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 Nineteenth Century Society which is composed of YOUNG PEOPLE despite the name (talk about misleading names) is having an event about corsets in a bar. Their website indicates that they have a Victorian handsewing circle in which people are reputedly lace making. _http://nineteenthcenturysociety.org/articles/_ (http://nineteenthcenturysociety.org/articles/) I urge everyone to investigate Steampunk. I am putting the Wikepedia definition at the end of this email. But this has tremendous potential. For one thing, most of the world's current supply of lace was produced for exactly this era. Also lace books currently being sold have patterns for accessories that haven't been worn since this era. Lacemaking fits in so well with Steampunk that it is incredible. The entire ethos of the weird 19th century is a perfect match with lace making history. It would not be hard at all to create a lacemaking persona for Steampunk events. In fact, arguably Tatty Remlage of the Bulletin, publication of the International Old Lacers already is one. We just missed Steampunk Week, a total immersion week planned by, I kid you not, Lord Hastings R. Bobbins! I am going out of my mind! Devon Steampunk is a sub-genre of _science fiction_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction) , _fantasy_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy) , _alternate history_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_history) , and _speculative fiction_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculative_fiction) that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s._[1]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk#cite_note-Clute-Grant-0) Steampunk involves a setting where _steam power_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_power) is still widely usedâusually _Victorian era_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_era) _Britain_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) âthat incorporates elements of either science fiction or fantasy. Works of steampunk often feature _anachronistic_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anachronism) _technology_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology) or futuristic innovations as Victorians may have _envisioned_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrofuturism) them, based on a Victorian perspective on _fashion_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion) , _culture_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture) , _architectural style_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural_style) , _art_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art) , etc. This technology may include such fictional machines as those found in the works of _H. G. Wells_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells) and _Jules Verne_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne) . Other examples of steampunk contain alternative history-style presentations of such technology as _lighter-than-air_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighter-than-air) _airships_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airships) , _analog computers_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_computer) , or such digital _mechanical computers_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_computer) as _Charles Babbage_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Babbage) and _Ada Lovelace_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace) 's _Analytical engine_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_engine) . Various modern utilitarian objects have been _modded_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modding) by individual artisans into a pseudo-Victorian mechanical "steampunk" style, and a number of visual and musical artists have been described as steampunk. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
