo...@gmail.com
>
>
>> On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 1:54 PM Janice Blair  wrote:
>> I have arranged with Jean Doig, local convention organiser, that we can
have
>> our get together on Wednesday meeting directly after the lace talk at 8:00
pm.
>> All those types of events are taking place in the Atrium so we can just
find a
>> corner afterwards where we can meet up. If you want to participate in our
free
>> raffle, please bring a small item with you.Wear your Arachne pin or
something
>> similar if you have it. Looking forward to an in person convention, all be
it
>> with masks. There may be about ten people or more.Janice
>> Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention Get Together

[Ruth Lyon]

Thanks, Janice, and also to Jean, for finding a place and time for us to
get together.  I will participate in the free raffle.
I don't have an Arachne pin.  Is there a way to get one?

Ruth Lyon
ruthlyo...@gmail.com


On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 1:54 PM Janice Blair  wrote:

> I have arranged with Jean Doig, local convention organiser, that we can
> have
> our get together on Wednesday meeting directly after the lace talk at 8:00
> pm.
> All those types of events are taking place in the Atrium so we can just
> find a
> corner afterwards where we can meet up. If you want to participate in our
> free
> raffle, please bring a small item with you.Wear your Arachne pin or
> something
> similar if you have it. Looking forward to an in person convention, all be
> it
> with masks. There may be about ten people or more.Janice
> Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Liz Redford]

Janice,
I will be at the IOLI Convention and would love to meet up with everyone.
Liz Redford

>
> I am going to the IOLI convention in Mesa, Arizona and wonder how many
> Arachneans will be attending and whether it is worth us getting together
for
> lunch as we have done in the past.

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention 2019

[Adele Shaak]

It’s a weird thing - but try checking on different days of the week. Honestly! 
Tuesday is a really good day to check. Plus it’s a lng time until 
Convention, and there are often seat sales in the winter-time. I’m no expert; 
these are just things I’ve noticed over the years. 

Adele
West Vancouver, BC
(west coast of Canada)


> This is a heads up for anyone who wants to attend. Recently, I started 
> checking airfares & there were several convenient, well priced flights. When 
> I checked again at the end of last week, I was stunned to see that flights 
> from Pittsburgh had increased by MORE than $100 round trip! Ouch—that’s a 
> least one book plus thread or maybe two books. Word to the wise who are 
> planning ahea...d.  Susan Hottle USA
> 

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Ruth Lyon]

I  am also gathering bobbins. threads, etc. and preparing prickings classes
at the IOLI convention. I've cleared  a pillow to take with me.  The more
pillows I buy, the more unfinished projects I have!

My classes are Flanders morning and afternoon with Kathy Kauffman, and
Buttons and Braids with Gil Dye on Weds. I was so glad to get my first
choice classes!

I'm looking for a good lamp to use in class.  The base can't be large but
it should be stable.  A clip-on lamp would work on my lace table.  Any
suggestions?

I really hope that we will have an Arachne lunch or other gathering during
the convention.  Last year's lunch was so nice--thanks, Arlene!  i hope to
bring raffle gifts, too.

Finally, I think I will opt for the printed IOLI magazine rather than the
online version.  I would probably want to print much of it and put it in
binders, so paying a little more for the printed mag. makes sense to me.

Ruth
in warm, sunny Iowa

On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 7:46 PM, Janice Blair  wrote:

> Well, it is almost here. I spent the afternoon gathering my bobbins and
> threads from my stash for my classes at the IOLI convention in San Antonio,
> Texas. Taking Hinajosa, Amelia Ars and the Idjria jewelry class on
> Wednesday.  What are you taking?
>
> Unfortunately I have not heard back from the local co-hosts regarding a
> space for our Arachne get together, unlike last year when it was all
> arranged for us (thank you).  The hotel has a lunch buffet arranged, but I
> don't know if we might be able to sit together.  If anyone arrives before
> Saturday and has time to look around, maybe they can spot a place for us to
> gather.  If not lunch, maybe we can hang around after the dinner on Monday
> as we will have had time to hit the sales rooms earlier.  It could be
> announced at the opening reception or the Monday dinner. I'm bringing some
> items for our free raffle just in case we do meet.
>
> I will be bringing a couple of items for the display room but will not be
> entering the competition this year. I am sure there will be lots of entries
> though.  I already have made 3 fans and don't need any more.
>
> I had the whole month of May showing my lace pieces in the lobby of the
> clubhouse of our subdivision, changing the display once during in the
> month. It was well received and I got many compliments from people who have
> never seen hand made lace before.  On International Lacemaking day I sat in
> the atrium during the afternoon and had lots of interest.
>
> Janice
>
> Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, where we have been having a heat wave, many
> days over 100F and even as high as 114F but the clubhouse pool is nice and
> cooling.
> jblace.com
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention photos on Flickr

[Catherine Barley]

Thank you Arlene for the wonderful photos!  What an amazing display of such 
beautiful lace and great that you were able to include photos/descriptions 
supplied by those who made them.  I read your previous emails about all the 
research you had done in locating places to eat and reserving an area for the 
Arachne lunch, and do hope those who attended, appreciated the time an effort 
spent on your part to organise this for them.

Many thanks

Catherine Barley UK

Catherine Barley Needlelace
www.catherinebarley.com

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Subject : [lace] IOLI Convention photos on Flickr

Hello, all -
I've just added a ridiculous number of pictures (135) to my Flickr album, all
from Convention. 

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RE: [lace] IOLI Convention photos on Flickr

[Lorelei Halley]

Arlene
Thanks for posting the wonderful photos.
Lorelei

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Jeriames]

Dear Devon,

You did not receive the Arlene Cohen memo, even on your gmail  account.  I
did not receive it on my aol account.

Further, though a wonderful 7/23/17 account of the IOLI convention from
Susan Hottle to Arachne was received as new mail, I could not find it in the
Arachne archive earlier this morning, or now.  Refreshed the page, but  that
did not result in any change.

Puzzling why some things are archived on Arachne, and others are  not.

Devon, perhaps you could post the 2017 photo of the Arachne meeting on  our
Flickr.  There is a section there containing previous ones, and Sue  Babbs
is always willing to give assistance.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

So many Arachne problems.  Sad.

Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center


In a message dated 7/24/2017 11:46:52 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
devonth...@gmail.com writes:

I am not  sure whether Arlene mentioned this because I think I did not get
the
email.  (Is yahoo a source, like aol where things get hung up?)
The official photo  of the Arachne meeting is on the International
Organization
of Lace’s  facebook page, as is a video of everyone greeting Tess
Parrish who
was  unable to join us, but sent a gift.
Devon


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Re: [lace] IOLI convention news

[Jeriames]

Right again!  I was just saying to a friend that it would be  Susan Hottle 
who would be the first to share her experiences at the IOLI  Convention.  
Should have put money on the prediction.
 
Where are all of you who have been so helped here on Arachne?  Some  
additional feedback would be lovely.  It is unfair for Susan to be expected  to 
bring us the only "news" report.
 
A few of us who know a lot about lace and some about computer  "diseases" 
have been repeatedly warned about FaceBook's security lapses.   We do not 
subscribe and are unlikely to do so.  In my 80th year, I have no  intention of 
being painted into a corner - to join.  
 
Members expect IOLI's Bulletins to fulfill the responsibility of  bringing 
printed news to us, and I hope the new Editor will receive a  lot of help.  
This is an unpaid volunteer position (and Editors are the  ones who usually 
do the lion's share of work for any guild).  Thank Heaven  a volunteer for 
this critical position has come forward, because the need has  been great and 
this is the permanent way IOLI documents its  history from year-to-year.  
For those who do not attend conventions, the  Bulletin is often the only 
contact they have with IOLI. 
 
My pleas for help in bringing the lace of today to the world always fall on 
 deaf ears (witness the dearth of sharing on Arachne).  Please help the new 
 Editor to keep the IOLI bulletin in print.  This is not a one-person  job, 
and "letting someone else do it all" will not guarantee success.
 
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center

 
In a message dated 7/23/2017 1:35:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
hottl...@neo.rr.com writes:

What an  invigorating, whirlwind week!   Devon posted a large number of  
photos to IOLI FaceBook so you can get an idea.  Devon's lace exhibit  
proposal has been accepted by a museum in NJ & we got to see her  presentation. 
 
Funding is needed so if you can help or have ideas, I'm  sure they would be 
welcome.  Susan  Hottle

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Jean Leader]

> On 5 Jul 2017, at 23:12, Susan  wrote:
> 
> I was thinking about inviting a cousin-by-marriage to visit IOLI on Wed. 
> 19th, the day designated for the public to attend.  There is a speaker, 
> Candace Perry, at 7pm but I did not find a description of the topic. Does 
> anyone know?  Many thanks.  Sincerely, Susan Hottle USA 

The title of the talk by Candace Perry is Just For Nice: The Use of Lace in 
Pennsylvania Textiles

If you scroll down the IOLI Facebook page to 28 June you’ll find a photo of a 
piece.

Jean  

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RE: [lace] IOLI convention-free lecture

[DevonThein]

The topic is Just for Nice: The use of Lace in Pennsylvania German Textiles.
Here is the blurb she provided:
Just for Nice: The Use of Lace in Pennsylvania German Textiles
The Pennsylvania Germans are known for practicality, but did love
embellishment. Whether it be painted furniture, the vibrant decorated
manuscripts called fraktur or samplers and embroidered linens, the rural
Germans who came to Pennsylvania in the 18th century enjoyed what adding
decoration “just for nice.” What role did lace, and needlework resembling
lace, have in the culture? Candace Perry, Curator of Collections at the
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center will explore the use of lace by the
Pennsylvania German in this illustrated presentation.

Devon



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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

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When I was flying to take a Lier class, I had the same dilemma. I ended up with 
a simple, but spendy, solution.  I took two of the larger (10 x 15) Instand 
tables with the foldup tripod legs.  I put one on each side of my frame, and 
the middle was completely open for working.  The Instand tables will even slant 
if a person desires, and adjust in height for different chairs.

Since the stands are metal, the suitcase weighs a bit more so I had to watch 
that.  I put the tables and legs on top in my suitcase so the TSA could readily 
see what was blocking the xray without going through all my things.

These tables are in frequent use for demos and exhibits.  They have been a good 
investment.

Alice in Oregon -- where my Miss Channer's Mat is past halfway done, and my 
headdress/lappet is almost halfway.

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Janice Blair]

Good idea Kim.  Especially with plumbing parts that can be used for pipe
bombs.  Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com

On Thursday, April 27, 2017 1:20 PM, Kim Davis  wrote:


 Janice,

     That is going to be so much fun! 

I have a suggestion for the transport of your pipes.  This might be a good
time to
 put a photo of the finished apparatus in your suitcase with
the pipes.  I sometimes do that with my wire because it looks like bomb
making
material to the TSA people, and try to keep a copy of the flier where I am
taking
a class or teaching so they can see what I am up to.

Kim

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 12:49 PM, Janice Blair  wrote:

I got my first choice, Lier, with Greet. Obviously I can't haul my huge
wooden
stand for my frame on a plane, so DH is going to make me a pvc plumbing parts
one that I can take apart and stash in my suitcase. I upgraded to first class
so I think I am allowed two pieces of luggage if necessary, or I could forgo
bringing too many changes of clothes to make room for all the plastic pipes.
I also received my Bulletin and Handbook a couple of weeks ago which is great
as so many in the past year have gone astray or not arrived at all.
Janice
Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Kim Davis]

Janice,

 That is going to be so much fun!

I have a suggestion for the transport of your pipes.  This might be a good
time to
 put a photo of the finished apparatus in your suitcase with
the pipes.  I sometimes do that with my wire because it looks like bomb
making
material to the TSA people, and try to keep a copy of the flier where I am
taking
a class or teaching so they can see what I am up to.

Kim

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 12:49 PM, Janice Blair  wrote:

> I got my first choice, Lier, with Greet. Obviously I can't haul my huge
> wooden
> stand for my frame on a plane, so DH is going to make me a pvc plumbing
> parts
> one that I can take apart and stash in my suitcase. I upgraded to first
> class
> so I think I am allowed two pieces of luggage if necessary, or I could
> forgo
> bringing too many changes of clothes to make room for all the plastic
> pipes.
> I also received my Bulletin and Handbook a couple of weeks ago which is
> great
> as so many in the past year have gone astray or not arrived at all.
> Janice
> Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention Arachne Get Together

[Ruth Lyon]

Thanks for your suggestions for an Arachne get-together at the IOLI convention. 
 I think that having lunch together in the food court would work better.  

