I also taught myself from the Doris Southard book. I had a difficult time as it is very wordy and I work better from diagrams, but I persisted and before I found a lace group in this area I had taught myself the basics. It is still on my shelf and I would not part with it. I got my first copy from the library and also used the vendors in the back to find a local shop. The shop had moved from the address listed to another town but I tracked it down. I made my DH take 40 miles me in about 3 feet of snow so that I could go and buy a copy for myself and there I found one spool of linen thread (pink). It turned out the shop was really for weavers so carried very few BL supplies. They took my name and number and finally I got connected with the local group, the rest is history.
I sent Doris a birthday card for one of her milestone birthdays and she wrote back a four page letter of encouragement. Thank you Doris. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
