Re: [lace] lace groups and meeting rooms
Alice in Oregon wrote: We meet in a smallish room where each person has only a little table/floor space. We don't have room for a sharing table, Dear Alice et al, Speaking of meeting rooms, how does one go about finding one? I was put off by my church, which evidently charges $75 for the use of a room for a meeting, which is certainly very high. Is it a matter of canvassing the churches in the area? Have people had luck with other venues, such as libraries? This is Lancaster, Pennsylvania, so there are no Women's Institutes, or, as far as I know, community centers. My perfect venue is located near the 'city' of Lancaster, so it is centrally located, with access to the kitchen where people could bring a bit of supper, or get water, as I envision an early evening of lacemaking, to accommodate people coming directly from work. A get together of lacemakers. There is no place in my home for such a thing as there is no dining room, and the light in the small living room is abysmal. So the two questions are: 1 What venues have you found to be successful or not successful; and 2 How did you go about finding it? Lyn in Lancaster Pennsylvania, where it is properly cold, 27F -2.5C, bright sun. Now, this is January. - 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/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace groups and meeting rooms
On Jan 3, 2012, at 8:05 AM, lynrbai...@desupernet.net wrote: Speaking of meeting rooms, how does one go about finding one? I was put off by my church, which evidently charges $75 for the use of a room for a meeting, which is certainly very high. Is it a matter of canvassing the churches in the area? Have people had luck with other venues, such as libraries? Usually a member of a church can get access to meeting rooms. We had that situation for many years, but population changes and a retiring minister closed the church where we met. We had access to a park facility but the room was really too small if we (weavers guild) wanted to have any kind of workshop. IIRC that was also free with the understanding we'd demonstrate when asked. We now are meeting at the Jacoby Arts Center. That's a long story. The owners' family donated the furniture store to the local arts council. Several of our guild members are also members of the art center. They still need lots of funding to get all the space opened but we meet in a class room. There's water available. If we need stoves we have to bring in hot plates or microwaves but we're allowed. I don't know what will happen when the place is finally running at capacity. So far, so good--they had a bus tour on the day of our Christmas potluck and gift auction so we demonstrated weaving and tablet weaving and needle felting and a good time was had by all. I'd check with senior centers, Dallas guild meets at a senior residence facility, apartment complexes have meeting centers--tho I think most of those cost and you need a resident to gain access. HTH - 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/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace groups and meeting rooms
One local lace group here in Ottawa rents a room in a Senior's Residence. We used to meet at an old Town Hall but it became too small as the group grew. The current location is still not ideal, but is bigger. One of the reasons it isn't ideal is because there is an extensive library which has to be carried in and out (now only part each time). The other local lace group is much smaller and we meet in people's houses. A local knitting group I've just joined meet at a downtown coffee shop (Bridgehead for example), at about 5:30 so those who work downtown can go straight from work and those of us (me) who are retired can go downtown and park for free after 5:30. When I was teaching I used a local community centre - the fee was very reasonable and there was enough room for me and the students. But the fee went up, and up, and up and at some point I was teaching for nothing. So I rearranged my basement and it is now set up for the students and the lace group meeting from time to time. Malvary in Ottawa where it is a lovely bright sunny day and only -19c. But there is no wind. - 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/albums/most-recent
RE: [lace] lace groups and meeting rooms
Lyn, would it be of any use to ask local schools? Some of our local schools seem to have adult activities going on in the evenings - exercise classes and such. Margery. margerybu...@o2.co.uk in North Herts, UK -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of lynrbai...@desupernet.net Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 2:05 PM To: lacel...@frontier.com Cc: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] lace groups and meeting rooms Alice in Oregon wrote: We meet in a smallish room where each person has only a little table/floor space. We don't have room for a sharing table, Dear Alice et al, Speaking of meeting rooms, how does one go about finding one? I was put off by my church, which evidently charges $75 for the use of a room for a meeting, which is certainly very high. Is it a matter of canvassing the churches in the area? Have people had luck with other venues, such as libraries? This is Lancaster, Pennsylvania, so there are no Women's Institutes, or, as far as I know, community centers. My perfect venue is located near the 'city' of Lancaster, so it is centrally located, with access to the kitchen where people could bring a bit of supper, or get water, as I envision an early evening of lacemaking, to accommodate people coming directly from work. A get together of lacemakers. There is no place in my home for such a thing as there is no dining room, and the light in the small living room is abysmal. So the two questions are: 1 What venues have you found to be successful or not successful; and 2 How did you go about finding it? Lyn in Lancaster Pennsylvania, where it is properly cold, 27F -2.5C, bright sun. Now, this is January. - 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/albums/most-recent - 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/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace groups and meeting rooms
I belong to two lace groups, both of which meet at local libraries. LACE have a meeting room that we have to pay rent for which is covered by our dues. I believe we are now up to 40 members including one man. My other group, Land of Lincoln Lacemakers, have a free room at another library on the condition we do not exceed 10 people. If we did, we would have to rent the large room for $40 a meeting. We refer people to LACE for that reason, and we like to keep it small. Some members of LACE also meet at other times of the month in a room at a bank which I understand they get free. Do you have a park district that might have a room available? Sometimes health centers have rooms available for the local community. All of the rooms we use are just for meetings, no sales allowed. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - 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/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace groups and meeting rooms