Ruth Lyon
In Iowa

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> On May 21, 2016, at 8:11 PM, Janice Blair  wrote:
> 
> Found out that we might have two options for our get together this year as the
> hotel has a small restaurant and not much room in the lobby, and would charge
> us if we wanted to use a room.  As I understand it, the shopping mall is
> attached to the hotel with an overpass bridge and they have a food court.  We
> could possibly meet at the food court and push some tables together, that way
> people can buy their preferred food items, or even take their own unless there
> is some rule about not doing that.  I have taken food to my local food court
> in the past and no-one has said anything. Monday or Tuesday might be good days
> for that.
> The other possibility is that we try to get seated with each other at the
> Tuesday dinner.  I am hoping to find out if they are having sign up sheets
> for meals like we have had the past few years.  That way we can have some
> Arachne tables and remain for a short time after the meal and before we go to
> the Tat Off.  I will get back to you when I hear further.
> Let me have your feedback on those ideas.
> Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, www.jblace.com 
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Web]

I also thought that the IOLI convention was wonderful.  My thanks to all the 
people who put in so many hours of hard work to make it successful.  I enjoyed 
every bit of it.
Liz R
Raleigh, NC, USA

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Web]

I can hardly wait!  Looking forward to seeing all you arachnids in the great 
state of Iowa.
Liz R, 
Raleigh, NC, USA


 The Arachne Lunch will be on Tuesday, 

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention Arachne lunch

[Anita Hansen]

Hey Janice!  We will be spending a lot of time together at convention as I am 
in the same classes!
Yes, we are excited to be able to provide an affordable option for the Arachne 
lunch. (and similarily for OIDFA on Friday).  You will be able to select your 
concessions and take them to section of the ballroom. [Like at many hotels a 
large ballroom can be subdivided into smaller sections and this is what we will 
do to accomodate our large gathering vs smaller group.] You didn't hear it from 
me, but I also see no reason why you couldn't bring in your own brown bag lunch.
I plan to contribute some prizes, assuming I can find my sewing machine!
Looking forward to welcoming everyone to Iowa in just a couple of months!
Anita Hansen
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Doris Southard Lace Guild

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention Arachne lunch

[Ruth Lyon]

Thanks, Janice, for telling us about the Arachne lunch at the 2015 IOLI 
convention.  Yes, It will be on Tuesday, July 28th.  By separately purchasing 
our food at the hotel concession, we can enjoy a meal together at the 
convention hotel at a lower cost than having a formal luncheon.  

Please bring items for the free raffle if you wish.  The more prizes we have, 
the more winners there will be!

I am happy to be taking Louise Colgan's Milanese Lace class morning and 
afternoon. 

As a member of the Doris Southard Lace Guild, the local co-host group, I look 
forward to welcoming fellow Arachnes to Coralville, Iowa!

Ruth Lyon
In Dubuque, Iowa where it's sunny and beautiful

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 On May 27, 2015, at 3:08 PM, Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
 
 By now, most students will have received their class information.  I got the
 classes I wanted. Binche with Kumiko Nakazaki and Intro to Blonde with Ulrike
 on Thursday.
 As I understand it, there will be a concession stand where you can buy lunches
 and Arachne members will be allowed to eat in part of the ballroom
 together, bringing in your own food and beverage.  The tentative time is
 Tuesday between 11:30 and 1:00.  We could do our usual free raffle drawing if
 you want to bring an item to share.
 Janice Janice Blair
 Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention 2015

[robinlace]

-Did everyone like the fact that I included a more detailed class 
description,
photos and supply lists, where available, online last time?  If so, I will do
it again but I have not received much feedback on that.  

HI, Janice,

Okay, I didn't get to go to convention and don't expect to get there in the 
next decade or so, but here's feedback.  YES!!  I always got frustrated with 
lack of info, especially a picture of the lace, in general if that's all they 
have, but of the project(s) is even better.  If I don't know the lace, my 
decision will be based on whether it looks interesting or pretty.  If I know it 
just a little and some of the stuff is definitely not my cup of tea, my 
decision will be based on whether the project is ugly (to me) or not.  Even if 
I'm very familiar with the lace but the project looks exciting, I'll take the 
class for the fun.  I've decided against a lot of classes because there wasn't 
a picture, and was sorry when I finally saw it on a student's pillow or at the 
teacher's showcase.

Then there's the supply list--as soon as I find out what classes I got I want 
to start gathering supplies.  But I can't till the list comes out, sometimes 
not till June!  I think the supply list would also help me decide on a class, 
especially if I have to fit a pillow in my luggage when they say minimum 24 or 
some such.  And do I really want to bring a thousand bobbins wound with frog 
hair for a class project?

I think you've been doing a marvelous job (not that I'd expect less than that 
from you) as teacher coordinator.  I'm sorry to hear you're not planning on 
another term.  Whoever follows you will have big shoes to fill.

take care,
Robin

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Nicole Gauthier]

Hello Janice,

Thank you for letting us know a bit about the convention. It has been sometimes 
since I attented a convention but I miss them.

Did you take Ulrike's class this year? The Barjac ombrée is intriguing.

Nicole Gauthier

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[ADELE SHAAK]

Hi Nicole:

I took Ulrike's class this year, but it wasn't Barjac, it was the drawing 
class. I'm coming home with two Chantilly prickings that I designed and drew 
myself. Ulrike intends to teach Barjac at next year's IOLI convention in 
Coralville, Iowa (near Cedar Rapids). Her book on Barjac is out this fall.

Adele
West Vancouver, BC
(west coast of Canada)


Did you take Ulrike's class this year? The Barjac ombrée is intriguing.

Nicole Gauthier

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[J D Hammett]

Hi Arachnids,

I am sóóó jealous. ;-D

Have a great time all of you who are lucky enough to be able to attend 
either of the conventions!


Happy lace making,

Joepie in East Sussex, UK


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Subject: [lace] IOLI Convention

Well, here I am at Convention. The Arachne get-together just finished, and 
it was fun to put a face to the names on the list. Sunday evening was the 
get-together dinner - fantastic food!, and last night we had the teacher 
showcase. Today we had a lunch with a talk and visual presentation on the 
War Laces at the Smithsonian. This evening's entertainment is the Tat-Off, 
which is just getting started. I haven't heard a lot about the classrooms 
and classes, but if everybody's class is like mine we're so busy learning 
and working the time flies by. The classroom is big and has lots of light 
and the staff seem to be able to conjure tables out of thin air. Tomorrow is 
our day off, and lots of the attendees are taking the tour to the Lace 
Museum in Sunnyvale and to Lacis. What more can I say?


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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Bev Walker]

Hello Sherry and everyone

Perhaps they are too busy yet to write...I did find some excellent photos
of the teacher display at
https://www.facebook.com/iolilace

On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 6:06 AM, Celtic Dream Weaver 
celticdreamwe...@yahoo.com wrote:

 I am hoping to see a lot of messages written by those that are attending
 the IOLI convention. ...


-- 
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[jviking]

I too am hoping for some reports from IOLI and I'd love some from the
OIDFA convention in Australia too!!

I love reading all about lace events and was inspired to go to a few after
reading about them!  Quite a treat but reading about them is the next best
thing!!

Happy Lacing, Jane in Vermont USA where we're having a beautiful summer day!
jvik...@sover.net

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Clay Blackwell]

Ditto all of the above!  Eager to hear personal experiences from anyone 
attending these wonderful conventions!

Clay

Sent from my iPad

 On Aug 5, 2014, at 3:10 PM, jvik...@sover.net wrote:
 
 I too am hoping for some reports from IOLI and I'd love some from the
 OIDFA convention in Australia too!!
 
 I love reading all about lace events and was inspired to go to a few after
 reading about them!  Quite a treat but reading about them is the next best
 thing!!
 
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Devon]

Check out the Facebook page for International Organization of Lace for photos 
of the convention as it happens.
Devon

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On Aug 5, 2014, at 4:11 PM, Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net wrote:

 Ditto all of the above!  Eager to hear personal experiences from anyone 
 attending these wonderful conventions!
 
 Clay
 
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On Aug 5, 2014, at 3:10 PM, jvik...@sover.net wrote:
 
 I too am hoping for some reports from IOLI and I'd love some from the
 OIDFA convention in Australia too!!
 
 I love reading all about lace events and was inspired to go to a few after
 reading about them!  Quite a treat but reading about them is the next best
 thing!!
 
 Happy Lacing, Jane in Vermont USA where we're having a beautiful summer day!
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RE: [lace] IOLI Convention Get together

[Agnes Boddington]

Oh, how I wish I could be there! One of our local lace makers is: Janet
Theaker.
Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK


Hi,
If anyone reads this and is attending convention, we are meeting on Tuesday
evening in the Grand Ballroom at 6:30 pm.  It is listed in the convention
handbook.  We have the room until the tat off.

Today was the
opening dinner and the meal was very good for a hotel meal. The fruit
dessert was really nice. Shopping was good and I have not completely spent
up yet.
 Our hotel room is very spacious and comfortable.  Looking forward to my
Ipswich class tomorrow.
Janice
 
Janice Blair

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Adele Shaak]

Hi Susan:

The latest Bulletin has lots of information about the convention. I just got 
mine the other day so I expect yours will come any day now.

Adele
West Vancouver, BC
(west coast of Canada)


On 2014-01-21, at 6:28 PM, hottl...@neo.rr.com hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote:

 Hello All!  Is there a FAQs section for newbies interested in attending the 
 Sacramento convention?  So far I haven't received the Bulletin, Handbook or 
 convention info by snail mail.  When I searched online, I didn't find any 
 pictures of the various class projects.  Am I looking in the wrong place?  Or 
 are pictures not available online?  Please contact me off list to help me 
 understand how this works.  Many thanks.  Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach 
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Re: [lace] IOLI convention - on line

[lacel...@frontier.com]

Go to IOLI, then click on Conventions.  Click on Conference information.  It
brings up the class listings.  Click on the one you want and you get the
description.  Across the top of this page are four boxes.  The first is the
class number.  The second is the class name.  Click on this name and you get
the picture of the item to be made.  Click on the teacher's name and you get
info about him/her and maybe a picture.

Just keep clicking and things and see
what comes up.

Alice in Oregon





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Hello All!  Is there a FAQs
section for newbies interested in attending the Sacramento convention?  So far
I haven't received the Bulletin, Handbook or convention info by snail mail. 
When I searched online, I didn't find any pictures of the various class
projects.  Am I looking in the wrong place?  Or are pictures not available
online?  Please contact me off list to help me understand how this works. 
Many thanks.  Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA     

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention in SLC

[Jeriames]

Thank you, Robin.
 
A suggestion for next and following years at IOLI luncheons:  A  sign-in 
sheet, so we can know who was present - by first name and last  initial.   
Then, some of us can match names to the  faces.  For example, Devon T. can be 
seen in front row far  right.   I think I identified Liz L. of Australia in 
the  second row (and her  husband in back row). 
 
Hope everyone is thrilled with all they learned and all they  purchased at 
this Salt Lake City Convention.
 
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center

In a message dated 8/10/2013 9:42:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
human.m...@gmail.com writes:

I  uploaded a pic to my flicker of all who came from Arachne, but  it's
blurry.  

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13286085@N04/9476798569/

It  was nice to meet and put faces with  names.
Robin

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention in SLC

[Lin Hudren]

Thank you Robin.  Not too bad.  Maybe people could identify themselves by
row and space and then all of us non-attendees could also put faces to
names?  Pretty please?

Great thought tho, Jeri


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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[robinlace]

 Bronwen of Hindscroft welshw...@gmail.com wrote: 
Many SciFi/Fantasy Conventions are much less than $150, and have the
programming (classes) as part of the entrance fee.

Now, there are a few differences though:-

Another difference, I believe, is in the size of registration.  Those
comic and scifi cons have huge numbers of fans sharing the costs of
the convention.  This lowers the cost per person on the overall expenses.  

I think, also, that the vendors pay more, and there are more sponsors,
and so forth to help with the expenses.


Robin P.
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Dmt11home]

What would be an example of a Con that costs $150 or less and  where you 
could take a dozen classes? What kind of classes would they be? How  long 
would each class be?
 
Devon

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Bev Walker]

A half-serious thought: Perhaps a campground for lacemakers?
One very big lace-in in a field in summer with the classes in the airy
tents used for summer craft fairs and heritage events.
 Hmm, Lacestock...
(with nice facilities).

It seems there is a compromise whatever the venue for a major lace event?


On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 8:28 AM, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote:

 What would be an example of a Con that costs $150 or less and  where you
 could take a dozen classes? What kind of classes would they be? How  long
 would each class be?


-- 
Bev who solved a problem with a Binche pattern and is moving forward with
it, in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Dmt11home]

Yes, I 
 
 
In a message dated 4/22/2013 12:18:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
welshw...@gmail.com writes:

Many  SciFi/Fantasy Conventions are much less than $150, and have the 
programming  (classes) as part of the entrance fee.  


Now, there are a few differences though:


*  Most of the programming (at least at the Cons I've gone to) is  one hour 
slots, either panels (4 or 5 people talking about a subject,  interacting 
with the audience) OR an Author reading his/her novel.  There  are very few 
hands on how to workshops, and when there are, they are usually  two hours 
at the most.


*  As I understand it (since I've never been on a committee that  runs a 
Con), most of the presenters don't have to be paid for their  appearances.  Of 
course, the !Big! !Name! draws are comepensated with a  stipend, but that's 
only usually 2-4 people.  The other people (the ones  who are presenting in 
a panel or reading their books) may get their rooms and  entrance, but 
don't also receive any money.


*  There are some SciFi/Fantasy style Cons that are now charging on  a tier 
level.  Tier 1 gets you in the door and into the vendor room, and  a few 
panels with people who only have a local following.  Tier 2 gets  you all of 
Tier 1, and into some of the panels with more well known people,  and maybe a 
book reading from that famous author you love.  Tier 3 gets  you Tiers 1 
and 2, as well as into the panels and presentations with the !Big!  !Name! 
people you'd go all fangl about (if you fangrrrl, that is).  A  bunch of 
the ComicCons are doing this.  (Personally, I find that those  kind are too 
expensive for me, and I end up not going, even though local ones  are supposed 
to be good.)


The main difference,of course, is that the SciFi/Fantasy Cons are not set  
up to give intensive, hands on workshops.  While they do impart  knowledge, 
they aren't showing 10 or 15 people (or whatever the class limit  is) how to 
make a pillow, how to prep a patterns, how to make the pad (for  needle 
lace).  While the larger ones do rent all of the conference rooms  in a hotel 
for the weekend, they also don't need 20 classrooms each day.


