Greetings all
On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 12:39 PM, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote:
Good Lord. Why are we demonstrating at State Fairs when we should be
demonstrating at Steampunk events?
Brilliant! I can't believe this never occurred to me! There's really no
such thing as a 'bad' demonstration
Regina Hart reginah...@gmail.com wrote:
There's really no such thing as a 'bad' demonstration event. However, I've
often thought that demonstrating in 'colonial' clothing at historic sites and
events or state fairs isn't the most effective venue. People think that you're
demonstrating
Good Lord. Why are we demonstrating at State Fairs when we should be
demonstrating at Steampunk events?
Am I living in an alternate universe, or what? I searched Steampunk Lace
and a lot turned up.
I began looking up Steampunk activities in my area and am amazed. This
week the New York
Lord Hastings Bobbins does several events, one of which is TeslaCon in
November (sold out, I'm afraid).
However, as a presenter at TeslaCon, I've gotten a steak peek at the
schedule of events, and it includes an area set aside as a Knitting Parlor
(after the ladies of TeslaCon appropriated one by
?)
dresses (for my little sister) to me
--Sue (almost exactly the opposite of her mother in this ;o)
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From: Ronna Bruce [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Arachne Lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] future of Lacemaking
Hi everyone, and Jeri, Devon:
Interesting point:
On 10/25/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Career women might like to make lace, if it is convenient to take a class.
Large numbers have taken to knitting.
Indeed they have - it is a popular thing to do during one's lunch
hour,
Once you chat up the people at the Food Court, do you have a convenient
place to send them to follow up? That is the achilles heel of the publicity
effort. Once they show an interest you say, there will be classes starting up
nine months from now, call the whatever adult school in September
In a message dated 25/10/2005 21:07:32 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
http://www.tsgny.org
So... Why isn't there a link to IOLI on this site?
Thanks for sharing it with us, lots of interesting sites to explore.
Jacquie
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Hi Devon and everyone
Once you chat up the people at the Food Court, do you have a convenient
place to send them to follow up? That is the achilles heel of the publicity
Indeed yes - although my pat answer is for them to check the on-line
resources. There is nothing locally, apart from a lace
Another reason for the relative senior status of new lacemakers is that
unless a young woman is fortunate enough to marry someone who can support
her domestic goddess status, she is required to work to contribute to the
family income. Adding children to the mix creates someone whose time is
If we could entice one tenth of those knitters into the lace world -
the possibilities!
How about a foot in the back door by teaching the lace stitches of
knitting to the K1P1 brigade or the 'granny square' makers?
They can then experiment in the techniques and teach others by
example. This
)
--Sue (who has to fit far too many lace and textile activities into her own
full schedule, but it's important to me! g)
- Original Message -
From: Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: lace@arachne.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] future of Lacemaking
Another
Well, I hesitate to bring this up, but I notice that we are not targeting
men. And yet the men who are interested in lace, and we have had several in New
York, are often involved in the Fashion Industry and thus trend setters.
Also, the men of our lace community tend to be very good
On 10/25/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
checking the credentials of orthodontists, either. And I have noticed that
the
craft of making flies for fly fishing involves all the same equipment as
lace, lights, magnification, clamps, thread.
My thought - in a room full of
There is quite a bite of talk about getting younger
people interested in lace. I do know the lack of
availablity of classes is a big factor. But, we are
also talking generational issues .. the instant
gratification complex that many youth have today. If
it takes time to do it they don't want any
If we could entice one tenth of those knitters into the lace world -
the possibilities!
I think really, we have to bring lacemaking into the open - not just
at craft fairs or exhibit demonstrations where the tendency for the
visitor is to perceive lacemaking as exclusive rather than
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