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Lorelei Halley Administrator Female Mount Prospect, IL United States

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Ipswich pillow
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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.

Ning fee
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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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Frances left a comment for Lorelei Halley Administrator

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Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Victoria Ong's photo

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"Very pretty."

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Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Victoria Ong's photo

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"I especially like the dark centers in the petals. Very realistic."

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Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Victoria Ong's photo

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"So pretty."

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Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Francesca Saint Roqueta's photo

Bruges Flower Lace— Lesson 1, Almost Done

"Looks good. I can't remember how the center of this flower is worked. I think it can be done by making all the braids in one movement. Like this (diagram from my personal website)"

21 hours ago

Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Francesca Saint Roqueta's photo

Underwood’s Bedfordshire Lesson 1

"Looks good. I think you can hide those long threads behind the passives in the footside. I would recommend keeping about 3 cm (2 inches)."

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Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's album

FREE PATTERNS

"Carolina de la Guardia has some free patterns on her website. Look near the bottom of this page. http://carolgallego.com/other_lace_patterns/"

21 hours ago

Beth Signor left a comment for Lorelei Halley Administrator

"Thanks so much for adding me to the site, Lorelei! I'm looking forward to furthering my lace studies."

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

"An interesting video showing the old have processes from linen stems to woven cloth (warped weighted loom). https://www.facebook.com/NordicSisterhoodOfficial/videos/1048661172004601/ ;; Posted on facebook"

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Lorelei Halley Administrator left a comment for Beth Signor

"Beth Welcome. Please read all the NOTES. They explain our policies, and how the software works. Join any groups that interest you. We do have groups for all the kinds of bobbin lace that you mentioned. I see that you want to learn it all. Me…"

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Lorelei Halley Administrator left a comment for Ester Sveinbjarnardóttir

"Ester Welcome. Please read all the NOTES. They explain our policies, and how the software works. Join any groups that interest you. I think it likely that the lace on Icelandic traditional clothing is what we call "freehand lace". Pins are…"

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Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Daniela Banatova's photo

Spirit of Uluru

"I really like this one. The variations between dense and transparent are especially interesting."

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

"Yes, now I see it."

Sunday

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

"Dear Lorelei, I think that you are looking at a piece of machine made mesh that was patched into the piece. Here is a photo where the machine made mesh is outlined in red, the handmade in green and in between you can see that they were…"

Saturday

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

"The mesh on your 3rd example appears to be made like this: It is a mesh made with 2 threads instead of the usual 4. From a practical standpoint whether the motifs have droschel ground attached to their edges, or whether the ground covers the…"

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

"Yesterday, I realized after going through my photography, thee the making of the drochel ground in strips in Point d'Angleterre, or Brussels vrai drochel edgings is the norm, although I had never noticed it before. Subsequently, I heard from a…"

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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 7:46am on January 23, 2019, Frances said…: Thank you

At 2:57pm on January 22, 2019, Beth Signor said…: Thanks so much for adding me to the site, Lorelei! I'm looking forward to furthering my lace studies.

At 8:30pm on January 16, 2019, Jaci Siehl said…: Thanks for the warm welcome, Lorelei. So glad I stumbled upon this site. I've been thread crocheting for over 50 years. I love all forms of lace and have dabbled in many other forms; but I am always interested in learning more. I lost all of my tools and the pieces I made over the past 50 years in the recent Camp Fire and looking forward to jumping in again. Seems like a great site with lots of people, ideas, and support.

At 10:12pm on January 14, 2019, Carmelina Andrade said…: Hi, Lorelei. Happy New Year 2019!!!

At 6:50pm on January 7, 2019, Julie Fuller said…: Thank you for allowing me to join. I am new to lace making but am enjoying it so much I needed to find others who could help when I get stuck. I will now go investigate xx

At 9:25am on November 24, 2018, Annie Hollis said…: Thank you. This is a wonderful resource. I have so much to learn.

At 7:30am on November 16, 2018, Bee Lucas-Buckley said…: Thank you for your help. I will check out 3D lace once I'm a little more experienced ;)

At 1:53pm on November 9, 2018, Rosemary Houston said…: Thank you very much! I am excited about the learning possibilities!

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!