>I think for lacemaking to take off as a hobby it needs to be sold as >enjoyable and trendy to young people in their 20's and 30's. I think a marketing >campaign on MTV or in the kinds of magazines young people with discretionary income >read might be a good idea. Knitting is becoming very trendy in New York. I >saw a beautiful young woman, very trendily dressed, sitting on the subway >knitting herself a turtle neck sweater yesterday. I think young people would become >interested in lacemaking, if they are exposed to the kind of colored >contemporary work that is happening now. They have plenty of time and money for going >to concerts, buying CDs taking yoga and pilates classes,etc.
Sorry, I missed who said this, but in particular this paragraph caught my eye. I am a younger lacemaker, in my early 30's, and I have to admit, with being back at school, and working and homelife and and and.. most of my handcrafts have to be portable. I can throw my knitting in a backpack and do it on the subway, or the bus, or waiting for class to start, or or or.. in those 5 mins or 20 secs here and there. My pillow lanquishes at home because my life seems to be taken in MTV video clip chunks these days, flitting here and there.. an evening, or <gasp> a whole afternoon at home is a rare luxury. Now, I recognize that I've got my schedule packed to the gills, but most people I know my age do as well and if it cant go in a backpack, it's not an option. So I knit/crochet lace. I get my lace fix, but it fits in a ziplock bag. Tatting would also work if I wasnt just utterly hopeless at it. Just a comment, hit <del> at will. :) Heather -- who's on round 132 of 167 of the knitted lace I'm working on. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
