Yarn Poll

[Yeshuasdaughter]

Which yarn crafts do you know how to do, even at a very basic level?

 

[Shevek]

Aircraft composite materials. Ask me about satin.

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

Aircraft composite materials. Ask me about satin.

Tell me all about it then!

 

[Gerontius]

Putting a ball of yarn down for a kitty to play with?

I can't knit. I have dabbled in braiding leather craft. That didn't work out well.

 

[Shevek]

"All" would only duplicate references and waste my time. Briefly, it is woven cloth where a thread crosses more than one other thread at a time, giving longer continuous runs while still holding together as fabric. In clothing, this gives a shinier appearance, and a slicker feel, but it is more prone to snag. It will conform to curves easier. In aircraft use, the choices are square weave, four harness satin, or eight harness (over seven, under one.) The longer straight runs are stronger, we can also squeeze out more resin for a lighter structure.
Bonus: Long ago, my gf used extra-big crochet hooks to make very net-like shoulder bags with a fabric liner. She made a pretty good hourly rate with cheap materials.

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

I can tangle up yarn into the most ungodly mess you have seen.

 

[Shamar]

Which yarn crafts do you know how to do, even at a very basic level?

My macrame skills come from fancy knot tying during my sailing days. The only other thing I have to do with yarns is telling them.

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

My macrame skills come from fancy knot tying during my sailing days. The only other thing I have to do with yarns is telling them.

I'm learning to make rope. It's quite fascinating, how the thin yarns together become a hard to break rope.

 

[SusanLR]

I was given a large bag of multi-colored yarn once and taught myself how to make
a native american yarn craft called Ojo de Dios.
Used to custom design and sell them at New Age fairs.

 

[Forest Cat]

I actually know crocheting, knitting, cross stitch and sewing. And something called finger knitting. Because some of it we learned in school and my mom was clever, she taught me a lot of things when I was very young. Some of it was boring household work but I didn't know that, I had fun.

 

[Mary Terry]

I've been making macrame plant hangers for decades. I used to crochet and still do cross stitch and embroidery. A couple of years ago, I got interested in growing and curing gourds and weaving pine needles around them to make decorative gourd baskets. Native Americans make beautiful pine needle baskets.

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

I actually know crocheting, knitting, cross stitch and sewing. And something called finger knitting. Because some of it we learned in school and my mom was clever, she taught me a lot of things when I was very young. Some of it was boring household work but I didn't know that, I had fun.

There are actually two ancient Scandinavian/Nordic crafts I'd like to learn. One is Sprang, and the other is Weighted Warp Looms.

I can Inkle Weave with Cards. I think that's an ancient craft that originated from your part of the world.

 

[tazz]

There are actually two ancient Scandinavian/Nordic crafts I'd like to learn. One is Sprang, and the other is Weighted Warp Looms.

Come on... I already have too many special interests...