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lace – today i hated you

March 16 2022 / / 0 Comments
shuffle lace broken strings.
schuttle lace

I’m trying to learn shuttle lace again. I got the tip in the Youtube Academy to try needle lace first. I did that. They said it was easier to switch to shuttle lace afterwards. Hm.

With the shuttle I always have the problem that it looks completely different in the video. By that I mean my knot is “the wrong way round”. I don’t know why. I pass the shuttle under and over the threads as shown. A second problem is the “second rings”. One works, the second does not.

needle lace, some rings and picots.
needle lace

Here in the second picture you can see that I am somehow familiar with the principle, at least with a needle.

I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong. Shuttle lace is a real asshole today.

and on with the pencil case

March 15 2022 / / 0 Comments
Unfolded, self-sewn pencil case. It is almost square, with a colourful apple mother inside. It is filled with 9 pens.
pencil case part xy

It turned out that there should be a kind of fold or two in the middle of the pencil case to avoid the bulge that forms when the pencil case is filled. But filling it already works. I definitely need to improve this. The next question is how to close it. I don’t want to use a zip and the first thought was that press snaps at the corners might be an idea.

it multiplies..

March 13 2022 / / 0 Comments
chronchet turtle shell pieces
turtle shell pieces

The parts for the turtle shell multiply. Let’s see what comes out in the end. I’m a little worried about the dents, but good turtle shells take time.

Birth of the basket

March 8 2022 / / 0 Comments
old fabric in pieces
the beginning

At the moment I’m tearing and cutting up old t-shirts that don’t want to be worn anymore. I was thinking about making containers for clothes out of old clothes, maybe that’s not the worst idea 🙂

cronchet container made of old fabric
it grows

I don’t think the old jersey fabric is necessarily suitable for sewing. So I cut off the seams and by tearing I try to make the longest possible cord which I can then crochet. It’s quite hard on the arms. Let’s see what the final result will look like. I’ll keep you informed, blog. good night

fil(l)et owls

February 14 2022 / / 0 Comments
filet cronchet – yarn Aida 10

This is filet crochet – not so sure if it’s also called “fillet or filet” in English. Well, these are owls 🙂 I like owls. This is going to be quite a long lace, at least I’d like it to be. My wrist says “nope” but we’ll see who wins.

Another crooked sketchbook joins the collection

January 29 2022 / / 0 Comments

Today I tried my hand at bookbinding again. Since I don’t have a press, I wanted to bind this little sketchbook without having to glue anything.
Coptic binding would be a solution, but the individual sections are too far apart when I want to work with colour in the book. The cover is made of paper leather, which I discovered the other day while shopping in the art supply shop. It’s all a bit crooked and lopsided, but without a hatchet or something similar, it’s more of a sketchbook with character.

Addendum:
if I don’t glue it, the gaps are relatively big, I think I’ll leave it as it is anyway. Maybe I’ll adapt the drawings to the book 😀

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