Aileen Mary Stace BEM (1895–1977) was a notable New Zealand craftswoman, spinner and spinning teacher. She was born in Stoney Creek, Manawatu/Horowhenua, New Zealand, in 1895. She founded and organised the Eastbourne Spinners and Weavers, taught people to spin and designed patterns for jerseys to be produced from the wool the group produced.
In the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours, Stace was awarded the British Empire Medal, for services to the community of Eastbourne, particularly in the encouragement of wool handcrafts.
References
- Brooke-White, Julia. "Aileen Mary Stace". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- Women together : a history of women's organisations in New Zealand : nga ropu wahine o te motu. Else, Anne., New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. Historical Branch. Wellington, N.Z.: Historical Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs. 1993. ISBN 0-908896-29-8. OCLC 30109456.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Nicholson, Heather. (1998). The loving stitch : a history of knitting and spinning in New Zealand. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland University Press. ISBN 1-86940-188-3. OCLC 41022172.
- "No. 44602". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 8 June 1968. p. 6341.
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