For a good example of a Con I go to regularly, that costs well under $150  
for the Con (hotel and food extra though), check out Mile Hi Con in Denver,  
CO.  (http://www.milehicon.org/Default.aspx)  As it's 6 months out, they 
don't have the programming finalized yet, but  this gives an idea.  Basically, 
you can be busy from 8 in the morning  until 10pm or later with different 
programming if you want at this con, all  for $40-$46 per person for the 
whole weekend.


Bronwen,
who isn't a promoter or on the committee for MHC, but who attends as  often 
as funds and her husband's work schedule allows.

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What would be an example of a Con that costs $150 or less  and  where you
could take a dozen classes? What kind of classes  would they be? How  long
would each class be?


Devon

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become  sources of strength. 
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Out of clutter,  find Simplicity. From discord, find Harmony. In the 
middle of difficulty lies  opportunity. - Albert Einstein

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Adele Shaak]

One more quick note:

 And schools are planned with youngsters without walkers or canes

Yes, and also, when they built the college or school people were generally
smaller. I have attended conferences (Not IOLI) where quite a few people had
trouble getting into the shower stall, let alone showering in it.

In general, it's not the registration fee that keeps me from coming to a
conference. It's that typically I can afford either a large travel cost or a
large hotel cost but not both. I know the conference organizers work hard to
keep costs down but they can't help where I live!

Adele
North Vancouver, BC

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Clay Blackwell]

Hi Bronwen,

I think that you're comparing apples to oranges here.  At a lacemaking 
convention, people are paying experts to travel (many from Europe), stay at the 
hotel and have their convention costs covered, as well as a teaching stipend.  
The best and most sought-after teachers devote their careers to designing and 
teaching, and do not do that for free.

On the other hand, at Sci-Fi cons, it's a great deal more like a trade show 
where speakers are sharing information, but also selling something.  They are 
eager to do this because it furthers whatever it is they are promoting.  Most 
times these speakers are being paid to be there by the company for whom they 
work.

So I don't think you're ever going to see a lacemaking convention that is $150, 
all inclusive.

Clay

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 Many SciFi/Fantasy Conventions are much less than $150, and have the
 programming (classes) as part of the entrance fee.
 
 Now, there are a few differences 

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Bronwen of Hindscroft]

Clay:

I completely understand, and put that in my email.  The questions were,
What would be an example of a Con that costs $150 or less and where you
could take a dozen classes?  What kind of classes would they be?  How long
would each class be?

Yes, I know this is a lace list, but there are many Conventions out there,
which do educate on some level.  Even what you call the trade show style
(though I'd quibble with that assessment, but it's not important, really)
informs and exchanges information.

My starred points, however, showed a difference in what the IOLI convention
is and what the SciFi/Fantasy Cons are.  I even stated The main
difference, of course, is that the SciFi/Fantasy Cons are not set up to
give intensive, hands on workshops.  While they do impart knowledge, they
aren't showing 10 or 15 people (or whatever the class limit is) how to make
a pillow, how to prep a patterns, how to make the pad (for needle lace).

I was just answering the question as I read it, not inferring that the
person asking was just wanting to know about Lace Cons.

Also, I want to make it clear -- since it seems I didn't in my last email
-- that I'm NOT saying I think teachers shouldn't be paid for giving their
classes!  I was just trying to show how Cons in other genres can keep the
costs down, and also showed a version where the ones who brought in big
name celebrities could afford to pay the celebrities.  If we don't think
it's wrong to pay to see our favorite actor/author/whatever, then how much
more is it RIGHT to pay people who are experts in their art, not only
travel money but also a good fee to teach something we want to learn?

Bronwen,
who's obviously not had enough caffeine this morning if I couldn't convey
that last, most important bit, clearly

On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Clay Blackwell
clayblackw...@comcast.netwrote:

 Hi Bronwen,

 I think that you're comparing apples to oranges here.  At a lacemaking
 convention, people are paying experts to travel (many from Europe), stay at
 the hotel and have their convention costs covered, as well as a teaching
 stipend.  The best and most sought-after teachers devote their careers to
 designing and teaching, and do not do that for free.


 Clay

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[John Mead]

Beg to differ, Clay.

Most of the panelists at SF/F cons are not being paid to be there by
anyone. They are self-employed authors, for the most part. Possibly, for
the larger conventions, editors might be reimbursed by their publishers for
attending, given the contacts they make with authors and potential authors.
World Con, where the Hugo Awards are presented, has a fair publisher
presence, for networking with authors and some contact with rank and file
fans. But most conventions draw upon regional authors and publishing
industry contacts, and educated fans, with their not being reimbursed by
anyone; the writer, artist, and any other Guests of Honor will have their
travel expenses comped and their room/meals comped. Where we get into
apples and oranges from a legit perspective is that SC/F conventions have
much greater attendance, and thus the expenses of the con are spread out
through a much larger group of people. Orycon, which takes place in
Portland, OR, costs $65.00 at the door; the earlier you buy your
membership, of course, the lower the price, down to $25.00 if you bought at
the prior year's convention. Orycon has an attendance of several thousand
people, for a three day convention. This year is Orycon 35, it's been
around for a while. Norwescon, held in the Seatle/Tacoma area, is slightly
spendier, with pre-reg starting at $50.00 and increasing from there.
Norwescon 37 is next year, so it's a couple of years older than Orycon.

That's the fan run conventions, by fans for fans. Then you have the major
media conventions, where for profit companies such as
Creation Entertainment hire actors and other celebrities to attend, which
cost rather more and serve a very different clientele. These are the big
Star Trek cons, Xena, Stargate, Dr. Who, and various other television SF/F
programs. Much more Cult of Personality.

Yours,

John Mead, who use to help put on Orycon, back in the day.


On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Clay Blackwell
clayblackw...@comcast.netwrote:

 Hi Bronwen,

 I think that you're comparing apples to oranges here.  At a lacemaking
 convention, people are paying experts to travel (many from Europe), stay at
 the hotel and have their convention costs covered, as well as a teaching
 stipend.  The best and most sought-after teachers devote their careers to
 designing and teaching, and do not do that for free.

 On the other hand, at Sci-Fi cons, it's a great deal more like a trade
 show where speakers are sharing information, but also selling something.
  They are eager to do this because it furthers whatever it is they are
 promoting.  Most times these speakers are being paid to be there by the
 company for whom they work.

 So I don't think you're ever going to see a lacemaking convention that is
 $150, all inclusive.

 Clay

 Sent from my iPad

 On Apr 22, 2013, at 12:18 PM, Bronwen of Hindscroft welshw...@gmail.com
 wrote:

  Many SciFi/Fantasy Conventions are much less than $150, and have the
  programming (classes) as part of the entrance fee.
 
  Now, there are a few differences

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Robin D]

Hello,

While I was thinking of those kinds (like NewYork ComCon or SanDeago
ComCon) I was also thinking of writers retreats and literary conferences
I've been too/worked on.

GenCon and Life the Universe and Everything are the ones that come to
mind.  I really didn't mean to start such a negative vibe I was just trying
to say that for me I can't afford the cost to make convention an every year
thing.


I would correct that the SF/F Cons are like trade shows.  They are not; con
committees seek out and pay to have guests come.  I have worked on a number
that have pulled in major talents in their field - authors and artist - who
dp do long workshops with new talent and they DO charge fees for their
time.  The convention pays all their cost plus a stipend.  However, the
costs were often covered by sponsorship that the conventions were able to
get - ie all the advertisers.  I've never worked with a talent who was
brought in by a company.  We booked them and found the money to pay them.

IOLI does not have sponsors so I understand that the costs must be passed
on.  That is the reality - lace isn't as big a world as comics/fantasy.
But the reality also is that many who would like to attend (even locals)
just can't when it's $500+ before even taking in travel/lodging cost.

*shrug* thems the breaks.
Robin

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Dmt11home]

Thanks to Bronwen for explaining the other cons. They may be  as apples 
to oranges, but people actually are comparing the cost of a Comic  Con to 
our convention. The previous poster is not the first that I have heard  
express this thought. As John points out, the attendance at such an event is  
much greater. A reading or panel discussion can be done in front of an  
auditorium full of people. A bobbin lace class with a hundred people would be a 
 
problem. 
I wonder if we are failing to properly describe our  conventions. We rarely 
include the information about the short presentations in  our registration 
materials.
I realized in my previous post that I had forgotten to mention  that meals 
like the Sunday dinner may seem to be an avoidable expenditure, but  they 
provide an opportunity to run through changes in the schedule, various  hotel 
policies and other announcements with hopefully the entire group present.  
People who are planning to miss the meals covered in the registration may 
find  they have missed important information. I recall at the Colorado 
convention they  kept re-iterating the need to drink lots of water and remain 
hydrated. I think  they achieved their goal of not having  a single person pass 
out due to  altitude adjustment problems.
Devon

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Bronwen of Hindscroft]

So, as luck would have it, while thinking about this, I found a reference
to a QuiltCon that will be happening soon, while I was reading my feed on
Facebook.

http://www.quiltcon.com/conference/pricing-policies-and-rules/

Here is how they seem to have worked out paying the instructors as well as
keeping the Con affordable for those who don't have a lot of money:

*Admission Costs*:

Lecture pass: grants admission to the lecture hall
Show pass: grants admission to the vender hall and quilt show
Workshops: purchased a la carte
*
Lecture Passes:*

   - Four-Day Lecture Pass $199 – includes a four-day show pass
   - Thursday, February 21 Lecture Pass $50 – includes a day show pass
   - Friday, February 22 Lecture Pass $90 – includes a day show pass
   - Saturday, February 23 Lecture Pass $90 – includes a day show pass
   - Sunday, February 24 Lecture Pass $50 – includes a day show pass

*Workshops:*

   - Full-day Workshop $150 – includes a day show pass
   - Half-day Workshop $75 – includes a day show pass

*Show Passes:*

   - Four-day Show Pass $30
   - Day Show Pass $10

*Spend $179 or more and get a free 4-day show pass.*

*Spend $399 or more and get a free 4-day show pass and a goodie bag.*

I don't know how well this works, but it does go along with the Tier
levels I mentioned some SciFi Cons doing in a different email.  As an art
convention, this shows a way to be able to pay the teachers, while still
making it semi-affordable for the person who can't raise $500 plus travel
expenses, food, and lodging for a few days.

Bronwen
--

It is sometimes the most fragile things that have the power to endure and
become sources of strength.
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Bev Walker]

Another thought: At the one and only convention I've attended, a highlight
for me was the IOLI AGM. I really found the proceedings interesting. It
might not be the most popular part of the entire convention, but isn't it a
priority of the event?
The options, especially classes, would make it more attractive to attend,
if one had the means.

On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 11:01 AM, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote:


 I wonder if we are failing to properly describe our  conventions. We rarely
 include the information about the short presentations in  our registration
 materials.


-- 
Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention-Quilt con

[Dmt11home]

This is quite interesting, since it is a comparable group. I  do note that 
they have sponsors including some sewing machine, thread and fabric  
companies. They are encouraged to extend their reach to this emerging  market 
of 
quilters.  Their Four Day lecture pass $199 (no goodie bag)  is comparable 
in price to our basic registration of $190 for seven days  which includes 
three meals, a convention bag, pin, and name tag as well as  vendor access and 
access to all lectures and events. Their classes, none of  which exceed one 
day in length cost $25 an hour, compared to $15 an hour for  ours. 
 
Unlike our convention, you actually could attend lectures and  panel 
discussions all day and forgo workshops. The price seems to be set so  that 
going 
for one day of weekend lectures costs roughly half of what going  for all 
four days costs.  Like our convention the workshops are a la  carte. If you 
took 12 hours of instruction it would cost $300 to our  $180.
 
Despite the sponsorship, in every case the per unit cost is  greater at 
Quiltcon. The difference seems to be the divisibility of the  experience. You 
could go for one day and attend lectures all day for $90. You  could book a 
full day (6 hour) workshop for $150, which would include  a day pass to the 
vendors. (It is not clear whether there would be any  additional charge as a 
registration.)  At our convention, as Karen points  out, you have to stay 
for 5 days to complete a single 12 hour class. 
 
