[Nfb-krafters-korner] crochet with fabric

Tue Jun 28 22:39:49 UTC 2016

Hi Catherine,

Try adding words like rag rug to your search. So, a search might be crochet 
fabric strips rag rug. Most people don't use a pattern, but make up their 
own. Here is an example site where the gal uses torn fabric and joins them 
with knot joins. I do my joins differently, and can describe in more detail 
if needed.

http://www.sustainablebabysteps.com/rag-rug-instructions.html

Here is another site where the maker sews her strips together. I am not a 
good sewer, so I wouldn't do that. lol

http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.ca/2014/04/how-to-crochet-rag-rug-with-fabric-yarn.htmlsw

Note that I dont know how to crochet yet, but both of these people do 
discuss how they work the crochet. But people just seem to work out their 
own patterns either with specific colours or random colours. Basically, it's 
as free form as you want it to be.

If you want to use wider fabric strips, say an inch and a half or more, you 
can get giant hooks here.

http://www.fabinbc.com/online-store

The larger your hook and the wider your strips, the faster your rug will 
come together.

For twining, I use strips about one and a half inches. I did my very first 
test piece with strips 2 and a half inches or so, and it made a very thick 
matt. I want to make dog matts with strips that wide or possibly 3 inches, 
and perhaps use old towels to make it thick and soft. There's no rule in 
this art form for true width. It's whatever you want for a given effect.

Hope these links help get the creative juices going. People also knit with 
fabric strips, so that's another idea of just using a different medium other 
than wool or acrylic yarn.

Jean

-----Original Message----- 
From: Catherine jacobse via Nfb-krafters-korner
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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] crochet with fabric

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
>
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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-----
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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-----
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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
>
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> Behalf Of Jean Menzies via Nfb-krafters-korner
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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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