[lace] crochet strips
Thank you to everyone who answered my questions about crochet strips. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] crochet strips
Hi Arachnids, Not only is it better to use a 'springy yarn as Jaquie from Lincoln says; but please remember that British trebles are American doubles in crochet! Depending on which type of bobbins I intend to use the strips for. I do 25 chain and use British trebles with one chain in between for duchesse bobbins (push the 'bobble at the end through) but British doubles and one chain for spangled midlands bobbins (push the head through) in double knitting with appropriate crochet hook according to your tension. A good idea to do a trial strip as they don't take much time or effort to make. Good luck! Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK If you are making these in any cotton/rayon ie non-stretchy yarn, make a short bit and try it out first. I have always found that although you need to avoid fluffy yarns, holder strips made from wool, wool-blends or acrylic yarns which have a bit more stretch-and-shrink-again ability than cotton are more successful as they hold the bobbins better without being a fight to get on. Jacquie in Lincolnshire. - - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] crochet strips
For a long time I used knitting stitch holders but have broken a few spangles that way. Last summer I watched a lady at the Poole lace day with her craft bendy pipe cleaner type things (in lots of pretty colours) and have gone over to those. I can use the bobbins from either end and keep them under control nicely. Obviously this wouldn't work for non spangled bobbins but I like it for mine:-) Sue T, Dorset UK If you are making these in any cotton/rayon ie non-stretchy yarn, make a short bit and try it out first. I have always found that although you need to avoid fluffy yarns, holder strips made from wool, wool-blends or acrylic yarns which have a bit more stretch-and-shrink-again ability than cotton are more successful as they hold the bobbins better without being a fight to get on. Jacquie in Lincolnshire. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] crochet strips
If you are making these in any cotton/rayon ie non-stretchy yarn, make a short bit and try it out first. I have always found that although you need to avoid fluffy yarns, holder strips made from wool, wool-blends or acrylic yarns which have a bit more stretch-and-shrink-again ability than cotton are more successful as they hold the bobbins better without being a fight to get on. Jacquie in Lincolnshire. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] crochet strips
It's been a long time . . . The ones I have were crocheted from worsted weight yarn. Chain a length as long as you want your holder. DC Double crochet in the 3rd chain from the hook. *Chain one, skip one on base chain and DC in next chain stitch* repeat to the end of foundation chain. At a guess about an F or G hook. With knit-cro-sheen you might want to skip 2 chain and chain 2 between DC to make the hole larger so it'll fit over the bobbin. HTH Cynthia On Apr 20, 2012, at 4:01 PM, Lorelei Halley wrote: > I have a crochetted strip for holding bobbins that someone gave me years ago, > but I want to make some more. I'm not good enough at crochet to look at > something and see immediately what stitches were used. If I were to use > Knitcrosheen--similar to #10 crochet cotton, and I'm making a strip for > Belgian torchon bobbins, how do I do it, and what size crochet hook? > Lorelei > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace] crochet strips
I have a crochetted strip for holding bobbins that someone gave me years ago, but I want to make some more. I'm not good enough at crochet to look at something and see immediately what stitches were used. If I were to use Knitcrosheen--similar to #10 crochet cotton, and I'm making a strip for Belgian torchon bobbins, how do I do it, and what size crochet hook? Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