Devon

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Lyn Bailey]

Doable with the right equipment.  Never a tornado. Well, OK, a warning in 
Kansas, Dorothy's home, but we went into my cousin's house, then to her 
basement, which was what she did, too.  Heatwave was over by the evening. 
Mosquitoes are nothing, even in Maine.  Screened porch to the tent. 
Thunderstorms, yes, but I am no wimp, and the tent is waterproof.  If it 
gets too bad, you can always sleep in the car.  And, I have good equipment. 
4 weeks camping in France seeing lace places in 2007.  Solo.  Wonderful. 
French wine or cider every evening, and a budget that enabled the 4 weeks. 
With rental car and daily restaurants.  In France, when it got too cold, it 
was June, stayed in a hotel.
No bedbugs, my own equipment.  Coffee made my way.  Breakfast the way I want 
it.  Money for books, or restaurant.  No stale air from no ventilation.  No 
need for air conditioning.  By day, busy at IOLI Convention, peace and quiet 
after dinner. OK, not enough light to make lace far into the night.  Always 
a comfortable bed, as I bring my own.  Money for books.  Yes, the bathroom 
is shared, but they're clean.  Works for me.  Works for others, but 
certainly not for all.  I am NOT suggesting Lace Days at the campground. 
lrb


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From: Lorelei Halley

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Subject: [lace] IOLI convention

campground:  mosquitoes, thunderstorms, tornados, 105 degree F
heatwave...
Lorelei

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Lorelei Halley]

Lyn
I'm all for camping.  My family did it when I was a teenager, and I enjoyed 
it.  But camping and lacemaking out of doors sounds like a really bad idea. 
You may hit a 5 day stretch of good weather.  But I spent about 8 years 
doing outdoor craft shows every summer.  When bad weather hits you have a 
disaster of major proportions.  It is not physical discomfort to the person 
at issue.  It is destruction to one's equipment caused by wind which is the 
worst.  Or rain soaking into the pillow.  Or a thunderstorm so intense that 
the tent pegs come loose from the ground and the whole tent or canopy 
collapses, with attendant damage to books, pillow, prickings, metal tools 
which get wet and rust. This happened to the family tent one year.  We spent 
the night in the car.  Bad weather was due to continue.  So we left.  At 
home, drying out the tent and all the sleeping mats and such was a nightmare 
because summers are so humid.  At the craft show high winds took the entire 
canopy down.  At another, heavy rain leaked inside my glass display cases 
and ruined the velvet pads.
Lorelei 


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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Lyn Bailey]

Dear Lorelei,
We got our wires crossed.  I was referring to camping for accommodation, not 
for the full convention.  Under no circumstances do I think the IOLI 
convention should be held out doors.  Too much could go wrong.  Fine for 
some for accomodation, not fine for any other aspect of IOLI.   While I 
highly doubt that the very few who would camp would affect the break even 
point of the convention, roomwise, it might enable some to actually attend, 
because the cost would make the thing more doable.  I mention it as an 
alternative, not as the main method of accommodation. I am presently 
planning on camping near the Maryland Sheep and Wool because I am taking a 
class on Friday, the day before the main event, making a 3 hour trip each 
way impossible.  It's the first weekend in May, putting it in Camping 
Season, and so I have reservations in a state park where evidently a number 
of other attendees will be.  On the other hand, I cannot convince anyone 
else I know, with the possible exception of DD to join me.  And as far as I 
know I do not snore.  Go figure.  lrb


Lorelei wrote:
 But I spent about 8 years
doing outdoor craft shows every summer.  When bad weather hits you have a
disaster of major proportions.  It is not physical discomfort to the person
at issue.  It is destruction to one's equipment caused by wind which is the
worst. 


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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention (Karen's questions)

[robinlace]

 Karen Thompson karenhthomp...@gmail.com wrote: 
Should the tour day be kept in the middle of the week where it requires
extra nights and meals whether you want to participate in a tour or not?

Many of us use Wednesday to catch up on 'homework' so we're ready to go 
farther at the next day's classes.  Recent conventions have also had 
Wednesday mini-classes that are fun and interesting.  This gives us a
break from our other classes and provides four options (tours, mini-
classes, homework, or just relaxing) for attendees.

Robin P.
Los Angeles, California, USA
robinl...@socal.rr.com

Parvum leve mentes capiunt
(Little things amuse little minds)

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention displays?

[Dmt11home]

On the first page of the convention material in the Bulletin, Winter 2011,  
there is a place where it says, to display lace, contact Sheila-Llyn Van  
Nederveen at _display2011@juno.com_ (mailto:display2...@juno.com) .
I have displayed lace in the past, and as I recall, you have to tell them  
what you are bringing, its size and often you must assign a value for 
insurance  purposes. It is important, I think, to tell them in advance because 
they need  the sizes of the pieces in order to arrange how the tables will be 
laid out.  People often display pieces they have made, and also antique 
pieces. 
Devon
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 7/24/2011 11:27:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
abcohen1...@yahoo.com writes:

Hello,  all -

I've been reading messages on this list for quite some time,  but
I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've posted.

I've been  making bobbin
lace for a number of years, but this is my first time  attending the IOLI
convention, coming up in just a week in Bethesda, MD.  I have a question 
about
the display room.  Do people bring lace  to put on display and share with
others?  Or is it just for those  entering the competition and the teacher's
showcase?  I can't find  anything about this on the Convention website and a
few internet searches  have brought up pictures of previous Conventions 
where
it seems that there  is more on display than the competition entries and
teachers' work, but I'm  really not sure.  Perhaps you need to be invited to
display  something?

It just occurred to me this morning that I have a  couple
of nice lace pieces framed and it might be nice to share them with  other
lacemakers out there...but only if this what is done.  The fact  that it is 
NOT
posted/published that you should bring things to share  leaves me feeling a
little unsure.

Any info would be greatly  appreciated for this convention
newbie!

thanks,
arlene in NJ (who  is looking forward to her lace adventure in
a week!)

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention Lunch

[Janice Blair]

Yes, you are included in the 27, but I was referring to the fact that the hosts 
do not have any Arachne attending the lunch.  If they had, they could have 
organised anything we might want, such as our free raffle.  That was all.  
Sorry 
if I panicked anyone.
Janice
 Janice Blair
Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA
www.jblace.com
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From: dmt11h...@aol.com dmt11h...@aol.com
To: jbl...@sbcglobal.net; lace@arachne.com
Sent: Thu, July 21, 2011 4:18:13 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] IOLI Convention Lunch

I don't understand this because I signed up for the Arachne lunch and paid  for 
it, and my confirmation says that I am signed up for it.
Devon
 
In a message dated 7/21/2011 4:28:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jbl...@sbcglobal.net writes:
Hi,
Iunderstand from the Bethesda hosts that they do not have any Arachne 
members 

attending the luncheon this year.  I think a group of about 27Arachne will 
be 

getting together, so if we are doing anything such as animpromptu free 
raffle 

we will have to organise it ourselves.  I havea sparkly number to add to 
the 

prizes.  
Janice
JaniceBlair
Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois,USA
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention Lunch

[Dmt11home]

I don't understand this because I signed up for the Arachne lunch and paid  
for it, and my confirmation says that I am signed up for it.
Devon
 
 
In a message dated 7/21/2011 4:28:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jbl...@sbcglobal.net writes:

Hi,
I  understand from the Bethesda hosts that they do not have any Arachne 
members  
attending the luncheon this year.  I think a group of about 27  Arachne 
will be 
getting together, so if we are doing anything such as an  impromptu free 
raffle 
we will have to organise it ourselves.  I have  a sparkly number to add to 
the 
prizes.  
Janice
Janice  Blair
Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois,  USA
www.jblace.com
http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention Lunch

[Dmt11home]

Oops. I misread Janice's message. I guess it means that there are no  
members of the hosting group attending the Arachne lunch, not that there are no 
 
members of Arachne attending.  Sorry.
Devon
 
 
In a message dated 7/21/2011 5:19:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
dmt11h...@aol.com writes:

I don't  understand this because I signed up for the Arachne lunch and paid 
  
for it, and my confirmation says that I am signed up for  it.
Devon


In a message dated 7/21/2011 4:28:40 P.M. Eastern  Daylight Time,  
jbl...@sbcglobal.net writes:

Hi,
I   understand from the Bethesda hosts that they do not have any Arachne  
members  
attending the luncheon this year.  I think a group  of about 27  Arachne 
will be 
getting together, so if we are doing  anything such as an  impromptu free 
raffle 
we will have to  organise it ourselves.  I have  a sparkly number to add to 
the  
prizes.  
Janice
Janice  Blair
Crystal Lake, 50 miles  northwest of Chicago, Illinois,   USA
www.jblace.com
http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention - pillow

[bev walker]

For future reference - some of the hard foams are self-smoothing if
you use a scrap of it to burnish the rough surface. Sandpaper will
work too or an emery board - the last being in every lacemaker's kit
yes? They come in so handy.

On 8/13/10, Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net wrote:

 commented about the rough edge I had made.  She would have used a shureform
 to
 make it smoother, which I can do when I take my Brugge lace off it.

-- 
Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west
coast of Canada

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention - pillow

[Janice Blair]

Thanks for the hint.  I made enough mess on the bedroom carpet just cutting the 
foam, can you image if I had used sandpaper.  Luckily the maid had not done the 
room yet.  Will try to remember to add an emery board to my kit.
Janice
 Janice Blair
Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA
www.jblace.com
http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org





From: bev walker walker.b...@gmail.com

 For future reference - some of the hard foams are self-smoothing if
you use a scrap of it to burnish the rough surface. Sandpaper will
work too or an emery board - the last being in every lacemaker's kit
yes? They come in so handy.

On 8/13/10, Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net wrote:

 commented about the rough edge I had made.  She would have used a shureform
 to
 make it smoother, which I can do when I take my Brugge lace off it.

-- 
Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west
coast of Canada

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Re: Re: [lace] IOLI convention - pillow

[walker . bev2]

Try it some time anyway - as well it is usually self-magnetic, so you would  
run a scrap around to collect the shreddies. Yes put newspaper down first  
LOL.

On , Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net wrote:

 Thanks for the hint. I made enough mess on the bedroom carpet just  
 cutting the foam, can you image if I had used sandpaper. Luckily the maid  
 had not done the room yet. Will try to remember to add an emery board to  
 my kit.
 Janice


 For future reference - some of the hard foams are self-smoothing if
 you use a scrap of it to burnish the rough surface. Sandpaper will
 work too or an emery board - the last being in every lacemaker's kit
 yes? They come in so handy.

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention classes

[Lorri Ferguson]

I got mine too!  Boy did I schedule a really full week!  See you there.

Lorri



  I got my letter from the  Portland IOLI convention.  I'm so excited!  I've
got a full week of fun and interesting classes.  Anybody else heard from
Portland yet?

  Robin

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Alice Howell]

Liz...and anyone else who has registered for IOLI this year,

The normal time schedule is for the teachers to have notification of whether or 
not their classes are a 'go' by April 15.  Once the classes are determined, 
then the students should receive their confirmation letters with class info, 
etc, in early May.  Some teachers like to contact their students directly with 
supply list or other info.  Some teachers have the committee send it with the 
confirmation letters.

Sorry, but you'll have to wait a bit longer.  Registrations are still coming 
in.  It's going to be a great group of lacemakers.  The committee is working 
very hard on all the details.

PS -- Reminder -- The lace contest this year is Cascades of Lace.   There's 
still time to participate.  The deadline is July 1.  See the IOLI website, and 
click on the menu item Lace Contest for all details.

Alice in Oregon -- Exhibit Chairman and odd jobs.  Weather is supposed to be 
rainy for the next week, and I'm supposed to be getting a new roof soon.  Hope 
they wait till the rain stops.



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When do we hear what classes we have managed to get into for the Portland
IOLI convention?  Do we get class requirements at the same time?  

Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz
lizl...@bigpond.com

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention/Canadian Lace Guild

[bev walker]

Hello Janice

The Canadian Lacemaker Gazette has booked a table in the vendor room for LA
this year ;)

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net wrote:

 I think I saw something about the Canadian Lace Guild having at table at
 convention.  Is that this year in LA or next year in Portland at the IOLI
 convention?


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Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of
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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[clayblackwell]

I got my notification today!  I'm in Anny's Binche class - my first choice!  
I'm really excited about that!!

Clay

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 I got my notification for this summer's IOLI convention. I'll be taking 
 Fiandra 
 lace in the morning (with Bridget Cook) and Art Nouveau lace in the afternoon 
 (Debbie Beever). Anyone else get their notification? 
 
 Now I need to reserve a room. 
 
 Robin P. 
 Los Angeles, California, USA 

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[Cindy Rusak]

Hi all,

I got my notification as well and I'm so happy!!  I'm in the floral beds 
class and the art nouveau class.  August just can't come fast enough!!!


Cindy - in gray, cold Wisconsin

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention coming up soon!

[Ilske Thomsen]

Hello Anita,
no, I am not happy enough to come again to the IOLI-meeting so I 
couldn't visit any class there.
Beside several problems in our flat and the house with water I am 
trying to work on my preparations for a class I'll held the next time 
outside of Hamburg. And I try to finish my Blue-work but still after 
the third version I am not satisfied with it. Further things are two 
articles I am writing about a museum and a lace-technique and I have 
still to translate another article. You see I am not lazy and meanwhile 
the temperature is as it should be in summertime but we aren't yet used 
to it.

Greetings

Ilske

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention coming up soon!

[Ruth]

I wish everyone well at this year's convention. Unfortunately, after 
spending 7 years in Oklahoma, I have no desire to go to Tulsa in 
August!! I'm saving up my money to go next year :D


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RE: [lace] IOLI convention coming up soon!

[Carole Lassak]

I'm taking the Withof class with Yvonne Scheele. Hope to meet lots of
Arachne's at the convention.

Carole
Dublin, OH USA

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention- Tulsa

[Barbara Joyce]

I am sad to see that Holly Van Sciver, Susan Wenzel, and Susie Johnson are
missing from the list of teachers, and no Tønder class offered at all. :-(
Come to think of it, no Bucks either--and no Beds, right?

Yes, I know there are other great teachers, and some up-and-coming ones,
too. I'm definitely still grieving over Gunvor's death.

Barbara Joyce

Snoqualmie, WA
USA



 Dear Gentle Spiders,
 
 In the beautiful IOLI Bulletin that arrived a couple of days ago, I noted
 that the dates given in the Proposed Convention Schedule are off one day.
 Saturday is 28 July and subsuquent  dates should be changed accordingly.
 The hotel brought the dates to my attention when I booked my room this
 morning.  No problem, really - mark your calendar to conform.
 
