A weaving friend of mine was doing bobbin lace and I thought it wonderful but my life was too busy with a little granddaughter, big dogs etc. I couldn't see a bobbin lace pillow surviving without spills. Some years later I was helping a dear woman sell a whole lot of her fibre art materials including spinning, weaving, machine knitting items and tons of yarn. It was a huge job but we got it done. About a month later she phoned to say in her cleaning up to move to a smaller place she found a trunk with all her bobbin lace pillows, books, bobbins, bobbin winder and patterns. She had forgotten all about them in the bustle of moving. I figured the time had come to try this so I bought all the supplies from her. Included in these treasures was Doris Southard's book which included a personal message Betty and an autograph. I suspect Elizabeth had taken a bobbin lace class since at the time she did lace she lived in US. Most of her lace was done in classes.
After receiving all the supplies I asked my weaving friend to show me how to do lace. She promised to do so the following weekend but since she and her husband were coming for dinner before that I begged instruction right away. Once I learned what a cross and a twist was about my instructor was Doris through her book. In weaving, I'm not much of a sample person but doing the samples in Doris' book was fun and educational. Doris, thank you so much for the hours of enjoyment you have provided to me along with the skills to move forward in doing lace. I owe my friend Elizabeth a great thank you for passing along all the needs to get going, a thank you to my weaving friend and especially to Doris as her lessons were invaluable. Darlene Wainwright [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lorelei Halley Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 1:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [lace] Doris Southard I agree with everything Lyn says about Doris. I have a profound reverence for her. She was so generous and helpful, beyond just writing the book. She invited me to visit her a few times and we talked lace all day for several days. As far as I am concerned, she is the Great Lady of American bobbin lace. Lorelei - 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
