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Monday, December 11, 2023 at 12:06 PM
Dear users, dear authors,
Have you already explored the topic of crochet techniques from different cultures, or is that not really your thing?
Have you already explored the topic of crochet techniques from different cultures, or is that not really your thing?
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Monday, December 11, 2023 at 2:56 PM
Dear Josefa, You’re welcome to ask questions… all I need is a crochet hook and some yarn, and I’m good to go. I have no idea if things are done differently in other cultures. Let’s see if anyone else can contribute to the topic or has already tried their hand at it. Feel free to include a picture—that way, we can all picture it better.
Best regards, Ina
Best regards, Ina
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Monday, December 11, 2023 at 3:42 PM
A few years ago, I bought a small crocheted doily in Turkey.
The lady wanted 3.00 euros for it at the time.
I felt so embarrassed that I gave her 10.00 euros—and even that wouldn’t have covered the cost of just one of the little squares the doily is made of.
She had crocheted it with such a tiny hook and such extremely thin yarn.
My grandma used to crochet around handkerchiefs. The yarn was about the same as the one used for the Turkish doily.
Out of sheer curiosity, I tried to crochet one of those little squares using cotton yarn (LL 170m/50g) and a size 2.5 hook. I managed to do it, but just look at the difference in size.
Turkish women crochet beautiful things, and the love they put into them is priceless.
The crochet technique is the same as ours, but the yarn is so thin—I wouldn’t be able to work with it.
The lady wanted 3.00 euros for it at the time.
I felt so embarrassed that I gave her 10.00 euros—and even that wouldn’t have covered the cost of just one of the little squares the doily is made of.
She had crocheted it with such a tiny hook and such extremely thin yarn.
My grandma used to crochet around handkerchiefs. The yarn was about the same as the one used for the Turkish doily.
Out of sheer curiosity, I tried to crochet one of those little squares using cotton yarn (LL 170m/50g) and a size 2.5 hook. I managed to do it, but just look at the difference in size.
Turkish women crochet beautiful things, and the love they put into them is priceless.
The crochet technique is the same as ours, but the yarn is so thin—I wouldn’t be able to work with it.
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Monday, December 11, 2023 at 7:41 PM
That looks amazing! Such delicate crochet work… I wonder how many hours that lady must have spent on it, only to sell it for 3 euros :-( It’s hard to even imagine. Thanks so much for sharing. By the way, your square doily isn’t bad either. Just 24 more of those and you’d have a large version of that doily. Since your doily is about 20 cm, it would then be 1 x 1 m—more like a tablecloth.
Best regards, Ina
Best regards, Ina
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Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:57 AM
It reminds me of the old women who used to sit on the quay wall in Rovinj every summer and crochet. There was a market stall right next to them where they sold doilies and even large tablecloths. Such fine yarn and such thin hooks!
The technique was just as I learned it.
I haven’t been there in a long time.
The technique was just as I learned it.
I haven’t been there in a long time.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:02 AM
Dear Ina,
yes, “only” 24 more pieces to crochet!
Knowing myself, I’d have a new UFO in no time.
I’d rather leave it and enjoy the little single square.
Just imagine what the blanket, 1 m x 1 m, would cost here!
The work is the same as that of the Turkish lady.
Best regards from Mona
yes, “only” 24 more pieces to crochet!
Knowing myself, I’d have a new UFO in no time.
I’d rather leave it and enjoy the little single square.
Just imagine what the blanket, 1 m x 1 m, would cost here!
The work is the same as that of the Turkish lady.
Best regards from Mona
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