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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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Starlynn Marie Burnett commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"Devon, just saw your last question...No, she didn't seem to know a lot now that I've gotten some feedback here. She said the pink one was "1800's Victorian Tuscan" and the other "spiderwork lace". She…"

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Starlynn Marie Burnett commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"Wow! Thank you Devon...so interesting! I will look into it. I think it is fascinating to watch these machines (any lace making machine) as it's hard to wrap my head around how someone figured out how to make a machine that can…"

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

"Just to clarify. I am talking about the piece of lace with the pink fabric when I talk about the Hand Embroidery Machine. The other piece appears to be chemical lace made on the more common Schiffli machine that uses two threads. St Gallen was also…"

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

"I think this is a case of chemical lace made with the Hand Embroidery Machine. These areas that look like needle weaving are characteristic of that machine. It was one of my most satisfying moments when this summer at the online UnCon 2.0 we…"

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Starlynn Marie Burnett commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"Thank you Lorelei, here are photos of the back of the piece. I appreciate your input Star"

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"Elena Welcome. Please read all the NOTES. They explain our policies, and how the software works. Join any groups that interest you. If you have any questions, contact me and I will try to help."

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Lorelei Halley Administrator replied to Claudia Crowley's discussion Any other Texans here?

"Just for information's sake: there is another way. Go to the MEMBERS. Click on ADVANCED SEARCH. In the CITY STATE box type in what you are looking for. (Remember that it will look for whatever the software thinks. So try TX and try Texas. You…"

Sep 14

Lorelei Halley Administrator replied to Trinity's discussion Needlelace Bookmark in the group Needle Lace

"I don't think it is that bad. I would not cut it out. Just make another project of some sort and strive for better tension. My first attempts were much worse. I think of these practice pieces as stages on a journey. If the first ones have…"

Sep 14

Lorelei Halley Administrator replied to Lorelei Halley Administrator's discussion Bobbin Lace Lesson-Cloth Strip in the group Bobbinlace Beginners

"The edge can be ctc pin ctc. Or it can be ctc plus one or more twists on the weaver."

Sep 14

Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Claudia Crowley's blog post A design

"It could work. Translating the triangles into eyelets scatted widely and randomly over the white cloth might work. Then the other gray areas could be filled.Maybe if you take a pencil and draw hatch marks all over the gray areas you could get…"

Sep 14

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

"I think Nancy is correct, but I would need to see the back to be sure. The fact that the pink cloth is still part of the lace shows that this is an embroidered lace, not a free standing lace. Anc chemical lace IS embroidery on synthetic fabric which…"

Sep 14

Iris Antongiorgi replied to Lorelei Halley Administrator's discussion Bobbin Lace Lesson-Cloth Strip in the group Bobbinlace Beginners

"Tengo problema con Half Stitch Witherspoon Twitter Passive. On Edg. Es CTC ? Que quiere decir """Twist on the fiesta and Last para ofrecer each row,"""?"

Sep 12

Starlynn Marie Burnett commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"No worries Nancy! I appreciate your reply...thank you:) Star"

Sep 11

Nancy A. Neff commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"I'm not that good at dating machine lace. All I would say is probably European because of the intricacy of the design, and mid- to late 19th C is reasonable, based on the small scale of the motifs, but I wouldn't argue if someone has more…"

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Starlynn Marie Burnett commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Identification-History

"Thank you Nancy! Any idea of country of Origin? Or time period? The dealer I got the pieces from said 1800's "Victorian Tuscan" on the one with pink and just antique "European" on the other one...Just…"

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Profile Information

What is your primary lace interest? Feel free to 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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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 8:56pm on September 10, 2021, Starlynn Marie Burnett said…: Thank you Lorelei!

Starlynn

At 9:55pm on July 31, 2021, Priscilla Dulin said…: Thank you, Lorelei! I appreciate the direct links to your needle lace tutorials, and I look forward to exploring the site. Thanks again!

At 10:25am on July 29, 2021, Linda Cummings said…: Thank you for your warm welcome Lorelei, and being accepted into your group. I appreciate the guidelines and will look them over.

Linda

At 9:38am on July 6, 2021, Mary Schaefer said…: Lorelie,

Thanks for the welcome. I will read the notes and join the Identification group. I also posted my picture.

Mary

At 10:44pm on May 29, 2021, Iris Antongiorgi said…: Iris Antongiorgi
Todo me encanta!!! Buenas ilustraciones ,explicaciones. ,y el tiempo que es nuestro enemigo!!! Estoy interesada en aprender todo lo expuesto!! Gracias!!!!

At 3:05am on April 15, 2021, Claudia Crowley said…: I was very pleased to find your collection of pictures of many different types of lace. I could look at lace indefinitely. Thank you for posting them.

At 1:03pm on March 17, 2021, Tom Tucker said…: Lorelei - thanks for including me in the group. Sorry not to have gotten back to you earlier - doing taxes. Just finished Underwood 20 Lessons Pattern 9 with some difficulty. . . I'm wondering about the alignment and number of pinholes on that pattern. My attempts to rectify things as I was going seemed to only make things worse. Either the kiss stitches or the I'm wondering about trueing up the pattern (haven't ever done that before) and attempting again. Trying to keep the tallies square-ended was certainly challenging. challenging/vexing!

At 9:26am on March 17, 2021, Fey said…: Ack! Sorry! Found the notes! :-)

At 9:24am on March 17, 2021, Fey said…: Thanks, Lorelei. Any chance you can send me the link for the NOTES page you mentioned? Gracias!

At 7:54am on March 3, 2021, Frances Tornese said…: Thank you, Lorelei. It may take me a bit to find my way around the site. I am very savvy at this sort of thing. I do love seeing what other lacemakers are doing. I used to do Honiton and Torchon, but I really love Bucks. I have decided to work only Bucks now, but I would love to do some needle lace. I’ll check out that group. Thanks for your help.