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Lorelei Halley Administrator Female Mount Prospect, IL United States

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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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I just found out today that ning is raising their annual hosting free from $239.90 to $588. Up til now the IOLI has been paying our fee. I have written to them about this. There is, of course, the…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Lorelei Halley Administrator Nov 7, 2016.

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This was posted today on facebook. Since the issue comes up from time to time I am re-posting it here. A chart for figuring out if your activities violate copyright.…Continue

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

"Thanks as always for your comments. The tape lace one has some places where two layers of lace cross over but others, like the cross and sort of leaf shaped pieces have no joins at all."

59 minutes ago

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

"I agree with Lorelei, that second piece does not look handmade. It certainly isn't needlelace. It looks machine made to me."

9 hours ago

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

"I have serious doubts that the 2nd piece is handmade at all. The red rings show areas where there are picots on the edge bars. I see rabbit ears, 2 loops for each picot. Hand made needle lace would not have rabbit ears. Each picot would be a single…"

11 hours ago

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

"I am not an expert on needle lace, to the degree that I can claim for bobbin lace. The first piece you posted is interesting, but I have questions. My first question involves the element that looks like a tape. The red rings show areas where tapes…"

11 hours ago

Lorelei Halley Administrator replied to Karen Roy's discussion Tineke Stoffels' "Little White Collars"

""when working from the wrong side, you have to think about laying the first layer completely, because it'll be seen, and then when you cross it, you can kind of take a few big steps over?" exactly"

12 hours ago

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

"Here is the other needle lace piece mentioned below..."

15 hours ago

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

"Hello, Posting here a couple of antique needle lace pieces from France, one I believe a handmade tape lace with a point de venise border, 8" deep, and the other a rough but sweet piece which has - I think - elements of point de neige, but…"

15 hours ago

Donna Pohlman left a comment for Lorelei Halley Administrator

"Thank you for the information. I will enjoy learning new things and seeing all the lovely lace that’s made. Donna "

21 hours ago

Lorelei Halley Administrator left a comment for Barbara Gordon

"I like your yellow flower."

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Lorelei Halley Administrator replied to Karen Roy's discussion Tineke Stoffels' "Little White Collars"

"Here is a diagram for how a lace maker crosses one tape over another -- my diagram. All the laces in my previous comment are mine. The first is from a Bruges Bloomwork workshop. The others are my original designs."

yesterday

Lorelei Halley Administrator replied to Karen Roy's discussion Tineke Stoffels' "Little White Collars"

"The one called "Milanese" is definitely hand made bobbin lace, but has none of the elements of the lace we call Milanese. They typical thing for Milanese is that fancy stitches are done inside the tape, very complex decorations. modern…"

yesterday

Lorelei Halley Administrator replied to Karen Roy's discussion Tineke Stoffels' "Little White Collars"

"The one you call "Gros Point" is not true lace at all, and I would avoid using those words in referring to this piece. It is an embroidery with some dimensional elements reminiscent of gros point needle lace. The distinction is that if the…"

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Lorelei Halley Administrator replied to Karen Roy's discussion Tineke Stoffels' "Little White Collars"

"Karen - Some comments on your examples. The lace in the red square is a machine lace, imitating bobbin lace. Look at the red line. Parallel to that are lines in the dense areas. That occurs in some machine laces, but not in handmade bobbin lace. In…"

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Lorelei Halley Administrator left a comment for Donna Pohlman

"Donna 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 about this site, contact me and I'll try to help."

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Anita Barry commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Tatting

"Hi Elizabeth! Yes, HH new metallic thread has a different property to it, it's not as flexible as cotton thread. It doesn't need stiffening. That's nice. And it's so pretty! "

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Elizabeth Ligeti commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's group Tatting

"Sorry for the delay in answering you, Anita. The 2 colours were the ones used in the book by Hye-OOn Lee - the Doilies for Fall & winter. It is the last pattern in the book (I think) and is shown very small, on the outside of the…"

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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 8:59am on October 16, 2018, Donna Pohlman said…: Thank you for the information. I will enjoy learning new things and seeing all the lovely lace that’s made. Donna

At 1:13am on October 12, 2018, Karen Roy said…: Hi Lorelei! Thanks for your welcome! You may remember me from Needle Lace Talk, which is where my work is showcased.

I've joined this site because of my growing interest in identifying types of lace, even those I don't make. I recently had the opportunity to get some close-up pictures of antique laces--some machine made (early Leavers loom work) and some handmade (a really interesting embroidered piece simulating gros point, but using appliqued linen!)--and I was able to identify them, but when it came to the bobbin lace, I had little to say because I don't know about that form of the art.

I hope to learn a lot here, and find helpful people when I have questions!

At 1:09pm on September 27, 2018, Alison Haldane said…: Thank you for your help, advice and welcome xXx

At 1:30pm on August 20, 2018, Sylvia Eadington said…: Thank you for both your e-mails. I'm so glad I found Laceioli on the Internet. Sylvia.

At 5:09am on August 20, 2018, Guinevere said…: Thanks for the welcome. I've already been enjoying the group! - Guinevere

At 3:46am on July 26, 2018, Javoison said…: Merci de votre accueil. Je dessine des modèles de dentelle aux fuseaux pour le plaisir. Je suis très intéressée par les travaux de Veronika.

Bonne journée!

At 9:55pm on July 1, 2018, dana birthistle said…: Thank you for the welcome! -dana

At 7:37am on June 5, 2018, Patricia Samford said…: Thank you for welcoming me to the group. This artifact, which was identified in the report as a bobbin, looked odd to me and I questioned whether it was actually a bobbin. I did some additional research and it turns out to be a circa 1880-1900 bone sewing stiletto/awl. It was found in Baltimore. Thank you anyway and if we do find any bobbins, I will get back in touch.

At 9:24am on April 8, 2018, Carmel Lyons said…: Thank you for accepting me -I look forward to becoming part of the group and hope I can give as much as I get.. rgs.

At 4:50pm on January 15, 2018, Lynn Peers said…: Thanks for the intro. As I'm new to this I've always wanted to try bobbin lace, tried it. Did something wrong cause I ended up with a big knot so I just put it away. Now i see that bobbin lace has come back and with the marvels of technology I feel it is going to be much easier to learn.