#LORRAC

[peppermintflavoredlove]

lorrace

[mathysphere]

Tech Patterns, circa '98

(heads-up: this is long. I fell down a rabbit hole.)

Found a really cool vintage pattern while poking around Ebay (I’m ~1100 patterns in, it’s for a project, give me another month or two) and found this absolute banger of a pattern:

Earth Rise by LORRAC designs, circa 1998. It says it’s part of their ‘Science & Technology Series’, and as soon as I saw it I knew I’d give my left and right thumbs to get to see what the rest of those look like-- we talking astronomy? Chemistry? CRT monitors and the shiny newfangled Windows 98? 

A quick google brings up old listings or photos for three more astronomy patterns from the series (The Solar System, Moons of Saturn, and Jupiter), plus a single bit of technology: Anita at Cyberstitchers.com posted a photo of one of her finished LORRAC patterns back in 2004, and check it out! It slaps, too!

It is so good! I’ve never seen a cross stitch pattern like it! I’ve been sorting through Santas and floral borders and Precious Moments Angels this whole project and this smashed computer feels life-changing. (of course, it’s also uh... probably 1am this is going down? once it hits 2:00 the tumblr ads will start looking pretty profound, too)

Googling doesn’t bring up any central collections, and the only contact info on Earth Rise is a residential address in Louisiana (not even an artist’s name!). Doesn’t help that most of the photos are pretty bad-- heck, the computer one’s almost old enough to vote-- but the pic for Moons of Saturn is legible, and it’s got something new at the bottom: a website address.

http://www.neosoft.com/~cac/ doesn’t go much of anywhere anymore, but pop it in the Wayback machine, and---

We are golden!! And they even archived the gif of a cute little dog!

From this archive snapshot I’m able to slide forward all the way up to 2003 and their second website, lorracdesigns.com-- still only exists in the archive, and not all the images work, but the ones they have are magnificent.

And there are a LOT of technology ones.

Guys gals and pals, feast your eyes on Office Beanies:

You Have MAIL!!

WWW Logo (”Show the world that you are a Web Surfer with this WWW logo. Finish it as a magnet or pin and display it proudly.” heck yeah I would! I am a web surfer!)

Computer Kid

Evil Computer

and my absolute favorite, Please Logoff:

…and this last one’s a freebie, too! The PDF download is long gone, but the list of floss colors is still up. Between this image and the list I should be able to reconstruct the pattern... so wish me luck! 🤞

Only one mystery remains, then... who was the artist behind LORRAC? I can’t find a name anywhere, not on the whole site. I wonder who they were, what they were like-- they made some really funny and unique patterns, and beautiful ones, too. The pattern themes make me think that the artist was a young adult then, twenty years ago, so odds are that they’re still out there stitching somewhere. I wish I could tell them how much I like their old art. But hey, that’s the internet for you. 🥂

Anyway if you’d like to check out some really unique patterns and also feel nostalgic for the ancient internet, the LORRAC site archive is here. While exploring I also found a fully-intact Angelfire page listing dozens of other cross-stitch sites from the same era-- some may still be up, others might be archived, either way: if you need a rabbit hole, check them out! :)

[blackpanthernathy]

Multicolorido em tom pastel - o rosa não tenho como nomear pq é misturinha 😆😊 . #impala #risque #lorrac #impalapiquenique #risquecremoso #risqueexperienciacaribenha #risqueamarelindo #lorrac23 🔹️ 🔹️ 🔹️ https://www.instagram.com/p/BxTPBRWgLj_/?igshid=6yty5j0h6grb

[beatfacejunkie]

Did anyone pick this up? #mua#makeup#colourpopcosmetics#urbandecaycosmetics#makeupgeekcosmetics#anastasiabeverlyhills#nyxcosmetics#eotd#motd#glam#makeupartistry #nyxcosmetics #lorrac #makeup #makeupgeek

[blogdaianasilva-blog]

Amei esse esmalte da nova coleção da Lorrac! Agora quero todos! Hahaha ✔Seca rapidinho ✔Cor vibrante ✔Longa duração ✔ Embalagem linda #lorrac #lorracbonequinha #esmaltebonequinha #roxo #unhas #unhasdasemana #euquefiz #blogllike #likesforlikes #l0vepinterest #newIooks #jobinfIu #l0versbI0ggers #I0vemyj0b #fashiondaiIy #estiIovip #caradaamiga #lovellike #doce0utono #pascoaIIogochega #digitaIbIoger #beleza (em Brazil)

[anitta22]

@Regrann from @_barbarafavero - Bom dia! Esmalte Bonequinha na cor: Alegria 2 . Disponível no site da @lojaperola 💛 . 👉🏼 www.lojaperola.com.br . 10% de desconto com o cupom: BAHFAVERO . . . #esmalte #nailpolish #amarelo #yellow #amarillo #unhas #nails #lorrac #unhasluxo #amazingnails #instablogs #picture #photo #goodnight #boanoite #buenasnoches

[okamikodomo]

HE'S HERE!!!!! My Thunderbull Kui is here! He was supposed to be delivered on Monday, but a winter storm had him holed up in Hartford. So my beautiful, talented, and perfectly magnificent fianceé @myrretah went up there to pick him up for me while I was at work. So my volcano god has a body! He is utterly glorious. The resin match is honestly perfect. I will need to figure out a body for the Kui head (who is actually getting made into a maned wolf). He kept the horns, but Lorrace claimed the staff, which is fine. XD

