My belief is that as it was featured in Golden Hands which I think was published in UK in 1969 and the older Lacemakers were asked to do more teaching. The WI used to have craft classes I think. Boredom with commercially made items and a desire to learn, plus a little more money for hobbies? Or people had progressed from knitting to crochet and wanted to try something else? Not sure when you got it in USA but sure Jeri can answer.
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