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Hairpin Non-Stick Lace Skinny Scarf
Non-Stick Lace Skinny Scarf Finished length: 128”/ 325 cm Finished width: 2”/ 5 cm What you’ll need: Clover Hairpin Lace Tool, item #3104 D/3.25mm Clover Amour Crochet Hook, item #1042/D Yarn of your choice – we used fingering weight yarn Thread – we used Aurifil 12wt cotton thread Scissors What you’ll need to know: Chain stitch Single crochet Hairpin Lace Tool (see Tool School Extra Credit Video) Stitch Guide Non-Stick Lace: insert hook into next 5 loops, yo and draw up a loop through all 5 loops (2 loops on…
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Hairpin Lace Skinny Scarf
Hairpin lace is a technique where you put single strands of hairpin lace together to make something unique. In this tutorial, you will learn how to take one strand of hairpin lace to the next level.
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Tool School: Hairpin Lace Tool
Learn about our Hairpin Lace Tool and how you can create beautiful continuous braids by using a single crochet technique.
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Hairpin Lace Patterns
Researching hairpin lace patterns, history, tools and such I came across several pictures without instructions. I did find one tutorial on circular hairpin lace design work but it was in Spanish and the only Spanish I know is “how much please” and “where is the bathroom please”….didn’t help me much with the tutorial but I was able to watch and understand the process.
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Getting Started with Hairpin Lace
I have been having so much fun working with Clover’s Hairpin Lace Tool I have 4 projects going at the same time. Each time I start to research the lace technique I come across a new pattern that I just have to try. Several sites linked Hairpin Lace with Maltese Lace but I found it was only a small part of what is classified as Maltese Lace and is linked with broomstick lace (another blog bit later).
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Quilt Retreat & Tunisian Techniques
My neighbor’s mare dropped a foal about 4 days ago and I have been trying to get a picture of the baby all morning but mama is still very protective and continues to put herself between my camera and the baby. Spring is without a doubt here….on drives down into the valley there are new lambs frolicking in the pastures…new life is everywhere! I was blessed with a 4 day quilt retreat with my quilt group, Laid Back Ladies of the Block, and have returned refreshed and encouraged to spend…