Suzi Clarke wrote:
Could someone explain what "ric-rac" is? It doesn't seem to be what I
understand. I have several cards of ric-rac braid I got in a sale, and
would use it to sew on to a garment for decoration. It was a very
popular trim in the mid 50's if I remember right - that's the 1950's!
But ric-rac involving crochet is a total mystery to me. Yet another
example of two countries separated by the same language?
Suzi
that's what their talking about.
you can crochet it onto a garment in the same way you crochet lace on,
imagine battenburg lace as another somewhat similar item. in battenburg
lace they are using a sheer lace in place of the Ric-rac braid.
in using it in crochet they are attaching the rickrac with crochet
stitches between the fabric and the rickrack. I'm not sure how they
made a fabric with it, but I've seen rickrack intertwined to make a
flat, not zigzag braid, so I imagine you could use it just about anyway
you're imagination could twist it.
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