Re: [lace] Lace makers census
Don't forget the lace makers on Burano Island in Venice, and other Lace makers in Italy, who might be able to give you an idea of numbers. Ann B in Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Rosemary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Arachne" Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:04 PM Subject: [lace] Lace makers census Don't forget the lace makers of Portugal, there are two fishing villages (well small towns actually) Peniche and Vila de Conde, where lace is made and is still taught. Peniche has an annual festival for the lace (in July) when every lace maker there, sits in the main square making lace, there is also a competion for the best contempory piece of lace and also for a traditional piece. So perhaps two thousand lace makers in Portugal. Rosemary in Portugal. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace makers census
Neither do we in Canada have a national organisation. A national magazine in English is privately run. Canada is a huge country geographically but not heavily populated and especially not with lacemakers :p I believe there about the same number of French-Canadian lacemakers in the province of Quebec as there are in all of English Canada. Canada is the home of the longest living lace group, since 1919, the Denman & District Lace Club has been meeting regularly, begun by an English woman who was visiting the area on Vancouver Island. At one time the group was quite large. I think there are about 20 active lacemakers in that group now (perhaps one of them if she is reading this will confirm). My conservative guess is 500 lacemakers, call it 1000 for Miriam's census ;) On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 8:16 AM, Jeanette Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In South Africa there is probably no more than 500 lacemakers and that is > aiming very high! So I find it difficult to believe Canada has only 500. > We do not even have a national organisation. > Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape,South Africa. > > > -- Bev (near Sooke, BC on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace makers census
In South Africa there is probably no more than 500 lacemakers and that is aiming very high! So I find it difficult to believe Canada has only 500. We do not even have a national organisation. Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape,South Africa. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace makers census
Don't forget the lace makers of Portugal, there are two fishing villages (well small towns actually) Peniche and Vila de Conde, where lace is made and is still taught. Peniche has an annual festival for the lace (in July) when every lace maker there, sits in the main square making lace, there is also a competion for the best contempory piece of lace and also for a traditional piece. So perhaps two thousand lace makers in Portugal. Rosemary in Portugal. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace makers census
Dear Friends, I think you can safely say 'thousands' of lacemakers throughout the world - not 'tens' of thousands, but 'thousands' should cover it. There are about 500 in Canada, by my guesstimate, but let's say a thousand counting anyone who could possibly have tried bobbin lace. I WOULD say tens of thousands. You have 500 in Canada - there would be many more than that in the whole of Australia. Then think of those many small villages in Spain, France etc. whose lace-makers are not online. No doubt there are hundreds - if not thousands - in places such as India and Thailand as well. Not to mention, of course, our other well known places such as the USA, Sth Africa, Great Britain, Sandinavia, Sth Amercia etc. etc. David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace makers census
Miriam, there are nearly 1000 in the Australian Lace Guild, and quite a few others who are not members, --so I would say about 1500 in Australia, all up. (Gosh! our membership has dropped somewhat recently, I think.) Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Lace makers census
The Dutch lace association had 3000 members a few years ago. The magazine is translated into English, so there might be some duplicates with the Catalan, but my guess 10.000 is a way too low guestimate. > I can say that they exist at least 5000 lacemakers, only here > in my area of Catalunya (Spain). > > Possibly the number raises up to 10.000 lacemakers, all the country > (Spain) (I have not evidence of this, this is only a supposition) > > So, it is not a nonsense to speak of "tens of thousands" all > over the world! > > Carolina.Barcelona. Spain. > > > bevw escribió: > > Hi Miriam and everyone > > I think you can safely say 'thousands' of lacemakers throughout the > > world - not 'tens' of thousands, but 'thousands' should cover it. > > There are about 500 in Canada, by my guesstimate, but let's say a > > thousand counting anyone who could possibly have tried bobbin lace. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace makers census
Including the lacemakers in all the Americas and Spain, I stand corrected :D On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 10:46 AM, Carolina de la Guardia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Possibly the number raises up to 10.000 lacemakers, all the country > (Spain) (I have not evidence of this, this is only a supposition) > > > bevw escribió: > > Hi Miriam and everyone > > I think you can safely say 'thousands' of lacemakers throughout the > world - > > not 'tens' of thousands, but 'thousands' should cover it. There are > about > > 500 in Canada, by my guesstimate, but let's say a thousand counting > anyone > > who could possibly have tried bobbin lace. > > > -- Bev (in Shirley near Sooke, BC on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace makers census
Hi Miriam and everyone, I can say that they exist at least 5000 lacemakers, only here in my area of Catalunya (Spain). Possibly the number raises up to 10.000 lacemakers, all the country (Spain) (I have not evidence of this, this is only a supposition) So, it is not a nonsense to speak of "tens of thousands" all over the world! Carolina.Barcelona. Spain. Carolina de la Guardia http://www.geocities.com/carolgallego Witch Stitch Lace "Special Fan Patterns" now available bevw escribió: Hi Miriam and everyone I think you can safely say 'thousands' of lacemakers throughout the world - not 'tens' of thousands, but 'thousands' should cover it. There are about 500 in Canada, by my guesstimate, but let's say a thousand counting anyone who could possibly have tried bobbin lace. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace makers census
Hi Miriam and everyone I think you can safely say 'thousands' of lacemakers throughout the world - not 'tens' of thousands, but 'thousands' should cover it. There are about 500 in Canada, by my guesstimate, but let's say a thousand counting anyone who could possibly have tried bobbin lace. On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 4:57 AM, Miriam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi spiders, > > I'm giving a talk about lace next week. It is women's club (no males > admitted). I'd like to know approximately how many lacemakers there are in > the world. Like how many came up at the Lace magazine census? How many > -- Bev (in Shirley near Sooke, BC on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace makers census
Hi spiders, I'm giving a talk about lace next week. It is women's club (no males admitted). I'd like to know approximately how many lacemakers there are in the world. Like how many came up at the Lace magazine census? How many belong to OIDFA? How many are there in different countries like in the Netherlands, France, Germany. It doesn't have to be accurate an estimate is good enough. I realize that many OIDFA members also took part in the Lace census. But I would like to show the ladies that lacemaking isn't a dying art. I don't even know how many lace makers there are in Israel. I know Avital, Debbie and another one or two but that is it. BTW thanks to all those of you who wrote to me about splitting embroidery floss. Miriam, in Arad, Israel - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