[gigirants]

Mahal na mahal ko kayong dalawa @lorrace at @jelo_agnasin!!! 😻❤️ #latepost #jelorr2018 #selfie #groufie . . . . . #bohobride #thatsdarling #loveauthentic #engaged #greenweddingshoes #chasinglight #bohowedding #HypeBeast #vscoportrait #ig_mood #discoverportrait #portraitphotography #profile_vision #bleachmyfilm #postmoreportraits #portraitpage #quezoncity #quezoncitybased #vscophilippines #sinopinas #grammerph #canonphotos #canoneos #canonrebel #canonphotographer #focalmarked (at Sampaguita Gardens)

[myrretah]

Lorrace is the #god of the harvest and the darkness of #winter. On this night he rises as the goddess falls and slumbers. He walks the earth until she rises again to take his place. Only twice do they mingle each year, that time when the vale is thin and they pass each other. The god and the goddess are lovers, the perfect compliment to one another. #bjd #bjdboy #darkgod #samhain

[eieutil]

Swatches: Esmaltes ‘Impacto’ – Lorrac por Ana Araujo e Isa Araujo! Ei, é Útil!

[fascinioporesmaltes]

Você sabia que a Lorrac está com vidro novo? Vem ver como ficou: fascinioporesmaltes.com/lorrac-nude-chocomilk/

[esmaltelogianailblog]

Bom dia mulherada linda!🌹 Hoje é celebrado o Dia Internacional da Mulher, mas sabemos que este dia é só para lembrar das conquistas sociais, políticas e econômicas das mulheres. Não precisamos de um dia específico para nos sentirmos amadas e importantes, não é mesmo?! Afinal somos essenciais para o mundo 365 dias por ano.😘 . E para homenagear todas as mulheres que nos rodeiam (mãe, tia, irmã, prima, amiga, colega, vizinha...) nós, organizadoras do #MilEsmaltesEUmDesafio, fizemos esta montagem usando lindos esmaltes com Nome de Mulheres. . Desejamos que tenham um dia adorável e que sempre se lembrem que é com garra, delicadeza e sabedoria que transformamos o mundo todos os dias.💪😉 . 💋mil beijos da: 🌷Ana @anacarla_lucchiari 🌻Ane @anepucca 🌷Bru @esmaltefresco 🌻Cris @crisesuasunhas 🌷Dreza @blogesmaltesenailarts 🌻Drika @esmaltelogia 🌷Evy @blogesmaltei 🌻Line @unhassemfrescuras 🌷Mari @unhasdamarie 🌻Rafa @exroedoradeunhas . #8demarco #diadamulher #mulher #woman #CombinadoME1D #hevora #5cinco #lorrac #novotoque #mercicherie #vult #diadasmulheres #womansday #felizdiadasmulheres #MilEsmaltesEUmDesafio #esmaltelogia #nails #esmaltes #esmalte #nailart #EsmaltelogiaNoMilEsmaltesEUmDesafio #esmaltedasemana #esmaltedodia #nailsweek #nails2inspire #unhasdasemana #unhasdodia .

[tpmbasica]

O que é um pontinho roxo no cantinho da foto? 🤔 É a cor do esmalte que escolhi para essa semana e a postagem com todos os detalhes dessa cor linda você encontra lá no blog, passa lá 👉 www.tpmbasica.com.br! 😍 [me conta qual a cor de esmalte que você está usando essa semana] ✌ . . . #tpmbasica #nails #purplenails #instanail #esmaltedasemana #naillove #lorrac #unhasdasemana #blogueira #nailoftheday #photography #vidadeblogueira #inxtalove #iloveso #picoftheday #instalook #photooftheday #instagramers #followme #bloggerlife  #blogger (em São Paulo, Brazil)

[anitta22]

Repost @patpiucha ------------------ Assanhada - Lorrac + Deja Vu - Jade + To27. Carimbei com uma placa que tinha à anos e nunca tinha usado, gostei do resultado, a plaquinha transfere bem o desenho. #unhas #unhasdecoradas #unhascarimbadas #nailstagram #nailpolishaddict #nailpolish #stamping #stampingplate #stampingnails #stampingnailart #clubedasesmaltadas #loucasporesmalte #esmalte #ablogsmj #esmaltesecores #esmaltesefeminices #seguidorasdenails #colorsesmalte #unhasevidrinhos #jade #esmaltesjade #encantadaporesmaltes #boanoite #goodnight

[gigirants]

Overjoyed I made it to @lorrace and @jelo_agnasin’s wedding last Friday! 😻❤️ Plus the cat earrings awesome bride gave me was everything! 😸 #collegefriends #mahal #latepost . . . . . #bohobride #thatsdarling #loveauthentic #engaged #greenweddingshoes #chasinglight #bohowedding #HypeBeast #vscoportrait #ig_mood #discoverportrait #portraitphotography #profile_vision #bleachmyfilm #postmoreportraits #portraitpage #quezoncity #quezoncitybased #vscophilippines #sinopinas #grammerph #canonphotos #canoneos #canonrebel #canonphotographer #focalmarked (at Sampaguita Gardens)