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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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Finished Pulled Thread Projects

Finished pulled thread work projects.

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Claudia Crowley commented on janice torcyzner's photo

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"Never seen anything like that before."

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Nancy A. Neff replied to Claudia Crowley's discussion Piece of old lace in the group Identification-History

"May I recommend that you get Elizabeth Kurella's book "A Guide to Lace and Linens" -- it's an extremely good book for the details of the different kinds of lace. (You can get it from her Ebay listings, under the user…"

Friday

Arzhela LE MAITRE replied to Claudia Crowley's discussion Piece of old lace in the group Identification-History

"Yes, of course this helps! Thank you soo much to both for such explainations. I would love to be able to know that about my favourite lace which is chantilly lace! Si If I can start to know things like that to be able to argue afterward about…"

Friday

Nancy A. Neff replied to Claudia Crowley's discussion Piece of old lace in the group Identification-History

"Hi Arzhela, The design is reminiscent of Art Nouveau, including the general symmetry, which puts it 1890 to 1915. The padded outlines are quite monotonous and weak, unlike the17th C Gros Point or even more-so the 19th-20th C Wiener Werkstaette…"

Friday

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…"

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

Arzhela LE MAITRE replied to Claudia Crowley's discussion Piece of old lace in the group Identification-History

"Hello, Could you tell us what is your reference to say it's turn of the 20th? design? type of thread used? or something else? I would love to know more about identification.... Thank you in advance"

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."

Wednesday

Nancy A. Neff replied to Claudia Crowley's discussion Piece of old lace in the group Identification-History

"Yes, needlelace, imitation of 17th C Venetian gros point, this one made around the turn of the 20th C. Was probably a cuff. Quite a pretty piece."

Wednesday

Claudia Crowley added a discussion to the group Identification-History

Piece of old lace

I posted this somewhere else, because I didn't know this group existed. Here 'tis: An old piece of unknown provenance. Needlelace. That's all I know. I do not remember where I got it except that I have inherited things from 3 old ladies over time and it was probably in some of their stuff. It is in storage and I am not at home or I would provide a closer view. …See More

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Claudia Crowley commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's photo

pulled thread embroidery pt42c

"I like the use of cushion stitches."

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Claudia Crowley commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's photo

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"Incredible!"

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Claudia Crowley commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's photo

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"The colors give a gentle and soft effect."

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Claudia Crowley commented on Lorelei Halley Administrator's photo

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"Very nice. I am partial to this kind of pattern."

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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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Satin stitch outline tile variations

Eyelets and 4-sided stitch in middle of tiles. All in #20 Cebelia.

Posted on April 13, 2021 at 11:30am

A practice stitch

Squares made with rows of satin stitch and then the resulting squares crossed with a heavy thread. I did the satin stitch in #10 Cebelia because I could not find the #20. So it's all the same. The pattern came from an old picture. I did not invent it.

working on a sampler imitating Lorelei's "white sampler," though these of mine won't be as…

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Posted on April 12, 2021 at 12:30pm

Plum blossom done

Here 'tis. What do you think? Also, next project: Maybe the same pattern with different filling stitches. Two new pieces of linen are drying now to shrink.

Posted on March 31, 2021 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Nearly done: progress report with pic

Here I've done a somewhat awkward double backstitch center - done without reading glasses and you can tell it in the closeup - and a line of chain sittch ouside the pointy leaves (one on left not done yet).

The new 5-pack of reading glasses is supposed to arrive today, so if any of them break there'll be a backup. I put them on over my regular glasses. A clip-on set of lenses would be nicer, but those things, for unknown reasons, cost in the range of $40 to $50 on Amazon!

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Posted on March 26, 2021 at 9:39am — 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.