Exactly. I don't think any lacemakers actually mind the name enough to not join
the organization, but if we're hoping for some public support, or we want to
show the wider public that lace is something interesting and worth doing,
the name matters a lot, and the current one doesn't seem very
Any name change should be conscious of not conflicting with other
existing organisations, particularly OIDFA which is truly
international. Any one who has heard about IOLI knows that it is the
American Lace Guild so what is wrong with ALGI?
Jean in Cleveland U.K.
On 6 Apr 2005, at 19:41, [EMAIL
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. . .what is wrong with ALGI?
My immediate gut reaction was Sounds like the green stuff that is growing
on the surface of my pond this spring. (algae)
Next reaction was Sounds like short for Algernon. (Algie)
My third layer of reaction to this, once I
: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 2:13 PM
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*Subject: Re: [lace] Re: International Old Lacers
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*Since the name was arrived at in the 1950's I can think of
*several new laces
*that have been invented since then. Withof, Swanleigh (Pat
*Read), Lutac,
*Rosa Libre
Jean, I read this aloud to my son and he said Nothing's wrong with ALGI if
you like green stuff that grows in murky ponds.
*Any name change should be conscious of not conflicting with other
*existing organisations, particularly OIDFA which is truly
*international. Any one who has heard about
On Apr 7, 2005, at 19:56, Laurie Hughes wrote:
Jean, I read this aloud to my son and he said Nothing's wrong with
ALGI if
you like green stuff that grows in murky ponds.
Yeah, that was my first response, too :) It's worse than old -
getting old I may be, but, *slimy*
I'd also like to
On Apr 7, 2005, at 21:32, Aurelia Loveman wrote:
the issue is: shall we change the name?
I'm definitely for changing the name; just don't have any ideas what to
change it to...
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Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw,
In a message dated 4/7/2005 8:32:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Yeah, except they're still like raisins in the - mostly US-American -
cake :) Token foreigners, maybe?
While I am not certain that a geographical entity needs to be part of the
organizational name,
On Apr 7, 2005, at 22:15, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christina) wrote:
I wish to echo Susie Johnson's sentiments (Personally I would like to
see you all use your time to make lace and give up the name change
ideas.).
Well, I *do* make lace - I even contribute an occasional pattern to the
IOLi Bulletin
On Apr 8, 2005, at 0:41, Fran Higham wrote:
I would be very much surprised if the choice of The Lace Guild
turned out
to be something other than a reflection of the totally British
tradition of
the establishment of guilds
Sorry, but guilds are *not* the totally British tradition... True, US
Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wote
On Apr 8, 2005, at 0:41, Fran Higham wrote:
I would be very much surprised if the choice of The Lace Guild
turned out
to be something other than a reflection of the totally British
tradition of
the establishment of guilds
Sorry, but guilds are
Well, I do agree completely with Tamara, both as to lacers vs.
lacemakers; and also that maybe it's time to think again about
changing the name (IOLI vs ??). Perhaps if we took a vote now,
opinions on the subject might fall differently than how they did 25
years ago. -- Aurelia
That might
Needless to say, I agree too. It's really quite amazing how frequently I end up
agreeing with Tamara g
Weronika
On Wed, Apr 06, 2005 at 02:05:57PM -0400, Aurelia Loveman wrote:
Well, I do agree completely with Tamara, both as to lacers vs.
lacemakers; and also that maybe it's time to think
Since the name was arrived at in the 1950's I can think of several new laces
that have been invented since then. Withof, Swanleigh (Pat Read), Lutac,
Rosa Libre and Mossoloid (Susan Lambiris). Perhaps we should change the name
to
the International New Lacers.
Devon
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What is wrong with just .
International Lacers Incorporated
Just my wooden nickles worth
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BarbE wrote:
What is wrong with just .
International Lacers Incorporated
At one point in the long tortuous discussion of this issue, someone made the
thrifty suggestion that if the name were changed to International
Organization of Lacers, Inc., we wouldn't have to throw away the IOLI
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At one point in the long tortuous discussion of this issue, someone made
the
thrifty suggestion that if the name were changed to International
Organization of Lacers, Inc., we wouldn't have to throw
In a message dated 4/5/2005 9:41:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Like Jacquie, I
too read it as old lacemakers, especially with so many people saying
lacers (personally, not my favourite term g) instead of
lacemakers.
The mission statement of the International
Clay Blackwell
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Well, I do agree completely with Tamara, both as to lacers vs.
lacemakers; and also that maybe it's time to think again about
changing the name (IOLI vs ??). Perhaps if we took a vote now,
opinions on the subject
Let's be grandiose, while we're at it! How about Lacemakers of the
World? (i.e., neither old nor new but lacemakers with all sorts of
lace tastes) -- Aurelia
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No, Jeri. Though you and I rarely disagree, this time we do! I don't
want a name that suits the stationery. If anything, I want stationery
to suit the name. And the name should have pizzazz, gallop, life.
International Organization of Lacers is awful. And while we're
getting rid of old
Right on, Aurelia!
Happy Lacemaking,
Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA
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let's get rid of lacers too. We
aren't lacers. We're lacemakers! Come on, Jeri, wake up the old
Madison Avenue and find us a name! -- Aurelia
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At 05:24 PM 4/6/2005, you wrote:
I am
not a member of the executive committee of IOLI, but I'm sure that this
process would take at least one or two years! That should not discourage
us from pursuing this, but just forewarn us of the length of time it would
take.
The name of an organization is
I thought there was a vote just 3-4 years ago.
Lorri
Well, I do agree completely with Tamara, both as to lacers vs.
lacemakers; and also that maybe it's time to think again about
changing the name (IOLI vs ??). Perhaps if we took a vote now,
opinions on the subject might fall differently
On Apr 5, 2005, at 20:52, Aurelia Loveman wrote:
Dears... it's not the lacers that are old, it's the lace. You know:
old lace.
And Jane Viking-Swanson ditto:
Hi Jacquie and All, It's Old Lace not old lacemakers G.
That might have been the *intention*, but you-know-what is paved with
good
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