Nope, hairpin lace and broomstick crochet are different techniques. Hairpin lace alludes to the u-shape of the old fashioned hairpins which were used before the invention of the "modern" hairpin forms.
Broomstick lace alludes to the broomstick before the invention of the large sized knitting needle and one needle is all that is needed. Stitches are cast on a needle (or broomstick) just as one would do to knit, then the stitches are crocheted off the needle. I have a size 60 American needle. I haven't done any broomstick or hairpin lace for ages. I learned when I was ill for a year as a teenager. There was no TV and my Mother was a "needlewoman" so I was kept quite busy, I can tell you! Leaving now to search out my Hairpin "ladder" and Broomstick needle.... Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA May 17, 2009 11:05:41 AM, [email protected] wrote: Try looking up "hairpin lace." I imagine the word "broomstick" was invented in the seventies when knitting, crochet, macrame, and other such handwork became so terribly coarse. The references I have in the older books--and the way it was referred to in my youth--were to "hairpin." I have a tool from the old days, not much bigger than a lady's large hairpin, and I imagine that with fine thread and the small pin the work could look quite lovely. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
