So this is what I've been working on. I got hooked (no pun intended) on crocheting these string trims while I was working on my books. I thought I would decorate the fronts and maybe down some pages with these trims made of string. I really like the way they look. I crochet them on paper or card stock, block them for stiffness to give them body and then attach the trim to card with washi tape to keep them nice and flat until I'm ready to use them.
I love to crochet so it was an easy jump for me to go smaller with string instead of yarn. I don't think I have the patience to sit and do a bunch of doilies, but I love working these edges in small sections. I can get one or two done in a day if I'm not too busy with other things. It's instant gratification where crochet is concerned.
I started to work out a few patterns and I haven't crocheted in so long that I did not know they use diagrams now a lot. So I had to learn how to read the diagrams and I like them too because I don't have to mark up my pages while I work, I can just look at the diagram and tell where I'm at.
I'm making some little 7 inch sample runs of these patterns. I got these patterns out of a book by Caitlin Sainio called "75 Exquisite Trims in Thread Crochet".
Some of the patterns are absolutely adorable like the dolphins jumping in waves and the teddy bears on swings. I'll get around to a lot of them before I'm done. This is how my projects get sidetracked. Can't say when I'll get back to my handmade journals now but these trims are perfect for sewing down the edge of a few pages in them for a wow factor.
Five by seven inches is the standard book page size for most of the books I make. I know some people decorate pillow cases with these edgings but I get to use all my stuff in my handmade books and if you just want to do a smaller project like a page edge, it's perfect beginner stuff to practice. T
The cotton string comes in a wide variety of colors. I use Artiste from Hobby Lobby. They have so many colors to choose from, probably around 50 or more. I wish I had gotten red and a few browns but it will have to wait until next trip because I'm wanting to make some teddy bears on swings so bad. I guess there's nothing keeping me from making them bigger out of yarn for practice... hmmm.
Some of the patterns are complicated so you really have to watch the instructions close to get them right. But once you make a trim, you got it. It's much easier to make these on a stiff edge like a piece of card and then tear them off the paper to sew them in place. Or if you want you can just glue the paper to the edge of your page.
I've figured out a way to chain through a line of holes in card and then crochet on that, so when I remove the paper, my edge will hold its shape. It's hard to crochet in an ungrounded string chain that twists and turns every which way. But you can crochet an edge on anything you can poke a hole into.
I'm in love with those little elephants. I want to make some pink ones!
I love to crochet so it was an easy jump for me to go smaller with string instead of yarn. I don't think I have the patience to sit and do a bunch of doilies, but I love working these edges in small sections. I can get one or two done in a day if I'm not too busy with other things. It's instant gratification where crochet is concerned.
I started to work out a few patterns and I haven't crocheted in so long that I did not know they use diagrams now a lot. So I had to learn how to read the diagrams and I like them too because I don't have to mark up my pages while I work, I can just look at the diagram and tell where I'm at.
I'm making some little 7 inch sample runs of these patterns. I got these patterns out of a book by Caitlin Sainio called "75 Exquisite Trims in Thread Crochet".
Some of the patterns are absolutely adorable like the dolphins jumping in waves and the teddy bears on swings. I'll get around to a lot of them before I'm done. This is how my projects get sidetracked. Can't say when I'll get back to my handmade journals now but these trims are perfect for sewing down the edge of a few pages in them for a wow factor.
Five by seven inches is the standard book page size for most of the books I make. I know some people decorate pillow cases with these edgings but I get to use all my stuff in my handmade books and if you just want to do a smaller project like a page edge, it's perfect beginner stuff to practice. T
The cotton string comes in a wide variety of colors. I use Artiste from Hobby Lobby. They have so many colors to choose from, probably around 50 or more. I wish I had gotten red and a few browns but it will have to wait until next trip because I'm wanting to make some teddy bears on swings so bad. I guess there's nothing keeping me from making them bigger out of yarn for practice... hmmm.
Some of the patterns are complicated so you really have to watch the instructions close to get them right. But once you make a trim, you got it. It's much easier to make these on a stiff edge like a piece of card and then tear them off the paper to sew them in place. Or if you want you can just glue the paper to the edge of your page.
I've figured out a way to chain through a line of holes in card and then crochet on that, so when I remove the paper, my edge will hold its shape. It's hard to crochet in an ungrounded string chain that twists and turns every which way. But you can crochet an edge on anything you can poke a hole into.
I'm in love with those little elephants. I want to make some pink ones!
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