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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

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

"Top half is ctc. Bottom half is tctc or ctct"

1 hour ago

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

"Estoy en CTC. Pero no aparece la foto.trate por Facebook y tampoco puedo comunicarme."

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Lorelei Halley Administrator left a comment for Maria Adelaide Mondini

"Maria Welcome. Please read all the NOTES. They explain our policies, and how the software works. Join any groups that interest you. Post some photos of your best work. I also am interested in Flanders. If you have any questions about this site,…"

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Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Sophie Robert's photo

Idrija tape lace

"An interesting piece. Flawless workmanship."

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Lorelei Halley Administrator replied to Claudia Crowley's discussion Piece of old lace in the group Identification-History

"Arzhela I think that the shapes of the motifs do not match earlier needle laces, such as gros point. I do not claim absolute certainty about the date. Here are some other early needle…"

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Lorelei Halley Administrator replied to Trinity's discussion Graph paper for Hardanger patterns in the group Hardanger Embroidery, Pulled Thread Work and Drawn Thread Work

"Here is an example of how I use graph paper. I've worked out a set of symbols that I use."

Thursday

Claudia Crowley left a comment for Lorelei Halley Administrator

"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."

Thursday

Lorelei Halley Administrator left a comment for Claudia Crowley

"Claudia - Thanks for taking the time to look at my work and comment on it. I appreciate your remarks."

Wednesday

Lorelei Halley Administrator replied to Claudia Crowley's discussion Piece of old lace in the group Identification-History

"I agree with Nancy. Definitely needle lace. The shapes of the motifs suggests Revival Era -- c 1890 - 1920. Possibly Venetian. The less than perfect workmanship also suggests revival era."

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Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's photo

torchon bobbin lace R41DC

"With bobbin lace the student starts with just a few elements. You build on that basis one technique at a time. After 4 -5 months this should be doable."

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Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's photo

pulled thread work pt7b

"I think it is actually faggot stitch or reverse faggot. http://lynxlace.com/pulledthreadstitches.html#pulledstitches"

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Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's photo

pulled thread embroidery pt7

"Thanks. I have details on my website. "

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pulled thread embroidery pt42c

"I like the use of cushion stitches."

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clairendllace2

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oth253new

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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 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.

At 3:03am on February 16, 2021, HEATHER MACLOUGHLIN said…: thank you will do

At 10:41am on January 24, 2021, Hazel Roots said…: Thank you for allowing me to join the group. It looks like a great resource!

At 5:14pm on January 6, 2021, Caroline Dick said…: Thank you for including me in your group.

At 9:00am on November 5, 2020, Claudia Crowley said…: Re: Your White Sampler page

Yes, I have read and studied that page. Your site is THE resource for pulled-thread work and I was very happy to come across it.