[lace] Lace Teachers

[Dina Lecker]

My first teacher was a superb (and well known) lacemaker but less good as a 
teacher.  We were not allowed to talk in class and after several months I 
still had to work bandages.  She showed me very quickly how to do my first 
leaf, I made one under supervision and was then left to carry on alone. 
When I got in a muddle she just asked why I couldn't control my fingers! 
Eventually I started to make a torchon collar on my own and although my 
teacher helped me to start it she didn't tell me the thread was too fine for 
the pattern.  I eventually finished it but when I jokingly commented in 
class that I had sweated blood over it her comment was "Well, you will try 
to run before you can walk!, this after mastering whole stitch, half stitch 
and honeycomb.  Needless to say I soon left this class and found another 
teacher who is superb (she must be as I am still with her after over twelve 
years).  New students start making bookmarks as soon as they can do whole 
and half stitch and everyone is allowed to make what appeals to them - in my 
case I am devoted to Milanese lace.  She has a great sense of humour and is 
very creative and knowledgeable so I hope to learn from her for a long time 
to come.

Dina Lecker, in sunny Middlesex.
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