The Brooklyn Lace Guild, founded in 2016, unites antique lace collectors, history buffs, and novice crafters at the Old Stone House in Park Slope. With 70 members, largely composed of younger beginners, the guild fosters a resurgence of interest in lace-making. Co-founder Devon Thein, with over 40 years of experience, exemplifies the skilled craftsmanship involved. Historian Kanagy-Loux expresses confidence that lace-making will endure against modern challenges, emphasizing the human connection and community spirit intrinsic to the craft that machines cannot replicate.
A lot of our members are younger and are beginners. We are really having quite a renaissance of interest in lace and I see it all over the place.
People have a lot of anxieties about things like AI, but this is something that really is so human and it's something that can't be done by machine in the same way.
I think it's a way that we reconnect with our bodies and our self-confidence, and that we reconnect with each other as a community.
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