A Labor of Love

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my family. Firstly, to my mother, Dorinda Holman Qualls, who put up with all my crafts, along with the messes they entailed, but whom I now believe to be proud of them.

Secondly, to my husband, Arman Morales-those messes are his problem now. Fortunately, he tolerates them about as well as Mom ever did.

Thirdly, to Grandma Qualls, Aunt Minnie Qualls Snelson and Aunt Opal Qualls Branley. They are all gone from us now, but their memories and their influences on me live on.

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Acknowledgements

Many thanks are due to the following:

Kathy Lowe, for her phenomenal proofreading and editing.

Jane Eborall, for her help in testing the Lark's Head Picot Join techniques and for her tremendous contribution of technical drawings.

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Sheila Brooks, Sharon Curtis, Sue Cutter, Tiffany Eliot, Sue Hanson, Roberta Jefferies, Marlene Kniss, Sabina Madden, Cindy Perra, Stephanie Shapiro, Sherry Townsend, and Mother Macaria of St. Xenia's Monastery, for proof-tatting my patterns.

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Georgia Seitz, Karey Solomon, Dianna Stevens, Rosemarie Peel, Patti Duff, Dale Pomeroy, Randy Houtz and Gary Houtz for their extraordinary inspiration

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My many "E" friends in the Internet Tatting Community, for that extra push I needed ["Is it done yet?"] to get this book finished.

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A special thank you to Jean and George Siddle of Jean's Flower Basket, for the use of their shop as background for the photograph on the front cover of this book.

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And to Ed Fontyn of Fontyn's Commercial Printing, for his faith in this project and for working with me until this book was exactly as I wanted it to be. Thank you to Karen Franklin and Brooke Smart for their help, as well.

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And a very special thank you to Georgia Seitz, mentor to many, for all her wonderful suggestions and encouragement!

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