Posted by Underground Crafter on February 21, 2013 |
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This week’s pick: Coats & Clark’s Book No. 208 Edgings Source: Purchased from CountrynMore2 on Etsy. Publication date: 1971 Status: Out of print but available online. Condition: Edges are worn. Crafts: Crochet, knitting, and tatting. I’ve mentioned this booklet before on my blog. I bought it when I was planning to learn hairpin lace while I was crocheting my way through Crochet Master [...]
Tags: 2013 vintage needlecrafts pick of the week, coats and clark's book no 208, countrynmore2, craftsy, crochet, crochet master class, etsy, filet crochet, hairpin lace, knitting, marilee rockley, shuttle tatting, tatting, vintage
Posted by Underground Crafter on January 17, 2013 |
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This week’s pick:The Harmony Guide to 100′s More Crochet Stitches (Harmony guides) Source: Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles online store Publication date: 1992 Status: Out of print. Available online with prices ranging from “reasonable” to “apply for a line of credit.” Condition: Very good Craft(s): Crochet and Tunisian crochet I previously reviewed this book as part of a compilation [...]
Tags: 2013 vintage needlecrafts pick of the week, clones lace, filet crochet, irish crochet, lacis museum of lace and textiles, stitch guide, stitch symbols, The Harmony Guide to 100's More Crochet Stitches, Tunisian crochet, vintage, vintage crochet
Posted by Underground Crafter on July 12, 2012 |
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Today, I’m really excited to interview Sharon Silverman. Sharon is a crochet designer, author, teacher, and now, TV crochet expert. I was first introduced to her work through her book, Tunisian Crochet: The Look of Knitting with the Ease of Crocheting, and I’ve had the pleasure of taking a Tunisian crochet class with her at [...]
Tags: accordian arrows, alan wycheck, annie modesitt, basic crocheting, betty barnden, book review, broomstick lace, cgoa, classic plaid, craftsy, crochet, crochet guild of america, crochet pillows with tunisian and traditional techniques, crochet scarves: fabulous fashions various techniques, crochet stitch bible, diamond loop, dora ohrenstein, doris chan, ellen gormley, filet crochet, giveaway, hgtv, honeycomb skirt, interview, kangaroo dyer, kim guzman, knitwear design workshop, kristin omdahl, lily chin, lion brand yarn studio, marabou, marlaina bird, marly bird, mary beth temple, mary nolfi, nexstitch, premium cable pattern, red hot heart pillow, robyn chachula, sharon silverman, shirley paden, space cadet creations, springtime miters pillow, stackpole books, stitchdiva, the sound of music, tine solheim, Tunisian crochet, tunisian crochet: the look of knitting with the ease of crocheting, uncommon threads, woven yarn
Posted by Underground Crafter on June 24, 2012 |
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(This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can read the other posts in this series here.) I am having great fun with Bruges lace, which I’m learning from the master herself, Tatyana Mirer, in a three-week class at Knit-A-Way. I’m the only person in the class at the moment, and it is a [...]
Tags: brown sheep company, brown sheep lamb's pride worsted, bruges crochet, bullion, bullion stitch, come blog a long, crochet, crochet master class, double-ended crochet, entrelac, filet crochet, free-form crochet, freeform, freeform crochet, galler yarns, galler yarns parisian cotton, hairpin lace, irish crochet, jean leinhauser, minding my own stitches, overlay crochet, painted crochet, plaid, rita weiss, tapestry crochet, tatyana mirer, Tunisian crochet, when did i become a knitter, woven crochet, year of projects, YOP11-12
Posted by Underground Crafter on March 18, 2012 |
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(This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can read the other posts in this series here.) I can’t believe there are only 14 Sundays left in the Year of Projects. Since July 1, I’ve been blogging along with a dedicated group of crafters who are trying to work our ways through a book [...]
Tags: aran crochet, bead crochet, broomstick lace, bruges crochet, bullion, bullion stitch, cables, carol ventura, charity, come blog a long, crochet, crochet master class, darla j. fanton, double filet, double-ended crochet, entrelac, eric b. & rakim, fashion, Ferosa Harold, filet crochet, free-form crochet, freeform, freeform crochet, hairpin lace, hartmut hass, interlocking crochet, intermeshing, irish crochet, irish rose, jane sneeden peever, jean leinhauser, jennifer hansen, jenny king, julia bryant, lydia borin, Maire Treanor, margaret hubert, melody macduffee, nancy nehring, nancy wiseman, overlay crochet, painted crochet, plaid, poppy bullion block, post stitches, prudence mapstone, rita weiss, tapestry crochet, tapestry crochet graph paper, tatyana mirer, Tunisian crochet, tunisian entrelac, wire crochet, woven crochet, year of projects, YOP11-12
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 21, 2012 |
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In the early 2000s, when I first learned to read crochet patterns, there weren’t many good crochet websites. One that I would visit time and again for help understanding a new technique was Crochet Cabana. Even now, as a crochet teacher I often refer beginners to this wonderful site. So I’m really excited to interview [...]
Tags: betty barnden, boye crochet hook, bridge and beyond project, cafe press, certified crochet instructors program, cgoa, cgoa master of advanced crochet stitches and techniques, charity, complete photo guide to crochet, craft yarn council, crafting for a cause, crafty corral, crochet, crochet cabana, crochet concupiscence, crochet dude, crochet guild of america, crocheting with dee, cyc, donna kooler, encyclopedia of crochet, etsy, facebook, filet crochet, flickr, heartmade blessings, international diploma in crochet, knit your bit, louisiana, lulu, margaret hubert, microsoft front page, mississippi, national wwii museum, pauline turner, quick and cozy afghans, ravelry, sandie petit, sandy holladay, sandy's space, scarves for special olympics, sibol, sunshine international blankets of love, super finishing techniques for crocheters, tg&y, tumblr, twitter, vanna white, vanna's afghans a to z, vashti braha, web design, youtube
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 29, 2011 |
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I love welcoming the New Year. It isn’t a religious holiday, so I don’t have to worry about offending (or excluding) someone when I say “Happy New Year!” It’s also a great time to reflect on the past and think about the future! About a month after I started my blog in March, I set [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on November 13, 2011 |
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(This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class: Lessons and Projects from Today’s Top Crocheters series. Click here and here for my previous posts about the filet crochet chapter.) As much as working with thread and tiny hooks makes me want to hide under the blankets, a series of events last week [...]
Tags: come blog a long, crochet master class, crochetdoilies.com, farmer's market, filet crochet, greenmarket, holiday crafting, lavender, mount vernon hotel museum and garden, sachets, save-a-thon, when did i become a knitter, year of projects, YOP11-12
Posted by Underground Crafter on August 29, 2011 |
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(This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can find my other posts in this series here.) You may have noticed that for the last two weeks (this post and this post), I have not been posting any updates about my project. I must confess that I could not sustain my [...]
Tags: come blog a long, crochet master class, filet crochet, finger lakes fiber arts festival, hartmut hass, introduction to tunisian crochet, irene, julia bryant, north jersey fiber arts festival, Tunisian crochet, tunisian crochet basics, year of projects, YOP11-12
Posted by Underground Crafter on August 8, 2011 |
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(This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can find my other posts in this series here.) Back in May, I hosted a yarn swap/project blogging adventure through the Blog Hub group on Ravelry. I received this awesome skein of Araucania Ranco sock yarn from Lou of the Knitted blog. When I started [...]
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