Brenda wrote:
<The size of crochet hook suggested would give a rough indication as to
the thickness of the thread which needs to sit comfortably within the
hook. I have quite a few old crochet hooks inherited from my Grandma,
so I could try the appropriate one with modern crochet cotton to get an
idea of the wraps/cm measurement.>
No size of hook is mentioned. But because small beads (should be steel) have
to be threaded onto the thread, it won't be all that thick. For anyone
interested, the instructions are in "Home Work" published in Canada in 1891.
PDF format of the whole book on:
http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/PageView?id=f21bc0cf9c0582ae&display=08942+0003
The purse is on page 196:
http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/PageView/08942/0184?id=f21bc0cf9c0582ae
My grandmother had one of these purses many years ago completedly covered in
steel beads (wasn't interested in things like that as a child so I expect it
was thrown away when she died), but I remember that it was about 4 or 5
inches long and 1 or 1 and a half inches wide. So for an 84 stitch chain the
hook has to be fairly small. Haven't tried anything yet - thought I'd go the
lazy way and ask this group first.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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