The exact origins of crochet are somewhat unclear, but historians have pieced together a fascinating history of this craft. Crochet as we know it today is believed to have emerged in Europe during the early 19th century.
The first definitive evidence of crochet appeared in 1823 when the Dutch magazine Penélopé published a pattern for a crocheted bag. This pattern included instructions for three different styles of purses using various crochet stitches, marking the earliest known publication of crochet instructions.
Thrumming in knitting is a technique that involves adding small tufts of unspun wool or roving into your knitting to create a warm, insulated fabric. This technique is commonly used in mittens, slippers, and other cold-weather accessories. It can also be used with crochet.
I spent the most lovely afternoon with the ladies of the Cloughey Heritage Group making Christmas rag wreaths.
We started with a plain, woven ring, a variety of ribbons, beads, bows, strips of material, artificial berries and greenery.
Sharon Regan came along to Kiri Cottage Craft club this morning to run a seashell and resin workshop. It was very enjoyable, and a bit challenging to those like myself who had not painted anything since school!
Kiri Cottage Crafts Club on 18 June 2024 will be a workshop with Sharon Regan Art. We will be working with seashells and resin – see photo below. Cost is £10 and the workshop will run from 10am – 1pm.
Next meeting dates are:
Tuesday 27 February 10am – 1pm
Tuesday 12 March 10am – 1pm
Tuesday 26 March 10am – 1pm
Tuesday 9 April 10am – 1pm
Tuesday 23 April 10am – 1pm
We had patchwork at Kiri Cottage craft club this morning, and a lovely ‘show and tell’ piece of stitching – a row of houses ready to be framed.
This afternoon we worked with peg looms, to create sample rag rugs. Really quick, easy and effective way to do produce pretty rugs with the added advantage of recycling old clothes, curtains, bed linen and any other scraps of materials in your stash!
Great fun today with two lovely ladies, who thought they were coming for a therapeutic, social, craft day, and both learned to spin. And we developed knitting skills in the afternoon, mastering plain, purl and rib.
Turk and McTavish from Equine halfway house pony rescue and refuge – Equine Welfare Network saying thank you for the donation from Kiri Cottage Crafts Club members!