 Happy Lacemaking
 Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA who has been without a cat for neigh on
 10 years and now has a black cat that was abandoned by renters who lived in
 the next house 3 acres away.   And She who believes all bobbin lacemakers
 need a cat. 
 
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Re: [lace] IOLI convention - more comments

[Alice Howell]

Thanks, Patsy, for your report.  I enjoyed being in class with you.

Things I learned at conference:
-Waiting for an elevator takes longer than walking down the stairs, but 
with those pillows and bags, it's not worth it to walk.  Start early.  Be 
patient.
-Watch the front desk at the hotel.  Periodically they put out dishes of 
apples, chocolates, and bottles of water.  Free. (Or rather -- part of your 
room cost.)

-Wear some lace.  It will catch the attention of even the non lacers.
-Smile.  You have lots of friends here you just haven't met yet.
-Room service breakfast is fun!  And a good start to the day.
-Take three times the money you think you'll need.  The sales room is 
unbelievably tempting.
-Ask for a wheelchair at the airport.  You'll go through express 
security.  Or go with someone in a wheelchair.

-Pack an extra bag in your suitcase to take home all the extras.
-I need a folding lace stand that's more compact than the ones I have.
-A person never has too many pillows.or bobbins..or thread...or books.

The host guild did a wonderful job of coping with all of us.  And the hotel 
people were more cooperative than some hotels I've been in.  And very 
polite.  Congrats to RMLG for a great conference. I could tell the work you 
put into it.


Did you all notice that Vasna *wore* her prize dragon on her head as a hat 
at the banquet?


A note for all people who had things in the exhibit hall.  Please check 
your items, wrappings, and boxes for a stray 6-inch knitted doily.  It 
seems to have been caught on another piece of lace and left the room with 
the wrong owner.  Please return it to a member of the RMLG and it will be 
sent on to the correct owner, no questions asked.  No, it's not mine.  I 
just have the nerve to speak up.
I'd like to see it go to its own home very soon.  Pass the word on to 
exhibitors in your groups who are not Arachnians.  Thanks.


Even during this conference, I heard people speaking of attending future 
ones.  Next year in Montreal will be an interesting one.  The contest was 
announced  and the details will be in the next Bulletin.  You have time 
enough to enter, if you start when you get the next Bulletin.  You can make 
it the largest contest yet.


Tulsa -- what will be the dates of your conference?  They announced that it 
would be earlier than the dates listed on the web or previous publications, 
but they didn't say just when.  I'd like to know.   Please.


Thanks, again, RMLG, for a great conference.  It was fun, interesting, and 
well run from start to finish.  It sets a standard that future groups will 
have to work hard to beat.


Alice in Oregon -- where I'm almost recovered from conference and traveling.

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Aurelia Loveman]

What a wonderful letter for those of us who couldn't go to 
convention! Thank you for taking all that trouble to write it.  -- 
Aurelia




Well, here's my adventures at the IOLI convention.
Left San Diego on Sat. Aug.27th.  Sure helped to have someone push 
me in a wheel chair through the airports. No problems on the flight. 
There were 7 of us from the Silvergate Lacers on the plane.  We were 
all separated so we couldn't cause any mischief.  After getting to 
Denver and checked into room, unpacked and met some of the gals for 
supper.  Food was good, service was very slow.
Sun. was registration day, vendor room and exhibit room opened. Went 
with my list to buy all my much needed supplies and some that 
weren't on my list. In the evening was the pajama party.  It was a 
fun event.  Wore my pj's with a housecoat over.  But my crowning 
glory item was an antique lavender tatted dust cap or night cap. It 
got a lot of attention.  Saw Ken from New York, who teaches and 
makes bobbins (can't remember his last name) just before the pajama 
party and asked him where his PJ's were.  He informed me that he 
didn't have any, he slept in the buff.  H! I may be in trouble 
for revealing his secret.  So I told him to bring his birthday suit 
and come any way.  He said it was under his cloths and came.  We 
were served breakfast at night.  It was fun.
Monday classes started.  In the morning I studied Rosalibre bobbin 
lace, with Cathleen Belleville.   In the afternoon I had a class in 
wire tatting with Carolyn Regnier.  I found out that at my age (72) 
taking two classes was too much for me to handle.  But I did manage 
to get through them.


I really loved the Rosalibre lace.  It's a three dimensional lace. 
The flowers have a ruffle like a daffodil that sticks up and the 
leaves have a fin that stick up.  And the butterfly has wings that 
loop over.  I think I did pretty good with that.  But was very 
disappointed when Cathleen said she wasn't going to be teaching for 
at least two years.  Had to do with her job. Was sure glad I had 
also taken her chrysanthemum class in the past.


The wire tatting class was different.  I had a hard time learning a 
different method of working the wire than you use with thread.  The 
tensioning is different and you don't pull the wire tight like you 
do with thread.  I managed to get a few flowers made plus even 
crochet a wire plume. Made a small corsage to wear on my dress at 
the Fri. banquet.


Monday was the arachne luncheon which was nice to put a few faces to 
internet names. In the evening there was a Gold panning 
demonstration and a display of a few live birds, a large owl and an 
eagle. I went to the vendors room (again) and stopped to see the 
birds on my way back to my room.


Tuesday we had a catered lunch  then in the evening there was the 
teachers showcase. The teachers had lovely lace displays of the 
types of lace they were  teaching, plus they signed their books, and 
some had items and books for sale.  It was very crowded and a little 
hard for a handicapped person to get through. But I managed.


Wednesday was tour day. I choose to go to the Flying W Ranch dinner. 
It was a Bar B Q dinner served chuck wagon style.  I couldn't 
believe how well organized they were.  There were over a thousand 
people served.  I don't remember how many they said.  Wednesday was 
a rainy day. On the way there, a big tractor trailer truck had 
broken down in the middle lane of the freeway. Traffic was backed up 
for miles.  There was a group that left early in the day and got to 
the ranch in plenty of time to see the little ghost town and Indian 
weaver and the blacksmith. They had visited a number of other places 
including the airforce academy.  I was in the two bus group that 
went late in the day  and we were supposed to get to visit the town 
but just managed to get there in time to eat and see the show.  It 
was a country western show consisting of four men playing 
instruments and singing and telling stories and jokes.  Since I like 
country western I enjoyed it very much. The floor was so uneven that 
two of our ladies did fall down.  They seemed to be alright, but I'm 
sure they probably had skinned knees and elbows.


Thursday was back to classes. Visited the vendors room again and 
spent some more money, again. : )
In the evening was the Tat-Off.  Of course the shuttle brothers had 
to show everyone how to flip a stitch.  Everytime I see it I still 
enjoy seeing it. I didn't win anything not even being the oldest. 
After the Tat-Off the Shuttle Bros. gave every one, one of their 
tatted butterflies.  Then there was the IOLI Gen. Meeting.


Friday. was cram day in my classes.  Trying to get every last bit of 
information we could from the teachers and seeing pieces that 
managed to get finished by the students.  In my wire tatting class, 
every day the teacher came up with a way to give away a door prize. 
At the beginning of the class we bought our supply kits.  

Re: [lace] IOLI convention - more comments

[Weronika Patena]

The freight elevator sure was useful...  Still, if we all started using it, 
we'd just have 5 elevators 
instead of 4, which wouldn't be that much of an improvement. 
Next time I'll try to get a room on a reasonably low floor so I can use the 
stairs - the 11th was a
bit much...
But just going to class early worked fine - the only time I ended up in a 
really big elevator line
was after the banquet, but that just left me time to walk around and look at 
what lace everyone was
wearing g.

Weronika

On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 08:30:27PM -0400, Clay Blackwell wrote:
 What I learned at IOLI:  Don't wait until Friday (as I did...) to find the
 freight elevator.  It's usually conveniently located and almost always
 empty.  When the elevators are over-worked (as they were in Denver and
 every other IOLI convention I've been to...) the hotel staff is usually
 happy to have you use them.
 
 Clay
 
 Clay Blackwell
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  [Original Message]
  From: Alice Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  To: lace@arachne.com
  Date: 8/9/2005 2:12:40 AM
  Subject: Re: [lace] IOLI convention - more comments
 
  Thanks, Patsy, for your report.  I enjoyed being in class with you.
 
  Things I learned at conference:
  -Waiting for an elevator takes longer than walking down the stairs, but 
  with those pillows and bags, it's not worth it to walk.  Start early.  Be 
  patient.
  -Watch the front desk at the hotel.  Periodically they put out dishes of 
  apples, chocolates, and bottles of water.  Free. (Or rather -- part of
 your 
  room cost.)
  -Wear some lace.  It will catch the attention of even the non lacers.
  -Smile.  You have lots of friends here you just haven't met yet.
  -Room service breakfast is fun!  And a good start to the day.
  -Take three times the money you think you'll need.  The sales room is 
  unbelievably tempting.
  -Ask for a wheelchair at the airport.  You'll go through express 
  security.  Or go with someone in a wheelchair.
  -Pack an extra bag in your suitcase to take home all the extras.
  -I need a folding lace stand that's more compact than the ones I have.
  -A person never has too many pillows.or bobbins..or thread...or
 books.
 
  The host guild did a wonderful job of coping with all of us.  And the
 hotel 
  people were more cooperative than some hotels I've been in.  And very 
  polite.  Congrats to RMLG for a great conference. I could tell the work
 you 
  put into it.
 
  Did you all notice that Vasna *wore* her prize dragon on her head as a
 hat 
  at the banquet?
 
  A note for all people who had things in the exhibit hall.  Please check 
  your items, wrappings, and boxes for a stray 6-inch knitted doily.  It 
  seems to have been caught on another piece of lace and left the room with 
  the wrong owner.  Please return it to a member of the RMLG and it will be 
  sent on to the correct owner, no questions asked.  No, it's not mine.  I 
  just have the nerve to speak up.
  I'd like to see it go to its own home very soon.  Pass the word on to 
  exhibitors in your groups who are not Arachnians.  Thanks.
 
  Even during this conference, I heard people speaking of attending future 
  ones.  Next year in Montreal will be an interesting one.  The contest was 
  announced  and the details will be in the next Bulletin.  You have time 
  enough to enter, if you start when you get the next Bulletin.  You can
 make 
  it the largest contest yet.
 
  Tulsa -- what will be the dates of your conference?  They announced that
 it 
  would be earlier than the dates listed on the web or previous
 publications, 
  but they didn't say just when.  I'd like to know.   Please.
 
  Thanks, again, RMLG, for a great conference.  It was fun, interesting,
 and 
  well run from start to finish.  It sets a standard that future groups
 will 
  have to work hard to beat.
 
  Alice in Oregon -- where I'm almost recovered from conference and
 traveling.
 
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RE: [lace] IOLI convention - more comments

[Carolyn Hastings]

Yes, and don't forget, Weronika, that we were saved from quite a long wait
on Friday afternoon by using the freight elevator (I rationalized that we
were both carrying freight, with all the pillows, stands, and supplies).
The uncomfortable thing was that the hotel had booked the room for use
beginning at 5:00, and our class ended at 4:30.  that meant that the
cleaning staff wanted us out immediately after the class so that they could
clean for the next group.  Just packing quickly was a bit of a strain, plus
wishing to clean up the messes left behind a bit.  But all week some of us
had been avoiding the elevator crowds by lacing for a bit (up to half an
hour) after the end of class.

So, if possible, it would be a good thing if classroom space were booked at
least one half-hour beyond the end of class, if only to allow time to
comfortably pack up.

And I do second everyone's comments about what a great convention this was,
for me it was also a dream vacation.  Congratulations and many thank-you's
to RMLG.

Regards,
Carolyn

Carolyn W. Hastings
Stow, MA USA



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 Subject: Re: [lace] IOLI convention - more comments
 
 
 The freight elevator sure was useful...  Still, if we all 
 started using it, we'd just have 5 elevators 
 instead of 4, which wouldn't be that much of an improvement. 
 Next time I'll try to get a room on a reasonably low floor so 
 I can use the stairs - the 11th was a bit much... But just 
 going to class early worked fine - the only time I ended up 
 in a really big elevator line was after the banquet, but that 
 just left me time to walk around and look at what lace 
 everyone was wearing g.
 
 Weronika

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Carolina de la Guardia]

Merlene wrote:


Is anyone from Spain coming here for the convention? I would love to meet up
with you if you are.


I do not know if anyone from Spain is going to IOLI convention, but I 
have no possibility in this moment to go away on this trip to USA. Maybe 
some day!
OTOH, I am glad you enjoy the Galician Lace Catalogue! You have a lot of 
work to do!


Regards from Barcelna.

Carolina.
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[lace-chat] Re: [lace] IOLI Convention - Videoing of classes.

[Carol Adkinson]

Hi All,

This strand made me smile a little!

My doctor - or one of the doctors in my practice - makes
educational/teaching videos, of all sorts of things - flower arranging,
pottery, painting, weaving - you name it he's done it.

But - several years ago, he caught me demonstrating lace at some local
venue, and decided that bobbin lace-making should be the next money-spinner!
For years after that, if I ever managed *not* to get one of the other
doctors in the practice, my ailments were never ever discussed until he had
exhausted the possibilities of my helping him make a lace-making video!
But - would you believe it? - he said his video films were probably bringing
almost as much as his doctoring, with not as much effort and stress!I
have to say, the films I saw were *very* professional indeed, and wonder now
why I didn't take up the offer - probably at that time I didn't have the
pillows and equipment needed to have lots of pillows with the same item in
progress, but at different stages, so that he could produce 'one that was
made earlier!'

