Alex wrote:
Don't get too confused.
I don't. I either stick to the terms I know, like whole stitch and whole
stitch and twist, and ignore any others, or I translate American into
English without much trouble. In the UK we all know that if a man took his
pants off, he'd be in court for
Within my collection of crochet hooks I have old English hooks with a number
system similar to the American ones. However, I have also even older ones
in bone, wood and steel, which have no indication at all as to there size.
So one had to just match hook to thread as best one could according
Hi all
Can anyone help me out, I'm wanting to locate a copy of Die Spitze 1/97
there is a particular article by Erica Knoff on German Lace bobbins that I'm
interested in. The magazine is published by the Deutscher Kloppelverband - I
have made an enquiry directly to them but they are unable to
So what is whole stitch?
If half stitch is CT then logically whole stitch is CTCT which means that
whole stitch and twist is CTCTT. Or is it?!
That's exactly what Alex meant by different terms for the same thing.
On 12 Jan 2011, at 08:20, Jean Nathan wrote:
I either stick to the terms I
There are plenty of conversion charts on the internet to find the equivalent
sizes for US/UK crochet hooks and knitting needles.
e.g.
www.thread-bear.co.uk/images/threadbear/Converion hooks and needles.pdf
Btw the spelling in conversion is wrong, but as per the web address
Agnes Boddington -
I was taught You will first do a bandage in whole stitch, which was CTC.
Then one in half stitch - CT. Then whole stitch and twist - CTCT. That's
what's stuck in my mind and will be forever. I've heard double stitch
mentioned - don't want to know what it is, as it's not a term I will use.
Hi Agnes,
Thank you. That is a great help to me!
Joepie, East Sussex.
-Original Message-
From: Agnes Boddington
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:23 AM
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] crochet hooks
There are plenty of conversion charts on the internet to find the equivalent
Jean Nathan wrote:
we have to translate English into English
I think the quotation marks are on the wrong word - that should read
we have to translate English into English VBG - no offence/offense
intended
And
We're used to parallel units such as
buying a pint of beer, but a litre of
Good afternoon (or whatever it is where you are)
For my birthday last year, one of my work colleagues (knowing I make lace)
bought me a copy of 'Special Occasions in Lace' edited by Bridget Cook. It
was a wonderful surprise, especially as she bought it not knowing whether or
not it was the
For those who would like to request this book via a library or 2nd hand
bookshop, here are the details:
Title :Masterworks: Decorative and Functional Art
Embridery, cross-stitch, silk ribbon, lace, quilting,
weaving, rag rugs, collectables.
Publisher:Sally Milner
Over Christmas my Mother-in-law gave me a large number of crochet hooks that
had belonged to her mother. Among them are two hooks that are marked Size H
USA and Size K USA. On the other side is Boye. The K hook is larger than
the H hook. Does anyone know how these sizes relate to the other
It is not a difficult piece of Bucks lace. I have given page references from
'The Technique of Bucks Point Lace'
As you are not a novice lacemaker, I think all you will need to work is the
bookmark on page 11 and picots. I would suggest converting this piece to
picot edging instead of the
Try the following website:
www.karpstyles.com/crochet/hook-chart.html
Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK
Over Christmas my Mother-in-law gave me a large number of crochet hooks
that had belonged to her mother. Among them are two hooks that are marked
Size H USA and Size K USA. On the other
Pat wrote: I use beeswax for several things. I usually keep one of the
plastic incased disks near my desk and will stick the needle in it while
pricking. So I do
have a question. Is just rubbing the back of the card sufficient or do you
heat it a little?
If I am doing a pricking straight on
Mother-in-law gave me a large number of crochet hooks that had belonged to
her
mother... two hooks that are marked Size H USA and Size K USA. On the
other side is Boye... Liz
***
Steel hooks are numbered (for threads), and there is an overlap (of about 3
sizes) where the aluminum hooks
On 1/12/11 8:52 AM, Susan Reishus elationrelat...@yahoo.com wrote:
On the small crochet hook subject, it is difficult to find the finer 14,15,16
now. I typically find them where lace is prevalent (from lace to lace
knitting), and beading focused stores. For a long time, it was almost
Whole Stitch in bobbin lace is as bad as the confusion of crochet stitches.
