I stand corrected. Thanks so much for clearing that up for me. I
guess I never did real broomstick lace, jumping impulsively (as usual)
to something I remembered. Going back to my old books, I don't find
broomstick mentioned anywhere. It will be interesting to see what
others may find.
Tess
On May 17, 2009, at 2:15 PM, Clive & Betty Rice wrote:
Nope, hairpin lace and broomstick crochet are different techniques.
Hairpin lace alludes to the u-shape of the old fashioned hairpins
which were used before the invention of the "modern" hairpin forms.
Broomstick lace alludes to the broomstick before the invention of
the large sized knitting needle and one needle is all that is
needed. Stitches are cast on a needle (or broomstick) just as one
would do to knit, then the stitches are crocheted off the needle. I
have a size 60 American needle.
I haven't done any broomstick or hairpin lace for ages. I learned
when I was ill for a year as a teenager. There was no TV and my
Mother was a "needlewoman" so I was kept quite busy, I can tell you!
Leaving now to search out my Hairpin "ladder" and Broomstick
needle....
Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA
May 17, 2009 11:05:41 AM, tess1...@aol.com wrote:
Try looking up "hairpin lace." I imagine the word "broomstick" was
invented in the seventies when knitting, crochet, macrame, and other
such handwork became so terribly coarse. The references I have in the
older books--and the way it was referred to in my youth--were to
"hairpin." I have a tool from the old days, not much bigger than a
lady's large hairpin, and I imagine that with fine thread and the
small pin the work could look quite lovely.
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