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Lorelei Halley Administrator Female Mount Prospect, IL United States

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To those of you who wrote to me about James Pollard: I have deleted him from our membership. Thank you all for bringing the problem to my attention. I try to weed out these people when they try to…Continue

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A file from Jeri Ames under discussion on arachne. Passed to Nancy Neff, who passed it to me.Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Barbara Gordon Dec 17, 2017.

Dutch translation help
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I have a request: some help with translation of a Dutch text. I have a book by Jan Geelen on Rosaline bobbin lace. For most of the book I can just follow the diagrams. But the very beginning has a…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Johanne Lang-Davis Dec 5, 2017.

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Lorelei Halley Administrator left a comment for Steph Mau

"Steph Welcome. Please read all the NOTES. They explain our policies, and how the software works. Join any groups that interest you. I especially recommend the BOBBINLACE BEGINNERS group. If you have any questions about this site, contact me and…"

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Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's page Links

"Lacemakers are endlessly creative, possibly even outrageously inventive, turning crisis into…"

Sep 11

Laurie Waters commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"I have to get the pieces out of storage to get better photos - working on it."

Sep 10

Lorelei Halley Administrator left a comment for Tekla Francis

"Tekla Welcome. Please read all the NOTES. They explain our policies, and how the software works. Join any groups that interest you. We do have one for IDENTIFICATION-HISTORY and several for bobbin lace, including BOBBIN LACE BEGINNERS. In line with…"

Sep 10

Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"Here I have photos of 2 knotted buttonhole stitches. I don't know if they are relevant to this piece. http://lynxlace.com/needlelacestitches.html#single%20point%20de%20Venise"

Sep 10

Devon Thein commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"Laurie, Could you provide close-ups of your pieces so I can see the stitches in the solid areas? Why do you think the stitches are knotted? My colleagues and i have been studying the stitches in our piece, and they look like twisted button hole…"

Sep 10

Devon Thein commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"I tried to follow the vine design. I think that the piece is a largely intact border with a candelabra centerpiece. But the points on either side, designated by the turquoise line, have been added and are not symmetrical as is the rest of the piece.…"

Sep 10

Devon Thein commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"Lorelei, The dimensions are given as L. 24 1/2 x W. 5 1/2 to 6 3/4 inches."

Sep 10

Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"Laurie Thanks for the marvelous photos."

Sep 9

Laurie Waters commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"And in the first piece, you can see the initials S M in one of the flowers. See if you can find them :-)"

Sep 8

Laurie Waters commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"By the way, t he third piece down in the photos I just posted I bought from the Pat Earnshaw estate. It's 15.5cm wide by 550 cm long! It has a definite scrolling repeat which is hard to pick out, and you can only guess at the flowers. I'm…"

Sep 8

Laurie Waters commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"I think the piece was reworked probably in the 19th century, and the border might have been added then. . But I'd have to look at the edges to be sure, to see if they are cut. And if maybe there's some piecing going on. Normally I…"

Sep 8

Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"Laurie A fascinating explanation. Does the overall shape of the object itself tell you anything about the date? Devon What are the overall dimensions of the object itself? I've been collecting photos of portraits with people wearing lace, in…"

Sep 8

Devon Thein commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"It is quite coarse. The size is 24 inches across. Do you think it was fashioned into a cape in the 19th century? If so, wouldn't the border of stacked arches have been added then? Would it qualify as Coraline? I would like to know more about…"

Sep 8

Laurie Waters commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"This is one of my favorite needlelaces and I have a lot of it in my collection. The cloth is done in a knotted stitch, which is still perfectly understandable as a needlelace stitch. You can find it in Gros Point too. (There's nothing you…"

Sep 8

Devon Thein commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"I have encountered a strange needle lace. The cloth areas seem to be made with corded twisted buttonhole stitches, which is unusual. Also the edges of the motifs are not raised. I have been looking for other examples of this and have found two. Does…"

Sep 8

Profile Information

What is your primary lace interest? Check more than one.: lace maker, lace historian, lace teacher

What kinds of lace do you make or collect?: bobbin lace, needle lace,Hardanger,pulled thread work. (used to tat, crochet,knit)

What kinds of lace do you want to learn?: improve needle lace,tenerife,filet lacis, advance in Binche, learn Paris, Cantu

Photo sharing site with photos of your work, if you have one (picasa,flickr,photobucket,etc): http://https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/myphotos

Your personal website, if you have one.: http://lynxlace.com

Tell us more about your lace interests.: I am an avid bobbin lacemaker, and love needlelace and pulled thread embroidery and Hardanger. My website has free tutorials for needle lace, pulled thread work, Hardanger embroidery, and bobbin lace. Also fascinated by lace history.
I also have a needle lace discussion network:
http://needlelacetalk.ning.com
I am Lorelei Halley.

Give us titles of lace books or articles you have written, that you want us to know about.: TORCHON BOBBIN LACE LESSONS
TORCHON BOBBIN LACE PATTERNS
INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN TAPE LACE

All available from my website. http://lynxlace.com/mybookspatterns.html

Photos of laces made from my designs, by me and others:
http://lynxlace.com/mybobbinlace.html
Photos of my needlelace:
http://lynxlace.com/myneedlelace.html
My collection of Pinterest boards, includes antique lace photos: http://www.pinterest.com/lynxlacelady/

My favorite lace this week

This was in the collection of Elizabeth Kurella when I photographed it. See the whole thing at: http://lynxlace.com/bobbinlace18th.html 2/3 way down. #37. Brussels bobbin lace early 18th century.

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2018

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY

I am resolving to finish 2 projects I have set up. One is a Binche learning piece, which is quite difficult for me. I am intimidated by it. The 2nd is a floral Bucks which I intend to decorate a purse. (Enlarged and worked in thick thread so it will hold up to use) This one also intimidates me. I have been using my cat as an excuse, but he has calmed down. I keep on thinking of simple projects that won't take a lot of…

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At 2:06pm on September 2, 2020, sarah owen said…: Thank-you. I love the website and reading all the comments; it is inspiring and heart warming. Im a little nervous to post my first attempts...

At 9:16am on August 25, 2020, May said…: Thanks so much for the welcome, Lorelei. :)

At 6:27am on July 14, 2020, Sophie Robert said…: Thank you so much! I will start reading around and get familiar here.

At 5:28pm on July 13, 2020, Willow said…: Thank you so much!

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At 8:10pm on June 5, 2020, Helle Torm-Newland said…: Thank you for the add.

At 12:43pm on May 5, 2020, Janetmarie Valiga said…: Lorelei, do you remember me from CALG? I moved out of Chicago, and now I'm in a little town west of Seattle. I teach classes such as tatting at a new crafts school here. I'd love to be doing lacemaking during the coronavirus lockdown, but I recently broke my left shoulder/arm and can't do it right now. Miss you folks!

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