This is the first installment in what I am hoping will become a series, not scheduled but shared as I stumble upon them, of vintage crochet techniques. What do I mean by that? Techniques in crochet, either in the stitching or in the writing, that were the “norm” about 40 years ago, but that confuseContinue reading “Vintage Crochet Technique #1”
Category Archives: tips and tricks
Spit and Splice and other Joints
There are many different ways to join a new ball of yarn or a new color, some are neater than others. I published a tutorial yesterday of 3 of my favorite ways to join yarn together. Here I will also include some pictures of a couple of those joins in action. The Magic Join isContinue reading “Spit and Splice and other Joints”
Preparation Counts!
From cooking to road trips to movie night, preparation can make a big difference. Like many other areas in life, fiber arts is no exception to this idea. The better you prepare for a project, the better that project will go. For a new stitching project you gather the yarn, thread, tools and instructions. ThenContinue reading “Preparation Counts!”
Tutorial Choices
I love love sharing the different tricks I discover, learn and to take a word from Elizabeth Zimmerman, unvent. There are many ways to share those. In person and that is my favorite. Through photo tutorials, which I have done a few of and the easiest for us all I think, video tutorials. These takeContinue reading “Tutorial Choices”
Support Your Stitching
This post probably not going to be about what you’re thinking, I’m not talking about financially, I’m talking physically, literally support your stitching. I am working on a cowl that is going to be sort of epic for me. It is reeeeaaaallllyyy long. It’s the Scattering Petals cowl from Dana Rae. Here is the linkContinue reading “Support Your Stitching”
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