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For the Curious - Origins of Crochet |
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An
extract from the
Wikipedia free encyclopedia’s History of
Crochet, the complete article can be found at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crochet Some theorize that crochet evolved from traditional practices in Arabia, South America, or China, but there is no decisive evidence of the craft being performed before its popularity in Europe during the 1800s. Many find it likely that crochet was in fact used by early cultures but that a bent forefinger was used in place of a fashioned hook. Beginning in the 1800s in Britain, America and France, crochet began to be used as a less costly substitute for other forms of lace. Hooks ranged from primitive bent needles in a cork handle, used by poor Irish lace workers, to expensively crafted silver, brass, steel, ivory and bone hooks set into a variety of handles, some of which were better designed to show off a lady's hands than they were to work with thread. By the early 1840s, instructions for crochet were being published in England, particularly by Eleanor Riego de la Branchardiere and Frances Lambert. |
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Websites of Interest |
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| Free Patterns | http://www.freepatterns.com/categories/Crochet/ |
| Learn To Crochet | http://crochet.about.com/library/blbeginners.htm |
| Learn To Crochet | http://learntocrochet.lionbrand.com/ |
| Basic Stitch Guide | http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/content.html?cat_id=332&type_id=S |
| Basic Crochet | http://www.learntoknit.com/instructions_cr.php3 |
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