I do hope that Doris is out there reading all these lovely comments about her. I'm sure she is touched.
My first encounter with bobbin lace occurred in the early 1980's. My husband and I went to a local festival in October. There sitting on the ground was a woman demonstrating bobbin lace. I'm not sure how long I stood there with my mouth open in awe! LOL! I don't recall much else but I did copy down the name and ISBN of her book. Then I went to the suggested local shop and ordered it. Alas, I didn't think to get the lady's name! Being rather busy in life the book was promptly placed on the shelf. But I never forgot about bobbin lace and in 1996 took my first class with Betty Alderson of Snowgoose. Then in 1999 I discovered JoAnne Pruitt's bobbin lace class through the local community college. She taught from Doris Southard's book. Low and behold, that was the same book that had sat on my shelf for those many years! (Mine being an older edition than the more recent light green version.) JoAnne also introduced me to the Doris Southard Lace Guild which I would finally join in 2001. (In '99 I was still working full time and the mother of 2 young children.) Now, 10 years later I am now the president of our guild. It is always a treat when our guild goes to Cedar Falls, Iowa to visit with Doris. In August we will be meeting with her and celebrating the guild's 20 anniversary! While she no longer makes lace, she still enjoys talking about lace and examining ours. Doris celebrated her 90th birthday last fall. You can see a picture of her on our website http://www.orgsites.com/ia/dslg/ . If you would like to contact Doris (email, snail mail or phone) please contact me and I will share her contact information off-list. She would love to hear from you! Anita Hansen - 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
