[lace] Lori's passing

[Maxine Diffey]

So sorry to hear of Lori's passing - she was one of the arachne folk who
'got me going' as it were.
I think there was a  blue hardanger tablecloth on her site that I had
embroidered, if I remember rightly.  she had put out a request for photos
of hardanger , and I had just finished it.


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[lace] Lori Howe, & Janice

[Elizabeth Ligeti]

Very sorry to hear the sad news of the Lace Fairy's passing.  That was such
a good site she had,.
Good to hear it is not lost, and will be incorporated in a new site.
Thank you, Jeri, for keeping us informed, and I am sure you will let us know
the new site when it is up and running.

Thank you for all your work for various conventions, Janice.  You can sit
back and enjoy this forthcoming one, without all the hassles of an
organizer!!  I look forward to catching up with you in Indy!

Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz.
lizl...@bigpond.com

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[lace] thank you

[sylvie nguyen]

Jeri,

Thank you, kindly for the email regarding Lori Howe.  During my early years
of lace making, much was learned from browsing Lori's web site.  Through
the years, I frequently suggested that new lace makers visit her web site.
Lori made great contributions to the publicity, of lace making around the
world.

Sylvie A Roy Nguyen

in cool and damp Cherry Valley, Illinois  USA

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[lace] Re sad news

[Shirley MEIER]

I was sorry to hear of the passing of Lori , I quite often went to her web
site and always enjoyed it.
Shirley in Corio , Oz

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Re: [lace] Remembering Lace Fairy - Lori Howe

[Diana Smith]

I too felt great sadness on reading the news of the passing of Lori. We 
exchanged many emails and pictures when she was setting up the virtual lace 
bobbin museum on Lace Fairy.

It would be good to think the information is still there available for present 
and future lace lovers - a lasting legacy from Lori.

Diana Smith in Northamptonshire.
Sent from Diana's iPad

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Re: [lace] Remembering Lace Fairy - Lori Howe

[Carolinadgg]

It is sad to hear that Lori has passed away. Being member of Arachne since year 
2000, I had the opportunity of enjoying of her work on 'Lacefairy' a referring 
on lace at that time. 
My condolences, to her family and friends.


Carolina de la Guardia

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[lace] Remembering Lace Fairy - Lori Howe

[Jeriames]

Dear Friends of Lace Fairy - Lori Howe:  

If you have been reading Arachne for many years, you will remember Lace  
Fairy.  It is my sad task to tell you of her death on January 7,  2016.  I 
just learned this from a local person who is a member  of Lori's church.
 
In recent years, Lori had suffered from a variety of serious ailments,  
probably made much worse by a broken heart.  Her friends tried to distract  her 
with activities that she enjoyed.  However, in the last few years it  
became impossible to reach her by telephone or e-mail.  Snail mail was sent  to 
her, but there was contact only when she reached out for  something her 3 
adult children could not provide.
 
The last time I went to see her, Fall 2014, she called to  ask me to buy 
her lace collection.  She was in bed, barely able to  move.  Chatting about 
lace did not cheer  her.   
 
Lori was sent to me 21 years ago by The Embroiderers' Guild  of America.  
She wished to take embroidery lessons.  Of 20+ students  in my 
one-session-per-month class, she had the most embroidery  experience!  Whenever 
a new type 
of embroidery was introduced, it was  my custom to bring out finished items 
from my collection - to show the  possibilities.  One evening, the class 
was to  learn variations of the buttonhole stitch.  To stimulate interest, I  
arranged a surprise display of Alencon, Halas, Hardanger, Point de Gaze, 
Point  de Venise, Reticella, and Youghal laces and lacy  embroideries.
 
This began Lori's focused lace journey.  She was welcomed into  Lacemakers 
of Maine, which sometimes met at my home.  One day,  we  discussed a web 
site in Europe called  BLEN (Bobbin Lace  European Network), which showed laces 
belonging to museums in the Czech  Republic, Finland, Portugal, Spain.  
BLEN claimed to be a Virtual  Museum.  We discussed how difficult it was for 
people in  remote locations to visit museums and to get lace information.  
Lori  decided to take up this challenge.  
 
At the time, we knew of no lace guild web sites and none had been  
mentioned on Arachne.  Lori first suggested naming it "The Lace  Museum", but 
there 
was already a facility by that name in California  that  had not reserved 
their name for future internet use.  We decided  to let that facility realize 
they needed a web site, and Lori named her  Virtual Museum "Lace Fairy".  
She taught herself how to build a  web site.  It was difficult, 
time-consuming, and mostly-unacknowledged  work.  It became a resource for all 
in the 
international lace  community for the next dozen years.  
 
People all over the world sent information to Lori.  To avoid  copyright 
issues, she began to buy laces that she could photograph.   She provided 
history, grouped laces by "families", showed the laces of  today.  There was an 
entire section of photos of identified lace -  sorted by nation.  In 
addition, there was information about  bobbins, instructions on how to make 
lace 
pillows, how to make stands for  the pillows, etc.  Also, lists of important 
contacts, books,  suppliers. 
 
To do this was costly to one on a very limited income.  She  went to great 
expense for digital cameras, computers and software that had  to be upgraded 
often.  As with everyone on Arachne, there was no  mention of the high cost 
of bringing Lace Fairy to people.  Access was  free.  In those days, if you 
searched "Lace" she made sure her site's  address was the first that would 
pop up. 
 
Toward the end of her nearly-healthy years, Lori's focus shifted to  
quilting.  We did not see new entries on Lace Fairy.  The  recurring costs for 
keeping the name and contents of Lace Fairy available  finally became too much 
for Lori.  She gave me a "flash drive" of the  contents, which she was 
assured would be resurrected.  It was sent to  a person qualified to carry on.  
 
The current status is that everything has been preserved and is being  
added to a new website that will offer a scholarly approach to Lacemaking.   
There have been numerous funding and technical problems.  We  hope to be able 
to announce it later this year.
 
Obituary:  
http://obituaries.centralmaine.com/obituaries/mainetoday-centralmaine/obitua
ry.aspx?n=lorraine-howe-lori-giroux=177217362
 
Naturally, my colleague in saving some of Lace Fairy's work was consulted  
today.  She noted that in reading the obituary it occurred to her that Lori  
may have had an early exposure to lacemaking.  Lori attended the  Academy 
of St. Joseph, and according to the early history of the Sisters of  St. 
Joseph in LePuy France, they turned to lacemaking as a means of supporting  
themselves when the town fathers were no longer willing to support them.   
Though the school Lori attended is closed, there are Sisters from this  order 
throughout the U.S. - including 3 in the Philadelphia area who have  taken 
bobbin lace classes from my friend.   
 
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center

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