She attended school at the Art Academy in Düsseldorf, where she studied fashion design; however, she was shortly forced to flee to the Netherlands due to Nazi rule.
A year later, her family moved to the United States where she began a living as a seamstress and salesperson.
Lore took classes at Harvard and attended the Institute for Social Progress at Wellesley College as well.
From 1945 to 1948 she attended Black Mountain College, graduating with a degree in Weaving and Textile Design.
Lore soon devoted her time raising her two children and as an independent weaver, creating pieces that represented her founded knowledge of patterns, colors, and designs.