Continental bobbin lace and English bobbin lace use the term differently.
That's why we often just use the terms 'cross' and 'twist'. We ALL understand
those two basic motions.
English bobbin lace:
half stitch
...I finally got one (size 16 crochet hook) from Susan Groh of Unique
Expressions(Lace supplier out of Kansas City, KS[?]... Mark
They are available (size 16 [.04 mm] crochet hook and larger) at the bottom of
the page at this link:
To our British members:
Do you all really and truly use Fahrenheit for hot and centigrade for cold?
Or are you pulling my leg? I'm laughing. Without these language
peculiarities life would be so dull!
Lorelei
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VBG now there's a thought large numbers for hot and small ones
for cold Think somebody is definitely pulling your leg Lorelei,
but I do love it... might just start doing that!!
Sue in a mild'ish East Yorkshire (8/42 degrees!!)
On 12 Jan 2011, at 20:39, Lorelei Halley wrote:
To
Hi,
Just sticking my nose in to comment on the size 14 to 16 crochet hooks. You
can purchase size 15 and 16 regular crochet hooks from Handy Hands Inc.
in Paxton, IL, USA. They also have all sizes in the mini hooks which look like
a crochet hook cut in half. I haven't ordered any lately, but
When I was still teaching, I can remember an evening when my students were
getting really frustrated by the lack of conformity in terminology. Why
can't you all just agree on a set of terms? (Spoken with irritation and a
grumpy tone of voice.) I said that's bobbin lace. Deal with it!. But
Lorelei wrote:
To our British members:
Do you all really and truly use Fahrenheit for hot and
centigrade for cold?
Or are you pulling my leg? I'm laughing. Without these language
peculiarities life would be so dull!
I read that message, Lorelei, and it made me laugh too! And I live in
Well said.
Lyn from Lancaster, PA, USA where it's night and cold, and the snow's on the
ground. In the bleak midwinter comes to mind.
-Original Message-
From: Lorelei Halley lhal...@bytemeusa.com
Sent: Jan 12, 2011 3:59 PM
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Whole Stitch
When I
I have a relatively new lace student - and it's taken me weeks to stop her
calling the footside footers!!!She's so used to putting footers on her
computer documents!!
Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia)
thelacema...@optusnet.com.au
-Original Message-
From: owner-l...@arachne.com
One can buy Boyle crochet hooks at Wal-mart today. Boyle is the
manufacturer. Sizes such as you describe are quite large and used with
yarn or wool (yarn might be a Southern Thing describing something of
acrylic or or man-made fiber rather than wool from animals. .
Betty Ann in Roanoke,
I was taught whole stitch - CTC, half stitch,- CT, and double half stitch -
CTCT.
Now, it seems, the recognised wording is cloth stitch, half stitch and whole
stitch for these 3 stitches.
Like the pair that weaves its way across the passives (is there another name
for them, too?!!!) -
In Scotland it's quite common, in order to make complaints about the weather
seem more justified.
On 12 Jan 2011, at 20:39, Lorelei Halley lhal...@bytemeusa.com wrote:
To our British members:
Do you all really and truly use Fahrenheit for hot and centigrade for cold?
Or are you pulling my
I used to think how nice it would be to see my weight, written in kilos,
not pounds!!! Somehow, I think the novelty would wear off, the it would
seem even harder to lose weight
Clay
On 1/12/2011 4:59 PM, Lora wrote:
In Scotland it's quite common, in order to make complaints about the
I don't like the look of my weight in pounds, Clay - in the UK we use
stones-and-pounds where one stone = 14 pounds.
So for example a good few years ago I weighed 10 stone, rather than 140
pounds. That would be about 63 kilos.
I can shop for, and cook, food in kilos, but for my own weight I
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