| ...sign is knitted onto a lighter lace field, and then
clipped to create the look and feel of hand embroidery.
boucle is twisted yarn of varying weights that when woven, replicates the look
of hand-crochet.
artfully woven.
coarse-gauge lace features excellent pattern deifinition, created by using up to
12 needles per inch in the knitting process.
fine-guage lace, crafted with 13 or more n... |
| ...ms in new york city, washington, dc, toronto, and london, as well as in
local museums, libraries, and community centers across north america.
rug hooking uses a hand hook, similar in shape to a crochet hook to form a
looped pile from fabric strips or yarn on an even-weave base fabric. punch
needles and speed hooks are also used to make hooked rugs, although the hooking
techniques and r... |
| ...alternative for brightly colored fabrics. a cotton/poly blend with the introduction of better dyes make the decorator fabrics of today. the art of making rag rugs is not lost. in fact, the novelty of crocheted rag rugs is much more popular and they tend to be easier to find than they were 20 or even 30 years ago. with the introduction of the world wide web...anyone looking for rag rugs can find on... |