Carol - in Suffolk UK - a gloomy and drizzly Easter Day.



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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Jenny Brandis]

Actually to raise a valid question - or at least to me it is valid.
Is there any chance that *some* select classes could be video taped for the 
OS lace makers who are not going to be attending - even if someone got Air 
World to provide a free ticket and Accommodations Unlimited to give free 
accommodation (family/health restrictions)

It may be a way that guilds all over the world could have their less travel 
active members *attend*

Just an idea. What do you think?
Jenny Brandis
Kununurra, Western Australia 

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Clay Blackwell]

I can understand wanting a videotape of a class - and I have taken some
courses which were videotapes of actual lectures, and they were good.  But
the problem is that most lacemaking classes consist of very little
lecture, if any, and much more gather round and watch sort of
demonstrations, along with one-on-one assistance.   And the production of a
videotape of this sort is very different than simply setting up a camera to
tape a lecture.  Generally, the teacher is keeping an eye on where most
students are in their work, and when they are about to reach a critical
point in their work, she will select the student who has just gotten there,
and use that student/pillow for demonstrating.  Having to stop and set up
the camera zoomed in on the pillow would be disruptive to those paying to
attend the class, disruptive to the teacher, AND extremely time-consuming. 
Some of these rooms are smaller than we would like them to be, and the heat
of lights and the additional clutter of camera equipment  would be a real
source of annoyance.  As someone who has paid a significant amount of money
to take the class, I would be very resentful of this disruption. 

But I AM very sympathetic to your need for this sort of help.  And
fortunately, there ARE some very good videotapes available, and more are
coming on the market all the time.  Christine Springett made an excellent
series which is available (I *think*), from Roseground.  Louise Colgan has
a wonderful tape on Milanese lace.  And there is a series which includes
Torchon and Bucks which was produced several years ago by Cathy Richardson,
and the tapes are especially helpful to beginners who don't have a teacher
nearby.   Check with your usual vendors regarding the availability of these
tapes.

Clay
 

Clay Blackwell
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 From: Jenny Brandis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 Date: 3/27/2005 1:42:10 AM
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 Actually to raise a valid question - or at least to me it is valid.

 Is there any chance that *some* select classes could be video taped for
the 
 OS lace makers who are not going to be attending - even if someone got
Air 
 World to provide a free ticket and Accommodations Unlimited to give free 
 accommodation (family/health restrictions)

 It may be a way that guilds all over the world could have their less
travel 
 active members *attend*

 Just an idea. What do you think?


 Jenny Brandis
 Kununurra, Western Australia 


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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention - video

[Alice Howell]

At 06:42 AM 3/26/2005, you wrote:
Actually to raise a valid question - or at least to me it is valid.
Is there any chance that *some* select classes could be video taped for 
the OS lace makers who are not going to be attending -
I'm going to stick my neck out and answer on this.  The answer is No.  Clay 
had some very valid  points.  There is another side to it also.  Taping 
lace making is  very different from taping a wedding or a regular lecture.

Many of the threads we use would not even show up on a video, even close up.
It takes special preparation to make video lace visible, and to see each 
step in sequence.  If one step doesn't film well, it has to be redone -- 
maybe several times.  This would just not work in a workshop class.  The 
teacher can not be the star of the video and teach the class at the same 
time.  Both the class and the video would suffer.

I think there would also be headaches with the paperwork to copyright it 
and reproduce it.

I guess you'll just have to come to IOLI to experience a particular lace 
class.  In the meantime, try to join a workshop or class put on by a lace 
guild, borrow or buy a video of the lace style you want to learn, or invest 
in a good book (or two) and work your way through it--with the help of 
Arachnians, of course.

Alice in Oregon -- where we are supposed to have up to 2 inches of rain 
today., but we had a full group of lacemakers at our meeting anyway, 
including a new lacemaker.  Now I have to go wind about 100 pair of 
bobbins.  Happy Easter!

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention classes

[Vasna Zago]

Dear JoAnne (and other arachnids)-

We don't know yet which classes are full. We are still receiving registrations,
putting in people's first, second and third choices, and later on we will see
what has to be mooshed around. I can tell you that some classes will definitely
fill, though, so we will have to move on to second and third choices.

We will certainly do our best to accommodate everyone's needs and choices. But,
it's all hard and stuff! (she whined).

The waiting is so difficult, isn't it?  Argh!  :-

Regards,

Vasna
in wet and cold Boulder, Colorado


 Hi all!
 I get to go to the IOLI this year  I wasn't planning to go, I thought
 that I wouldn't be able to go, but my DH said that it would work out!  YEA!!
 Now, if I can still get any of the classes I would like.  Does anyone know
 which classes are full up, and which still have room?
 Sigh of pure joy,
 JoAnne Pruitt
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention/Denver

[Vasna Zago]

 That's a new - and very welcome - wrinkle; I can't remember receiving
 one of those before (not that I've been to all that many Conventions
 g), but I appreciate it.
 Brilliant idea, Vasna, thanks! And thank the rest of the group; am
 looking forward to be welcomed to Colorado in August :)

Actually, we stole the idea from the Keystone Lacers in Harrisburg from last
year.  Just want to give credit where credit is due.  :-  It *is* nice knowing
that your stuff has arrived safely - it doesn't make the agony of waiting any
shorter or less intense, tho.  :-

And, we have about 65 registrations so far for the Arachne lunch, so all y'all
(western term meaning more than one you all) will have a of friendships to
renew and a lot of faces to put to names!

We are so excited to welcome everyone to Colorado this summer!
Vasna Zago
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention/Denver

[Diane Williams]

T,

The Keystone Lace Guild did this last year also.  I
thought it was a very nice touch.  It makes waiting a
little easier to handle; something to look forward to!

Diane Williams
Galena, Illinois USA
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--- Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Gentle Spiders,
 
 Someone asked recently (can't remember who), when
 we'll be notified 
 about our class asignments. Well, today, I got a
 card from the RMLG 
 (the organising group) which says:
 
  The Rocky Mountain Lace Guild has received your
 registration for the 
  2005 IOLI Convention. We will be sending class
 assignments un early 
  June. We are looking forward to welcoming you to
 Colorado in August!
 
 That's a new - and very welcome - wrinkle; I can't
 remember receiving 
 one of those before (not that I've been to all that
 many Conventions 
 g), but I appreciate it. It's good to know that
 one's missive has 
 been delivered, without any mishaps... :) I have,
 recently, been in a 
 situation where I'd assumed my check for renewal of
 the subscription 
 had arrived safely, just hadn't been cashed yet, but
 it turned to be a 
 false assumption. It got unscrambled some months
 later and no harm done 
 but, when you're trying to get a place in a must
 have workshop, there 
 would have been great harm indeed in a delay.
 
 And, it also answers the question regarding when you
 could expect to 
 hear about the final decisions - mid June. I sent my
 application on 
 March 1st, the first day the race for workshops
 opened, so, if you 
 sent off later, your confirmation might come later
 too; don't fret :) 
 But your *decision* should arrive about the same
 time as mine.
 
 Brilliant idea, Vasna, thanks! And thank the rest of
 the group; am 
 looking forward to be welcomed to Colorado in August
 :)
 
 -- 
 Tamara P Duvall   
 http://t-n-lace.net/
 Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw,
 Poland)
   
   
 
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[lace-chat] Conventions: was Re: {lace} IOLI convention

[Joy Beeson]

Moved to chat so I could maunder:

At 04:57 PM 3/16/05 -0800, Weronika Patena wrote:

 Don't schools/universities do that sort of thing in the US?  That's how most 
 of
 my workshops (non-lace) worked in Poland. 

I've been to six conventions in my life:  three GEARs, two NSS Conventions, and 
an SF-fan convention.  

Genericon, the fan convention, was at (and, I think, sponsored by) RPI in -- 
drat, abbreviating the name of the Polytechnic Institute *doesn't* get me out 
of trying to spell Rennselaer.  (Not to be confused with Rennselaerville, which 
is on the other side of the river and way up in the hills.)  It's near Troy, 
New York.  
The first NSS (caver's society) convention I went to was at Indiana University 
in Bloomington, and we (DH and I both went) camped out on the football field.  
(An auxiliary back-up field used only for practice.  We got the use of the 
shower room -- but it wasn't prepared for a mixed group . . . )

My second NSS convention was at The State University of New York at Cobleskill. 
 I stayed in a dorm room; I don't recall whether camping was offered.  
The first Great Eastern America Rally I attended was at the State University of 
New York at New Palz.  DH and I were appalled to discover that the students had 
defaced the *ceiling* of the room, and the best efforts of the maintenance 
staff weren't enough to make the room presentable.  I was appalled to discover 
that bathing etc. facilities were provided for each small cluster of rooms, 
thereby eliminating all the advantages of a shared facility without gaining any 
of the advantages of a private facility.  

Every time I trotted down the hall when I was in college, I reflected on what a 
*convenient* arrangement it was -- there was always a stall or a shower 
available when I wanted one; there was only one bathtub, but the only time I 
ever saw the bath occupied, I was in it myself, steaming out a severe cold.  
When I washed my socks, I could use half a dozen sinks to save time and effort. 
 And above all, I didn't have to scrub the pot myself!

Skidmore College was too small to host GEAR '89 Saratoga, but Saratoga is the 
August place to be; in June, they were only too happy to rent us the entire 
town.  This being a bike-rider's convention, widely-separated venues were no 
problem.  I took the shuttle bus to the formal dinner, though.  I was one of 
the lucky ones who got a dorm room.  Once again, there were semi-private 
plumbing facilities.  This *does* make it easier to rent out the dorms when the 
students aren't using them, and saves the school from paying a student to mop 
the floor and scrub the pots.

Skidmore rebuilt the campus during the next ten years, and I don't recall 
leaving the college during Gear '99 except for bike tours.  

One of the tours stopped at the artist's retreat at Yaddo -- the artists allow 
any tom dick or harry to tour their elaborate rose garden.  I thought this very 
gracious of them, but another tourist was absolutely frothing because there was 
a sign up asking us not to hike up to the house and peek in the windows.  In 
pleasant weather, Yaddo would be a very nice place to sit and lace, but of 
course one wouldn't dare to schedule a class outdoors.  After the convention, I 
packed a book in my panniers and rode back to Yaddo.


What's plonk?

(A serious answer was given on Lace.  The following is true, but not pertinent:)

Plonk is what you say when someone has infuriated you so much that you want 
him to know that you have killfiled him.  It is an extremely rude word, and any 
bystander who doesn't think the provocation was adequate is likely to add *you* 
to his killfile.

-- 
Joy Beeson
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http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3f/ 
http://www.timeswrsw.com/craig/cam/ (local weather)
west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A.
where we had lovely spring weather for St. Paddy's day, 
but I'm not putting my winter coat back in the closet just yet.
(And the earth is still too cold to plant the potatoes.)
 

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention -location, location - and price

[Clay Blackwell]

Devon said, 
 Actually, I think this thread is good because it illuminates the 
difficulties experienced by the convention planners and helps to control
expectations. 

I agree, AND I really haven't picked up a huge sense of immense
frustration, just some what about this kind of statements.  After what I
think many regard as a very disappointing convention last hear (where many
of us stayed away in droves...), I think we're mainly giddy with excitement
to be back to normal, with a few well-conceived new bells and whistles -
not the least of which is the Arachne Luncheon!!  

So it suggests to me that as a group, our informal group has a lot of
impact.  Last year, we spent a lot of time grousing about the arrangements,
and lots of people made up their minds about whether to go based on
information they had gleaned from our postings.  I don't think I'm being
naive to say that a lot of this year's organizers are also members of
Arachne.  So our complaints, compliments, suggestions, and opinions were
not falling on deaf ears.  Certainly, we're already seeing that someone was
listening - to us as Arachnids? - maybe... to us as members of IOLI?  not
as easily done, actually.  Our democratic process works, but I wonder if
our Arachne forum isn't doing more than we realize?

So I say, let's continue to speak up when we have ideas and suggestions. 
Let's don't muzzle each other.  And for heaven's sake, let's continue to
disagree when we want to!  But we need to continue to be nice.  Remember,
don't embarrass your Mother.  ; )

Lordy, I'm excited about Denver!!

Clay


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 Date: 3/17/2005 2:09:29 PM
 Subject: Re: [lace] IOLI Convention -location, location - and price

 In a message dated 3/17/2005 1:30:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 May I  propose a new subject?  Favorite Lace Convention  Memory!



 OK. My favorite lace convention memory is when I turned to the person on
my  
 left at the banquet and said, I can't imagine why they chose this hotel
and  
 she said, It is the only hotel in town that has a room that can seat 300
at 
 a  banquet. :-)
  
 Actually, I think this thread is good because it illuminates the  
 difficulties experienced by the convention planners and helps to control 
expectations.
  
 Devon

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention -location, location - and price

[Jeriames]

In a message dated 3/17/05 8:39:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


 The needs of younger people and the needs of  
 older people are somewhat in conflict. Pity the poor organizers of  
 conventions.
 Devon
 

So true, Devon.  To be honest, OIDFA Prague was not perfect or comfortable or 
scaled to women and their needs.  It was an agricultural college campus.  We 
were all just so happy to support lacemakers in Eastern Europe, that we 
adjusted.  Comments may have gone to the officers of OIDFA, but there was no 
need to 
stab the pride of our hostesses and their city by publicly complaining.  

I have attended many conventions/seminars/congresses (whatever they want to 
call them), and it is apparent the sponsors have considered the unique needs of 
people who are likely to attend.  They have found a middle ground formula 
that works for most, but will always be lacking some details that a few vocal 
individuals would like.  