Hi Everybody: Speaking of meeting rooms, how does one go about finding one? Some groups I belong to have found free or close-to-free meeting rooms in draughty church basements, windswept parish halls, and one community centre pre-school (the meetings are in the evening so the room is free, but the teeny tiny chairs are a pain). The problem is - are you just meeting, or do you want to actually make lace? If you do want to actually make lace, you want light and some warmth and regular-height tables chairs. For this you might have to pay. I do belong to one group (not lacemaking) that meets in a fantastic church meeting room, but you not only have to have a member who is a member of the church - you *also* have to pay, and it's not cheap. Group members pay $4 per meeting at the door to defray the expense. You could also have a yearly fee of, say, $20 per person, to pay for the room. Where I live we used to be able to fundraise through raffles, but that's illegal now unless all the money raised is donated to a public charity, but it might not be illegal where you live. One group has regular meetings in the activity room in a senior's long-term care facility - with the requirement that the seniors be able to drop in as they wish. Still, that one's free. Some large apartment buildings have party rooms that anyone living in the building can book. I once went to a workshop that was given in an vacant apartment in a senior's centre, but of course you can't rely on that for regular availability. I suppose the answer is that we need to think creatively, and ask *everybody*. If your group doesn't know of a room, maybe somebody your group knows does. Hope this helps. Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) I was put off by my church, which evidently charges $75 for the use of a room for a meeting, which is certainly very high. Is it a matter of canvassing the churches in the area? Have people had luck with other venues, such as libraries? This is Lancaster, Pennsylvania, so there are no Women's Institutes, or, as far as I know, community centers. My perfect venue is located near the 'city' of Lancaster, so it is centrally located, with access to the kitchen where people could bring a bit of supper, or get water, as I envision an early evening of lacemaking, to accommodate people coming directly from work. A get together of lacemakers. There is no place in my home for such a thing as there is no dining room, and the light in the small living room is abysmal. So the two questions are: 1 What venues have you found to be successful or not successful; and 2 How did you go about finding it? Lyn in Lancaster Pennsylvania, where it is properly cold, 27F -2.5C, bright sun. Now, this is January. - 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/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace groups and meeting rooms
How to find a meeting place. that's an ongoing problem. I belong to four lace groups and a sewing group. Over the years we have faced this problem several times. The largest lace group has met in a classroom in a fabric store and in a community center since I joined it. I think they met in a church before the fabric store. Lace Days had to be held in various churches while meeting in the fabric store. There was a rental fee for the room and the churches. Usually we had a member who belonged to the church used. The fabric store kicked us out when they decided they wanted the space themselves. We were fortunate that a member was a volunteer at the community center and got us on the schedule. There is supposed to be a small rental fee, but they never ask us for it. At the end of each year, we give them a lump sum donation check, as generous as possible. We do pay a rental fee for the Lace Day use of the whole building. The second group started out in a fabric store, moved to a senior retirement center (one member lived there), and then to a corner of a local weaving store. When the store was closed, we got approved at a local bank for their Community Room as a non-profit group... a large room with no fee. The only rules are no food, and pick up dropped pins. The 'no fee' was great since this group has no treasury. (We had to fill out an application, explain about our group, and be vetted by the bank president. It was worth it.) Two other lace groups meet in private homes, sometimes rotating the location. One met in a local bookstore/deli for a while. These two groups are smaller. My sewing group has met in fabric stores, retirement centers and churches. Church use fees vary a lot. You have to inquire at each church. My own church has a different fee schedule for non-profit groups, or church members. Also, different rooms have different rates. I use my church once a year when the bank's room is taken over by the auditors. If all the members of a group are willing to pay for food, some restaurants have separate rooms available. A very small group might be able to use a fast food restaurant. I used to tutor a lady in a fast food place. We could stay as long as we wished because we bought our lunch there each time. Get all members involved... looking wherever they go. Ask people if they know of a space. You never know where or who might give you the lead to a meeting place. Alice in Oregon .. where the POD container arrived and we've started moving boxes and things into it. I don't look forward to unloading it after the new kitchen is done. G And there's lots more to pack up. It will be two months of mass confusion. Thankfully, the living room is not involved, and that's where my lace things are. - Original Message - From: lynrbai...@desupernet.net Speaking of meeting rooms, how does one go about finding one? I was put off by my church, which evidently charges $75 for the use of a room for a meeting, which is certainly very high. Is it a matter of canvassing the churches in the area? Have people had luck with other venues, such as libraries? - 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/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace groups and meeting rooms
