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Maybe the limited uses made of TW is because so many twisters are coming from the SCA background. However, I think it is being used for more than previously cited here.
My husband, being a multi-camera man, loves his personalised camera straps. Not only can he quickly tell one camera from another when the cases all tend to be black, but if he has to hand his camera in at a museum or wherever, he can guide the attendant to "the one with the mainly green and purple strap" when picking it up later. He likes showing them off too, but felt things had gone a bit far recently. Taking a digital photography class, it took 20 minutes to get his adult students away from looking at his straps. I'm contemplating personalised luggage straps for spotting one's luggage at airports (and for fun)
I have seen bobbin lace have its craze, with lots of people doing a week-end beginners course, and then pass over to the stage of just the relatively few keen ones. They are the ones who will carry the skills forward, not the weekenders. It does seem to be cyclical, so I don't think it's a problem that numbers are not large. There is so much choice now; many people will always "channel surf" their crafts.
Pamela Treanor P.O. Box 5658 Moray Place Dunedin New Zealand ,>Whereas TW I think appeals mostly to those intrigued by technical and
structural possibilities, pushing these to the limits; maybe with no real interest in making things for use, But a recent example of a really functional TW is found in the 'sazygo', bands woven to wrap around scriptures in Burma and bearing complex motifs and inscriptions; see latest number of TWIST. I think it is hard to "plan" the survival or spread of any textile type. There will always be a few people who are attracted to it and carry it on, maybe adding to its possibilities, exploring past masterpieces. TW has lasted two millennia so is pretty sure to survive.
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