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Claudia Crowley Female Fort Worth United States

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Claudia Crowley's Discussions

Identifying a piece of lace - anybody?
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I don't remember where I got this, but it is beautiful. It is cuff-sized. Needlelace of some sort. Can anybody give me any information about this kind of work?…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Claudia Crowley Apr 5.

A &#%@ spammer is at work
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One James Peterson who claims to be from ExxonMoble and is probably a phisher.Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Claudia Crowley Mar 12.

A knot I can't identify
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I have learned a knot for use in outlining in pulled thread work, and don't know its name. I learned it from somebody's embroidery knot page, but whose? There are so many out there, plus all those…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Claudia Crowley Nov 15, 2020.

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Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Claudia Crowley's blog post Progress on leaf pattern

"I'm eager to see it develop."

yesterday

Claudia Crowley posted a blog post

Progress on leaf pattern

So far I've outlined all but two of the leaves, and put borders around the boxes that are the border for the whole thing. There are 16 of them and I'm going to have to come up with 16 fillings.See More

yesterday

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Claudia Crowley posted a blog post

Starting on leaf pattern.

Shrunk the fabric, ironed, traced the design on, started embroidering. Not perfectly happy with those stems and outlines. I'm still learning. Not unhappy enough to undo them and start over, though. See More

Jul 25

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Claudia Crowley commented on Claudia Crowley's photo

Lace inset in tablecloth

"Yes, it does look a lot like that."

Jul 25

Claudia Crowley commented on Claudia Crowley's photo

Corner of an old lace hanky

"Everything is fairly loose and bumpy, which should have tipped me off - like the small rings."

Jul 25

Claudia Crowley commented on Claudia Crowley's photo

Extreme closeup of what may be machine lace

"Pretty, but oh well."

Jul 25

Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Claudia Crowley's photo

Geometric design

"drawn thread embroidery"

Jul 23

Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Claudia Crowley's photo

Extreme closeup of what may be machine lace

"yes, machine lace"

Jul 23

Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Claudia Crowley's photo

Corner of an old lace hanky

"From a distance this looks good. But when I clicked VIEW FULL SIZE, and then clicked on + I got enough detail to see that this is machine lace, imitating bobbin lace. The threads are fuzzy. The solid areas which imitate cloth stitch have vertical…"

Jul 23

Lorelei Halley Administrator commented on Claudia Crowley's photo

Lace inset in tablecloth

"It looks like needle lace. Here is an example of another needle lace, which looks somewhat like this."

Jul 23

Claudia Crowley commented on Lagartija's photo

LizardNeedlelace-01-30-21

"That's so impressive. Wow. All those stitches. The network - so delicate - whole thing amazing."

Jul 21

Claudia Crowley commented on Lagartija's photo

Lace-lizard-dwg

"Great design."

Jul 21

Claudia Crowley commented on Lagartija's photo

froglace1

"Oh my goodness. Your first? But it's so fabulous! It's amazing. Wow!"

Jul 19

Claudia Crowley posted a blog post

Hanging fire on putting pattern on cloth

I need to draw it on with the blue pen so I can start to embroider the next project. The cloth is cut and shrunk and ironed and ready to go.See More

Jul 19

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Claudia Crowley commented on Claudia Crowley's photo

Extreme closeup of what may be machine lace

"Looks like machine imitation of ... ?"

Jul 19

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Profile Information

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

What kinds of lace do you make or collect?: tatting, pulled thread work, lace crochet

What kinds of lace do you want to learn?: drawn thread work

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

Your blog, if you have one: http://claudia-crowley.blogspot.com

Tell us more about your lace interests.: Right now I'm working on learning pulled thread stitches on a loose-weave linen material. I have done a simple but complete piece you can see at my blog or photos, and I'm working on another.

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Progress on leaf pattern

So far I've outlined all but two of the leaves, and put borders around the boxes that are the border for the whole thing. There are 16 of them and I'm going to have to come up with 16 fillings.

Posted on August 2, 2021 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Starting on leaf pattern.

Shrunk the fabric, ironed, traced the design on, started embroidering. Not perfectly happy with those stems and outlines. I'm still learning. Not unhappy enough to undo them and start over, though.

Posted on July 25, 2021 at 3:00pm

Hanging fire on putting pattern on cloth

I need to draw it on with the blue pen so I can start to embroider the next project. The cloth is cut and shrunk and ironed and ready to go.

Posted on July 19, 2021 at 2:52pm

Etching-like picture of latest design

This is a proof of concept. If I drew the stitches carefully instead of using cross-hatching to represent them, this would look something like the finished product, with the black background showing through the pulled-thread fillings. To make it, I took the original AutoSketch pattern (previous post), added a layer of cross-hatching and design elements within the figures, made sure all the figures were outlined, and then filled the background with black. Pulled it into Irfanview and turned…

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Posted on July 5, 2021 at 5:10am — 2 Comments

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At 6:56pm on April 14, 2021, Lorelei Halley Administrator said…: Claudia - Thanks for taking the time to look at my work and comment on it. I appreciate your remarks.

At 2:54pm on November 4, 2020, Lorelei Halley Administrator said…: Claudia

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 that includes pulled thread work.

http://laceioli.ning.com/group/hardanger-embroidery

I am happy to see that you have found my website, lynclace, helpful. Did you see my page for my white sampler? http://lynxlace.com/pulledthreadwhitesampler.html

I also enjoyed seeing your blog.

If you have any questions about laceioli contact me and I'll try to help.