Rather than enumerate problems - let me share (once again - it is my annual 
response to public complaints) what happened to a very fine organization called 
National Standards Council of American Embroiderers.  Membership was made 
up of very serious professional stitchers - university instructors, authors, 
artists, certified embroidery teachers who taught at the Embroiderers' Guild 
and 
American Needlepoint Guild seminars, and those who were elevating embroidery 
to an intellectual level.

Lots of complaints.  Then, no one wanted to volunteer to organize a 
convention or serve as officers.  The whole NSCAE organization folded quickly, 
once 
members did not have a place to gather once a year.  The magazine they 
published 
did not contain enough glue to hold them together.

Sponsoring groups and vendors stand to suffer financially when there is a lot 
of pre-convention complaining.  It is a huge juggling act; an all-consuming 
job that interrupts normal life.

I would like to suggest that we thank our lucky stars there are volunteers 
willing to make a huge effort to provide us with so many wonderful options at 
lace conventions.  It is the many things they do right that we should remember 
and look forward to from year-to-year.

May I propose a new subject?  Favorite Lace Convention Memory!

Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace  Embroidery Resource Center

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention -location, location - and price

[Dmt11home]

In a message dated 3/17/2005 1:30:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

May I  propose a new subject?  Favorite Lace Convention  Memory!



OK. My favorite lace convention memory is when I turned to the person on my  
left at the banquet and said, I can't imagine why they chose this hotel and  
she said, It is the only hotel in town that has a room that can seat 300 at 
a  banquet. :-)
 
Actually, I think this thread is good because it illuminates the  
difficulties experienced by the convention planners and helps to control  
expectations.
 
Devon

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Weronika Patena]

On Wed, Mar 16, 2005 at 04:50:17PM -0800, Janice Blair wrote:
Finding a hotel to have the convention in Chicago at all, let alone at a 
reaonsable nightly rate was impossible.  None of them wanted to give up so 
many rooms for the use of workshops. 

Don't schools/universities do that sort of thing in the US?  That's how most of
my workshops (non-lace) worked in Poland. 

 Weronika, you will not be alone on Wednesday if you miss out on the trips.  I 
 plan on working on my lace that day and probably hitting the sales room as 
 well.  We can walk to the Super Walmart to stock up on cheap food.  Wonder if 
 they sell cheap plonk as well.

What's plonk?

Weronika

-- 
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Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA
http://vole.stanford.edu/weronika

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RE: [lace] IOLI convention

[Laurie Hughes]

Well, Weronika...

Are I.O.L.I. Conventions worth it?  I don't know if I can add anything to
Alice's lovely and thorough dissertation, but here is another perspective.

The first time I attended a convention it was in New Jersey in 1991.  I had
very recently moved from Texas to Massachusetts and missed my Texas friends
horribly.  We would see each other at the convention, so I was looking
forward to it.  I don't think I got any of the classes I signed up for, but
I was so new, that didn't matter much.  I stayed with a roommate they
matched me with and even though we were completely different and would not
have met otherwise, we had lace in common.  I can remember: walking around
in shock to see lacers lacing in common areas, going to lunch and joining a
big table of lacemakers two of whom were debating the open or closed method
(what is the open  method, I wondered, what is the closed method?  seeing my
face, one lacemaker pantomimed the methods to me so I could follow the
conversation (such kindnesses are simply the rule not the exception at these
conventions)), the vending room(!) where I spent HOURS, the display room
(how many hours of work are displayed?  Must be thousands!), meeting
teachers (I was in awe), going to the I.O.L.I. meeting, and, well, it was a
very full week.

It was such a positive experience I've gone to each and every one I could
possibly attend since then and I have very good friends that I see only 1 -2
times a year at conventions and other lace gatherings.  Lacers are such an
interesting group, every year I'm amazed at all the things I learn about and
hear about at convention.  My little palm pilot runneth over with names of
websites to visit, shops to see, places to go, books to read, teachers to
take, laces to try.  I find I immediately have many things in common with
lacemakers; love of history, love of home, strength of conviction, a certain
geekiness

My husband asks what goes on at the conventions and I have told him we walk
into the hotel and start talking and don't close our mouths until the ride
home.  It feels like we are talking the entire time.  I never laugh so hard
as I do at conventions.  These women are FUNNY!

To cut costs, I usually eat breakfast in the room as well as lunch some
days, and probably eat dinner out only a couple times.  Cheese and crackers
are enough most nights.  I room with at least one other person, I have
shared with 4 other people (we had a cot in the room) but as my most favored
roomie and I get older, we rather like to get in the bathroom when we want
to, so we limit to 3 in the room now.  It's really cool to get two rooms
that adjoin and have 3 in each room.  That way you can have a quiet room and
a loud room.

So, is it worth it?  For me it has been.  It's like walking into a world
where everyone is instantly connected to you, friendships are bound to be
formed.  Who can put a price on friendship?

Hope to see you in Denver!

Lace in Peace,
Laurie

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Diane Williams]

Weronika,

I heartily echo everything that everyone has said
about attending the IOLI Convention.  I've only been
to two, Denver will be my third, and I have been
looking forward to this for the entire year.  I'm
lucky to have an understanding husband who encourages
and makes sacrifices so that I can attend.  I take as
many courses as I can cram into the time alloted.  My
first year I took two bobbin lace courses, one in the
morning and a different one in the afternoon.  They
were different enough that I didn't get confused, and
yet things I learned in each class helped the other
class.  When I got home that year from Ann Arbor, my
husband said that he knew I learned a lot because I no
longer muttered twist, cross while making lace. 
That week of submersion in lace trained my fingers as
well as my brain.

And how often do we get to spend time with *hundreds*
of other people that have the same passion we do?  I
was so pumped up after Harrisburg last year that even
my family and friends that humor me in my obsession
have looked at my lace in the last year in a new (and
admiring) light.

I may not be able to attend every convention every
year, but if I can afford it, and if there are classes
that excite me (multiple choices this year) then I am
going to make every effort to attend.  Each convention
I've attend has far exceeded my expections and raised
my excitement about lace and trying new things.

Hope to see you in Denver!

Diane Williams
Galena, Illinois USA
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--- Weronika Patena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Hi everyone, 
 
 Who's going to the IOLI convention this year?  And
 for people who've been
 before, what's it like?  I'm thinking of going, but
 it is pretty expensive, now
 that I've actually added it all up - do you think
 it's worth it?  
 Explaining to my husband why I want to spend $1000
 on a lace conference isn't
 easy either... g
 
 Weronika
 
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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Alice Howell]

At 02:50 PM 3/13/2005, you wrote:
Who's going to the IOLI convention this year?  And for people who've been
before, what's it like?  I'm thinking of going, but it is pretty 
expensive, now
that I've actually added it all up - do you think it's worth it?
Explaining to my husband why I want to spend $1000 on a lace conference 
isn't easy either... g
Weronika
Hi,
I'm going, along with 8 others from my immediate area.  That I know of so 
far, that is.  There will probably be more.

IOLI Conference is a marvelous experience.  You would take a class, or two, 
from very experienced teachers.  For some people, it's the only time they 
have access to teachers.  Almost every major type of lace has a class, 
though the most popular fill up very fast.  That's why you have to choose 
several options.

You will meet, eat with, perhaps room with, make lace with, and just talk 
with other people who love lace.  In the sales room you will see in person 
all the bobbins, threads, books you never knew existed, and all manner of 
things to make lacemaking easier or more efficient.  You can touch, feel, 
hold, smell, and drool over (mentally) everything.  Sometimes they have 
antique lace dealers there -- something else to study and marvel about.

You will meet and talk with some of the best known lacemakers, book 
authors, teachers, and suppliers in the USA and even many from across the 
seas.  You will make friends who understand what you are talking about.  As 
a side note,  you will be able to put faces and personalities to many names 
on  Arachne.

The lace exhibit is awe inspiring.  You can see what has actually been 
done, and you might find an idea of what you want to do or learn.

In that week you will have at least 50 hours of intense lace experiences -- 
and that comes to only $20 an hour for your $1000 investment.  Try getting 
your car fixed for that rate. Or hiring a lawyer. Or any other skilled work.

The excitement, the inspiration, the stimulation cannot be measured in dollars.
Actually SEEING lace of all kinds being made can be an education in 
itself.  As is seeing the variety of equipment and styles of lace.  In my 
first class at a conference when I was a veritable greenhorn who know next 
to nothing about lace, I learned as much from the others in the class as I 
did from the teacher -- and I learned alot from her!

While you're at it, plan to take some extra spending money so you can get 
that special book or whatsit that you absolutely must have.  And some 
commemorative bobbins, and the yummy new color of thread.  Be sure to pick 
up catalogs so you can later order what you forgot to get while you were there.

Yes, a conference at a large commercial hotel is expensive.  It's difficult 
to find any other type of place that has enough classrooms, large meeting 
halls, and sleeping rooms for a lace conference.  However,  sharing a room 
with one, two or three others will cut down that housing cost per 
each.  Use some creativity with the meals that are not part of the 
conference.  There's a Super Walmart just across the street -- so I've 
been told.  And some other eating places.  You don't need to eat every meal 
in the hotel dining room, unless you choose to.  There's a lot of things 
that can be done with a china mug and a water heating coil.  Just ask my 
roommates. G

For a first timer, and especially if you are a new lacemaker, I would 
recommend taking only one class.  It gives you half a day to work on your 
lace and half a day with the teacher.  This schedule also lets you attend 
all the secondary features of the conference as well as work on your 
lace.  You don't have to choose between 'turning that next corner' and a 
special program.

Or, if you choose an all-day class, give yourself a break in the evenings 
and do not make lace all night.  Six hours a day is enough for the fingers 
and the brain.  Get a good night's sleep and be ready to start again the 
next day.

Tell your husband that it's just $20 an hour for an education you cannot 
get at home, on your own, with a book.  It's a bargain!  And start making 
plans.  It would be fun to meet you in person.

Looking forward to Denver!
Alice in Oregon -- in continuing above normal temps, and no rain.  That 
means drought this summer, but lovely right now.

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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Clive and Betty Ann Rice]

Dear Weronika,

I missed last year's IOLI in Harrisburg, PA, and it was the first I've missed 
in many years.  They've been held in the East, the West, and in between, and 
each one is the best money you'll ever spend, and the best time you'll ever 
have.  The cost is not expensive when you consider what you get.  The classes 
are taught by the best in the world. The vendors are to dream about, and the 
whole hotel is filled with Lacemakers.  There are often other hotel guests who 
soon get the gist of what we're about and are quite amazed!  The Bulletin gives 
you the agenda which doesn't vary much once you get registered.  They'll give 
you a day by day schedule when you check in and you'll find it easy to follow.

And this year, we're pleased that the hostess Guild has arranged a luncheon for 
us Spiders!  Isn't that great?  Thank you Rocky Mountain Lacers.

One of the best things about Convention is the comradre you will have with 
other lacemakers.  Always prepare to sit in the lobby, atrium, or wherever 
there is a spot light enough, and you are free, to do some bobbin lace for the 
passer-bys.

As for affording it, I wrote my last will and testament long ago, Being of 
sound mind, I spent it all.  Having a supportive husband helps as well.  Go 
for it, Gal - you won't regret it!

Happy Lacemaking,
Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA 

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Who's going to the IOLI convention this year?  And for people who've been
before, what's it like?  I'm thinking of going, but it is pretty expensive, now
that I've actually added it all up - do you think it's worth it?  

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RE: [lace] IOLI Convention/Meeting

[Jean Leader]

Here in the UK visitors are allowed to come to the annual general 
meeting of The Lace Guild so I was surprised that visitors were not 
allowed at the IOLI meeting (my friend was turned away too). Perhaps 
it's a country difference in the rules governing such organizations? 
There haven't beem any problems with visitors at Lace Guild AGMs - 
visitors are reminded at the start of the meeting that they do not 
have a vote, and anyone wishing to speak has to give their name and 
membership number (Comvention attendees have their membership no. 
printed on their badges).
Jean

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RE: [lace] IOLI Convention/Meeting

[Panza, Robin]

From: Carolyn Hastings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
When I went into the meeting room I explained to the people who greeted me
that I was a new member and would just like to sit in the back and observe,
that I was there mostly to keep my friend company.  

I believe it's not a matter of secrecy.  Once you're in, there's no way to
separate you from the voting membership.  Once inside, it would be hard to
prevent a visitor from orating and debating; someone can crash the meeting
in order to espouse their own agenda.  And since vote is by voice, it would
be hard to prevent them from voting, so the organization has to limit the
attendence.  Business meetings are, for the most part, rather boring but
necessary.  It's hard to get voting members to attend (the real reason for
checking ID at the door is to make sure they have a quorum of convention
attendees).  It's also hard to imagine someone ineligible to vote wanting so
badly to attend, unless it's to influence the matters before the membership.
Given the brouhaha on Arachne before the convention, this year's meeting
could have been more in danger of such disruption than most years.

The evangelizing is taking place throughout the rest of the convention--I
don't think a business meeeting is going to win new members to the
organization.


Another friend told me that although she had been a member in good
standing for twenty years, she was told she couldn't enter because she
didn't have the right ribbon, or wasn't on the list, or something.  

Snafus to happen, and sometimes a name falls off a membership list.  It
hardly seems worth dropping out over, but that's just me.