Lynn, A couple of coffee shops that I have seen here in the UK have separate lounge rooms which they are happy to let people borrow in quite times for meetings - one has business meetings in them, another lets a local teen book group meet. I used to meet with a local coaching group at one of the hotels in their coffee lounge. They didn't mind us using it in the evening so long as we order a few coffees and soft drinks. Kind Regards Liz Baker thelace...@btinternet.com My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website: http://thelacebee.weebly.com/ From: lynrbai...@desupernet.net lynrbai...@desupernet.net To: lacel...@frontier.com Cc: lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, 3 January 2012, 14:05 Subject: Re: [lace] lace groups and meeting rooms Alice in Oregon wrote: We meet in a smallish room where each person has only a little table/floor space. We don't have room for a sharing table, Dear Alice et al, Speaking of meeting rooms, how does one go about finding one? I was put off by my church, which evidently charges $75 for the use of a room for a meeting, which is certainly very high. Is it a matter of canvassing the churches in the area? Have people had luck with other venues, such as libraries? This is Lancaster, Pennsylvania, so there are no Women's Institutes, or, as far as I know, community centers. My perfect venue is located near the 'city' of Lancaster, so it is centrally located, with access to the kitchen where people could bring a bit of supper, or get water, as I envision an early evening of lacemaking, to accommodate people coming directly from work. A get together of lacemakers. There is no place in my home for such a thing as there is no dining room, and the light in the small living room is abysmal. So the two questions are: 1 What venues have you found to be successful or not successful; and 2 How did you go about finding it? Lyn in Lancaster Pennsylvania, where it is properly cold, 27F -2.5C, bright sun. Now, this is January. - 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/albums/most-recent - 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/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace groups and meeting rooms
I teach at a university and was able for several years to use for free a classroom with large windows and lots of light. We also had use to a kitchen and a large mezzanine where we could sit and chat. Our problem was parking until a local church let us park all day for a very reasonable fee. The classroom was never large enough for all the guild, just those of us who wanted to get together an extra day a month to make lace together. Too bad, if it had been larger, it would have been ideal. oh well ... we do what we can with what we've got. Lucie DuFresne Ottawa Canada - 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/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] lace groups and meeting rooms
To Lyn, who asked about how and where to find meeting space... It usually pays to have connections when you're looking for a place to meet. Loyal church members are sometimes waived the sextant fee, particularly if they also volunteer for church projects. The local public libraries in our area all have meeting rooms and one of the groups I've attended meets at one of the libraries on a regular basis. Finding a regular slot on a calendar for a new group may take time and patience, particularly if you want prime time hours as you have described. Another option may be one of your local non-profits. When I was president of our local guild, I also served on the board of a non-profit. I persuaded the director to let us use their boardroom each week, providing each member made a contribution to the organization. The space wasn't being used during the hours we wanted it, and they got more income in the process. It was a win-win situation. I had to take responsibility for keeping a key to open and lock up the building, but it was a good arrangement. Once you're able to gather a group of people, you may find that one of them has a home large enough to accommodate the group. Our LYS (local yarn shop) has not only asked me to demo at the shop, but has also encouraged me to have group meetings there. But I also work at the shop as a knitting teacher, so that's my connection. Keep exploring... you'll find something! Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA. USA - 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/albums/most-recent
RE: [lace] lace groups and meeting rooms
Hi All, The local Campbelltown Group meets twice a month on a Saturday in the Country Womens Association rooms for a modest fee. I am sure there is a similar type organization in other countries. One son in law's grandmother, a quilter of renown from southern Indiana in her time, was a member of the group that ran a National Competition for quilt blocks for the Bicentennial celebrations in the States. Mary Carey Campbelltown, NSW, Australia - 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/albums/most-recent
[lace] lace groups and meeting rooms
Our group has a variety of fiber arts represented. We meet in a smallish room where each person has only a little table/floor space. It's very normal for some people to bring a compact project such as knitting, crochet, tatting, or knotted lace instead of a larger bobbin lace pillow. I tend to take a very small travel pillow to these meetings. While we may show off a sewing or embroidery project, these are usually not done at meeting unless it is sewing lace onto fabric. We don't have room for a sharing table, so we take turns holding up or passing around our Show and Tell finished projects. This week I get to show off the two lovely lace exchange cards I received from Janet and Silvia... a bobbin lace bell and a needlelace Reticello diamond. We are happy to be a bit snug in our meeting room because this community center lets us keep our two locked library bookcases in the back room. They also let us use the whole building for our Lace Day. Alice in Oregon -- where I'm packing up the kitchen this week to get ready for a new kitchen and bathroom starting next week. We have to move out for a couple weeks so I have to pack for us, also. I'm facing six weeks of horrendous mess. The end result had better be worth it. - Original Message - From: Sue Duckles s...@duckles.me.uk Every meeting we have a table where people show what they've made since the last meeting, and it is usually covered in all sorts of things, from lace through knitting to cards!! Do other groups do this as well?? Sue in East Yorks On 2 Jan 2012, at 21:40, lynrbai...@desupernet.net wrote: While most (by no means all) lace groups seem to be mostly BL makers, most of the groups seem to have members who do other types of lace (instead of, or in addition to, BL), especially tatting and knitting/crochet. - - 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/albums/most-recent
