My teacher, too, was the author Doris Southard. I am very grateful to her for her book. I didn't come across a real lacemaker, in the flesh, for at least 12 years after that. Her book is excellent for someone without any other resource to learn lace. Making the transition to other authors who assume there will be someone at your elbow at some point was not easy, but eventually it was done. Now, with the internet and its connections and other available resources, it is the rare lacemaker who does not have a live person to consult. But years ago, in the US, lacemakers were virtually impossible to find. Step by step explanations certainly must have their place in such an environment. It is not the ideal, but I highly doubt that many people would be able to learn to make lace by reading the pricking without a live person to consult. lrb
-----Original Message----- >From: Lora <[email protected]> >Sent: Mar 5, 2011 4:30 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [lace] Lace patterns > >I learned With the Doris southard book and No chance of acess to a teacher (I >don't think I'll ever have that option) >And really like her method of teaching, although she gives step by step >instructions for the first part of the book she encourages you to pay >attention and understand why your doing things, what's going on and alternate >ways of doing it. And the latter patterns consist of just the pricking and a >small photo > >- >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 - 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