Robin P.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
http://www.pittsburghlace.8m.com/

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RE: [lace] IOLI Convention/Meeting

[Carolyn Hastings]

Robin,

Thank you for your response, and thanks to others who replied privately.
Mostly I decided to write to alert anyone interested of this problem, so
that it could be remedied if IOLI sees fit. 

As you say, boring business meetings (in this case, mostly by-law
changes).  So, as you said, why would someone want to crash anyway??
Maybe out of curiosity, or interest, in the organization?  Does it need
to be a nefarious purpose?  And, as I said, I stated immediately to the
tender who showed up to challenge me that all I wanted to do was to
sit in the back of the room, that I was there really to keep my friend
company -- and the only reason **she** wanted to be there was to say
farewell to some friends who she wouldn't see for a while.

The evangelizing comes not only during the rest of the convention.  It
also comes when there is any choice between a user-friendly solution and
one that isn't.  On the scale of things, it is a **little**
organization.

One solution could be a visitors' gallery where observer/non/new
members could sit.  That shouldn't be too hard.  Isn't it a whole lot
better to encourage involvement, than to shut people out?

And whether a long-standing member **should** have been offended at
being almost thrown out, all I can tell you is she really was.  I can't
imagine that it would have been a huge problem if she had been lying
through her teeth, and had fraudulently voted.  Were the votes all that
controversial and all that close??

Your comments about some sort of bruhaha before the convention, and
possibly someone(s) wanting to make a fuss, remind me sadly of attempts
to limit speech at our current political conventions.  I have faith that
the chair of IOLI could have handled even such an eventuality with
grace, although I didn't detect any whiffs of such a move while there.

My point is, I think any lacemaking organization should do everything
possible to avoid offending present/potential members.  It just isn't
worth it. Just my 2 cents worth.

Regards,
Carolyn

Carolyn Hastings
Stow, MA USA



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 On Behalf Of Panza, Robin
 Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 9:56 AM
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 From: Carolyn Hastings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 When I went into the meeting room I explained to the people 
 who greeted me that I was a new member and would just like to 
 sit in the back and observe, that I was there mostly to keep 
 my friend company.  
 
 I believe it's not a matter of secrecy.  Once you're in, 
 there's no way to separate you from the voting membership.  
 Once inside, it would be hard to prevent a visitor from 
 orating and debating; someone can crash the meeting in order 
 to espouse their own agenda.  And since vote is by voice, it 
 would be hard to prevent them from voting, so the 
 organization has to limit the attendence.  Business meetings 
 are, for the most part, rather boring but necessary.  It's 
 hard to get voting members to attend (the real reason for 
 checking ID at the door is to make sure they have a quorum of 
 convention attendees).  It's also hard to imagine someone 
 ineligible to vote wanting so badly to attend, unless it's to 
 influence the matters before the membership. Given the 
 brouhaha on Arachne before the convention, this year's 
 meeting could have been more in danger of such disruption 
 than most years.
 
 The evangelizing is taking place throughout the rest of the 
 convention--I don't think a business meeeting is going to win 
 new members to the organization.
 
 
 Another friend told me that although she had been a member in good
 standing for twenty years, she was told she couldn't enter 
 because she didn't have the right ribbon, or wasn't on the 
 list, or something.  
 
 Snafus to happen, and sometimes a name falls off a membership 
 list.  It hardly seems worth dropping out over, but that's just me.
 
 
 Robin P.
 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
 http://www.pittsburghlace.8m.com/
 
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention/Meeting

[kenn van dieren]

While it was unfortunate that the situation happened, consider this.  IOLI
stands for International Old Lacers, Incorporated.  That last word has more
meaning then most of us give. After all we are just a group of people
getting together for making lace.  But in fact the organization is required
by federal law to fulfil certain functions because of that part of the name.
What we see standing at the front of the stage is a friend that happens to
be chairing the business meeting that year.  In reality she is the CEO of
the corporation at that point.  The business meeting is required by law, a
quorum needs to asertained, and normal business must be conducted to fulfil
some of the legal requirements. The convention itself is simply a convienent
and enjoyable means of getting the people there at the same time to do so

One would normally not, nor should they, expect to enter a business meeting
of, well, let's say, Kodak, I.B.M., Microsoft or Xerox, and not be
questioned on their intent.  At the least you would ask if you could attend
prior to the meeting, and accept the obvious answer when denyed entry.  This
episode we are discussing is on the same plane.  Business must be done in a
business like manner.  So I would have to say that they were correct not to
let you in.  This was not a social function at that moment.  And for the
friend, saying farewell to aquintances should have been after the meeting
when people exited ( and you could have been included in that as well).

We all like to have an enjoyable time at the convention, but sometimes the
real reason for its existance gets in the way.  While I am sorry that you
had an unjoyable moment while there, unlike lacemaking, we can not
retro-lace and redo it.  All we can do is understand some of the reasons
behind it.

**
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Kenn Van-Dieren
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Mary L. Tod]

At 2:09 PM -0400 8/9/04, Panza, Robin wrote:
I'm back from the IOLI Lace Convention.  I have to say, anybody who didn't
go missed a wonderful time.  It was great being able to have a single class
all day instead of having to bring twice as much equipment and switch
between techniques every day.
I agree with Robin that the convention did mostly go well and was 
enjoyed by everyone who went, from all reports. I also enjoyed having 
only one class on a given day, as I could leave my pillow and 
equipment in the room during lunch break and not have to lug 
everything back and forth for each half day session. I actually took 
a single 24-hour class (6 hours on 4 days), so this would have been 
the case under the other format, but if I had taken two different 
2-day classes, I would have liked having them run for 2 full days 
each without switching between the different classes each day.

  Sure, there were a few glitches, but no more
than any other convention I've been to (IOLI or other).  I hope the Denver
(and future) committees are able to duplicate the mailboxes and
newsletters--they were so handy, both to get info and to contact each other.
I was able to get a notice in the newsletter for the Tuesday evening 
(after the teacher's showcase) Arachne gathering, so having this was 
a good idea from my perspective, too. We had about 10 or so folks 
show up, and had a good time conversing -- two of the Arachnes 
discovered that they had grown up in the same town in England, 
Wimbledon.
We were well fed with an opening reception/dinner, the Taste of PA dinner,
afternoon breaks with fresh-baked cookies and fresh fruit, breakfast buffet
two mornings, pie and cake at the Thursday night IOLI-O (aka Bingo) games,
and of course the banquet.  Another innovation was having music before and,
for a short while, during the banquet.  The banquet show (Amazing Amos, the
world's foremost Amish illusionist) was the most entertaining entertainment
in a long time.  However, he was upstaged by Liz Bartlett and Greet.  IOLI-O
was a lot of fun, too, but I'm biased--I won 4 games.
Another innovation that was really appreciated was the Tuesday night 
Teacher's Showcase, to have a chance to see all the different laces 
that the faculty were teaching this year, and for program chairmen to 
take home ideas for teachers to come to their guilds. This is 
something that has long been a staple of various 
embroidery/needlework seminars, but I believe it was a first for IOLI 
convention. IOLI-O was a fun evening, but it would have been even 
more fun if certain people hadn't hogged all the prizes!  :-)
I can't speak for anyone else, but I sure had a good time and I'm so glad I
was able to go.
Ditto!!
--
Mary, in Baltimore, MD
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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Mary L. Tod]

At 3:38 PM -0700 7/20/04, Janice Blair wrote:
Adele asked if anyone was organising a meeting this year at 
convention.  I will hopefully be arriving on Tuesday afternoon 
(driving) and I have meetings on Wednesday evening and Thursday 
lunch as well as classes Wednesday morning, Thurs., Fri. and Sat. 
If anyone locally is arranging for the room that is offered by the 
hosts please make sure there is a notice posted on the notice board 
(if any) so that we might be able to get together.  Does anyone know 
what the Taste of PA is on Thursday?  Does it mean we can count on 
not eating dinner?
Janice
How about if we try for Tuesday evening to get together? I will check 
with the KLG to see if we can get the event room -- if not, we can 
just gather somewhere, maybe the bar, after dinner.

--
Mary, in Baltimore, MD
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Re: [lace] IOLI convention

[Mary L. Tod]

At 3:38 PM -0700 7/20/04, Janice Blair wrote:
Adele asked if anyone was organising a meeting this year at 
convention.  I will hopefully be arriving on Tuesday afternoon 
(driving) and I have meetings on Wednesday evening and Thursday 
lunch as well as classes Wednesday morning, Thurs., Fri. and Sat. 
If anyone locally is arranging for the room that is offered by the 
hosts please make sure there is a notice posted on the notice board 
(if any) so that we might be able to get together.  Does anyone 
know what the Taste of PA is on Thursday?  Does it mean we can 
count on not eating dinner?
Janice
How about if we try for Tuesday evening to get together? I will 
check with the KLG to see if we can get the event room -- if not, we 
can just gather somewhere, maybe the bar, after dinner.

Replying to my own message: Here's the scoop from the KLG:
At 11:33 AM + 7/21/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There should be a room available, but Tuesday Night is also the 
Teachers' Showcase and Merchandise Night from 6:30 - 9:00 pm. Maybe 
you could adjust the meeting earlier/later to allow people time to 
meet the teachers and shop.

Monday night is free, Wednesday there will be people out on trips 
through the evening, Thursday is the Taste of PA from 5:30-11-ish 
pm, and Friday is the IOLI Annual Meeting.

May I also suggest the two hours between classes at lunch time? 
Lunches will be available as Grab n' Go, so everyone could get 
something and head off to a room or out on the covered deck. On 
Thursday, the Sales  Exhibit Rooms will not be open during lunch, 
so that may be an option, as well.
So, attendees, what say you about when to plan a get together? During 
a lunch break one day, or after the Tuesday Night Teacher's Showcase 
and Merchandise Night? Maybe 8:30 on Tuesday, which should leave 
enough time for the showcase.

--
Mary, in Baltimore, MD
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Re: [lace] IOLI convention (was Learning Needlelace)

[Mary L. Tod]

Jane writes:
Jane in Vermont, USA getting excited about going to the IOLI
Convention in two weeks!
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Have any plans been made for an Arachne gathering at IOLI convention 
this year? It was great to put some faces to the names last time. 
I'll be there the entire time, so any date should work for me.

--
Mary, in Baltimore, MD
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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Laceandbits]

In a message dated 20/01/2004 19:42:37 GMT Standard Time, 
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 I rather like the idea of having one class all-day for 2 days,
 followed by a different class all-day for two days.  I can use the same
 equipment for the second class, which means I pack half as much. 

The bit I liked best about this one is Robin's confidence that the first 
piece of lace will be finished, leaving the pillow and bobbins free for the second 
class.

Interesting discussion when looked at from the outside.  There are good 
arguements being made all round.

Jacquie

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RE: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Panza, Robin]

The bit I liked best about this one is Robin's confidence that the first 
piece of lace will be finished, leaving the pillow and bobbins free for the
second class.

Oh, that's hilarious!  I've been crowned Queen of Unfinished Projects!  Last
time I finished something (other than a gift), my friends were *thoroughly*
shaken--the earth crumbled a bit.  

No, I figure I can cut off whatever I did in the first class and have the
stuff ready for the next class.  Or at least move the project to styrofoam,
unwind the bobbins, and have them available.  I don't like having to figure
out which bundle I need for the morning class (when I have enough trouble
putting clothes on right--I'm *not* a morning person), and then there's the
tools which are used for both classes, and of course they're with the other
bundle and I have to go running back for pins or whatever.

Interesting discussion when looked at from the outside.  There are good 
arguements being made all round.

Good point.  This is a reason for allowing the debate to continue on
Arachne, since the points raised are useful to organizers of any convention.

Robin P.

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RE: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Ruth Budge]

In Australia, we've always had all-day classes.  We also do have quite a few
members with health and aging problems.  

Classes start at 9.30 a.m., with a 20 minute break for morning tea about 10.30
a.m., and an hour for lunch at 12.30.   Classes resume at 1.30 p.m. and run
till 3.30 p.m.   So the day is actually broken up into time-slots of
concentration of an hour before morning tea, about an hour and a half before
lunch, and 2 hours in the afternoon.

Certainly, if you need to concentrate for six hours straight without a break,
it'd be difficult, but surely there will be breaks planned in these whole-day
classes???

Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia)
Panza, Robin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:  I can
understand that some people (in addition to you) may have trouble with
all-day classes, and those people will be penalized this year by the change
in schedule. 

However, just because something works for one, that doesn't mean it's not
broken by others' standards. I found it quite frustrating having only
half-day instruction. If I wanted to take more than one class, it meant
changing gears mentally, owning and transporting two complete sets of
equipment, and having the projects conflict as far as what to do during
off-time. I rather like the idea of having one class all-day for 2 days,
followed by a different class all-day for two days. I can use the same
equipment for the second class, which means I pack half as much. I can
think only about that class and not get those instructions muddled with the
other, which means I'll get more out of each class. 

I'm not convinced this year's plan is the best, but I'm willing to give it a
try. If it turns out well, then great--those who had problems with the
former format will have finally had their needs fulfilled. If it turns out
dismally, I'll be glad it wasn't my decision and hope future committees
learn from the experience.

Robin P.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Re: [lace] IOLI Convention

[Marcie Greer]

Speaking of which, anyone know what is going to be taught at Ithaca this 
year. Last year's notice is still up at Holly's site (of course the year 
has barely begun...) Any rumors of the classes for 2004?

Marcie in Latrobe, PA

is practically in my backyard but there are no classes that interest me 
enough to pay the high costs of attending. I will save my pennies and go 
to Ithaca in the fall.
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