How sad to hear of the passing of both Doris Southard and Irma Osterman. These two exceptional lacemakers will be sorely missed. We have all learned much from them, directly or indirectly through their students. I had the fortune of knowing and learning directly from both of them. Doris Southard was my first bobbin lace instructor through her book (after my mother had shown me the basics on the last day of her visit). Doris was also very generous in responding to my queries. Later I enjoyed her class in Tonder lace. Irma and I moved to Arkansas at about the same time, and I was delighted to be part of her lace group for the 5 years we lived there. She was such a fun person to be around, as well as an excellent teacher. Irma loved needlelace and contributed so much.
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