Exquisite Twins?

Last week someone was looking for a particular colored thread; knowing the color combo was a bit unusual (meaning not something you'd find at your local craft shop like Joann's), I responded thinking perhaps it was my doily I crocheted last summer that inspired the fiber search.

After exchanging a few emails, it turns out it was someone else's doily that inspired the fiber search -- a doily created with the same Leisure Arts pattern, and in the same color pallet as mine -- and all I can say after seeing it for my own eyes is, "Wow! We're Twins!" :)

Check it out for yourself: Bette's Doilies @ picturetrail.com ... and scroll about half way down to check out the close-up of her Exquisite doily. (and while you're there, be sure to check out all of her doilies -- aren't they beautiful?!!)  I think if lighting were taken into consideration (mine were taken outdoors, and I think hers were taken indoors) that the fiber colors are right on the money: purple, teal & white/gray mix.  Would you agree that our doiles are twins?  I think they are. {{grins}}

I left a comment for Bette to see if we can confirm if we did indeed use the same fiber (would that be called 'DNA'?  lol).   In my humble opinion, it's not often that you see a textured doily created in a variegated fiber (other than "painted doilies"which opens a whole new chapter on the subject of doilies).  The mere fact that the two of us, Bette and I, used the same pattern and perhaps the same fiber, and the same color variation is pretty cool.  And add into the mix that both pieces were entirely created by hand then perhaps you can see where I'm going with this -- no machine can stamp out exquisite work like this!  {{grins}} 

I wonder, is it possible, that somewhere out there in the world we could be triplets?  If so, please contact me with a link to the image ... be it your work or someone else's.  It would be fun to see if there are more of Mary Werst's pattern for the Exquisite doily created in the same fiber/color combo!  :)