Aileen Stace


Aileen Mary Stace was a notable New Zealand craftswoman, spinner and spinning teacher. She was born in Stoney Creek, Manawatu/Horowhenua, New Zealand, in 1895.
In the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours, Stave was awarded the British Empire Medal, for services to the community of Eastbourne, particularly in the encouragement of wool handcrafts.