[Nfb-krafters-korner] crochet with fabric

Tue Jun 28 18:26:45 UTC 2016

Hi again Jean,
I am intrigued by crochet with fabric.  This craft could  make some  nice home decorating items for myself or gifts for others. . 
I googled crochet fabric strips,  hoping for a pattern - preferably written instructions; but I wasn’t very successful.  Do you have a resource site to suggest for more information?
Thanks,
Catherine J  . 
> On Jun 28, 2016, at 12:54 PM, Jean Menzies via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Henry.
> 
> The nice thing I think about fabric strips is that fabric tears perfectly straight. The strips are joined by cutting a tiny slit in both the old and new strip, and then passing the tail end of the new strip through both slits and pulling. It makes a small discrete knot that doesn't show much. For making what one might call rustic throws and such, fabric strips make the work go fast. That's what I am told, anyway. Their bulk would definitely suggest that. I can say that twining with the fabric strips goes a lot faster than making rugs with latch hook, which is something I did years ago.
> 
> Jean and Bode
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Henry Osborne via Nfb-krafters-korner
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> Hello Gene;
> Welcome, your weaving sounds very interesting to me.
> I like to crochet, needle knit, and loom knit. I would suggest a size S or
> larger crochet hook if you can find one. I use a large hook for bulky yarns.
> I have never tried crocheting with the materials that you mentioned.
> Henry
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E] via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 9:46 AM
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> 
> Hi Jean;
> Were you on the braille note list or NFB talk?
> I recognize your name from somewhere!
> It is Terry Powers from MD
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jean Menzies via Nfb-krafters-korner
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> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 6:50 PM
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> Cc: Jean Menzies <jemenzies at shaw.ca>
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> Hi Nella,
> 
> The loom I have is one I bought off of Etsie. It is adjustable for anything
> from a pot holder type size to a floor mat about 4 by 6 feet. It has pegs
> across the top and bottom, and you wind strands back and forth to form the
> warp. Then the twining is done using two strands and twining them around and
> under the warp. Twining means that the working strand gets a twist around
> the warp. The working material gets pushed up tightly, so it's not like a
> flat weave or anything like that.
> 
> I like this because a true twined rug is one where colour isn't particularly
> important. I use strips at random as long as the thickness is about the
> same. So a thicker material would be torn narrower to match the thickness of
> a lighter fabric. I end up with quite a calico effect.
> 
> I also like this because sewing isn't required. Strips are joined together
> by a kind of knot that gets hidden on the back of the work.
> 
> Basically, though, it's a craft for rugs or matts or anything heavy like
> that.
> 
> My husband made my first frame to see if I would like the idea of this
> craft. He just connected four boards into a square, and put nails across the
> top and bottom. A lot of people use a metal rod on either side to help
> control tension. There are lots of guides on the Internet to make a twining
> frame, but I ended up opting to buy one.
> 
> Jean
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nella Foster via Nfb-krafters-korner
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> 
> Jean:
> 
> Can you please tell me more about twining and the loom?
> 
> What things do you make with this?
> 
> Did you build the loom?
> 
> I love the idea of being able to reuse old fabric in a craft.
> 
> Nella
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Jean Menzies via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 4:39 PM
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> Cc: Jean Menzies
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> Hello everyone,
> 
> I’m also a new member, and thought I should introduce myself. I recognize
> many names on this list from other lists, and it is always great to connect
> with new folks too.
> 
> I live in British Columbia, Canada. My husband and I, my guide dog, and our
> pet dog live on a tiny island called Protection Iland, which is part of the
> city of Nanaimo. There are a lot of wonderful crafters on this tiny island,
> and I want to join their group this fall. For that I will need a portable
> craft ... more on that next.
> 
> Although I haven’t done very much with this yet, I enjoy twining. Twining is
> a form  of weaving done on a peg or dowel loom. It is all done by hand, and
> typically is done with torn strips of fabric. Cotton sheets and the like are
> excellent to work with for this craft. But it’s not portable because of the
> largish loom.
> 
> I tried to get into knitting, but it just isn’t my thing. I would like to
> learn to crochet, but want to focus on working again with fabric strips or
> T-shirt yarn. I have never done any crochet, but have a text file describing
> how to do it. I want to get where I can take this craft along to our local
> craft group sessions as my portable craft.
> 
> So, my first question about crochet. I don’t have a crochet hook yet, but I
> do know the larger hooks are sized by letters of the alphabet with letters
> closer to the end of the alphabet being bigger hooks. Can anyone suggest a
> hook size for working with cotton fabric strips 1 or 1 and a half inches
> wide? Again, think of the thickness of a scrunched up piece of cotton sheet
> torn in those widths.
> 
> Once I get a hook, I will try working through the text descriptions of how
> to do some of the basic stitches.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Jean and Bode
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