Filet Crochet For Beginners

Return to the gentle graces of old-fashioned home decorating with filet crochet. Protect a table with a lacy, eight-sided doily. Add eye appeal to a comfortable seat with a charming three-piece chair set. Or display the family name in a frame.

“From the simple to the sublime, this volume encompasses it all.”—Quick & Easy Crafts. “A touch of lace added to shelves, pillows, coverlets, blankets, linens, lingerie, and apparel can make a lovely difference....More than 100 designs. No prior knowledge is necessary.”—Booklist.

"7 great projects & a complete alphabet"--Cover.

Lovely Decor in Filet Crochet (Leisure Arts #5126) presents 7 designs by Susan Lowman, featuring an airy stitch she calls "Lacet." The designs portray a butterfly, cactus, house, lighthouse, Love Never Fails quote, piano, and rose. You choose the size of thread to use (10, 20, 30 or 40 weight cotton) based on the look and size you want to achieve. The finer the thread, the more delicate the look and the smaller the finished size will be. Smaller pieces are ideal for framing or to use on the fronts of scrapbooks or photo albums. Larger pieces are perfect for displaying on pillows, table toppers, and wall hangings. Have fun adding these lacy luxuries to your home! They also make excellent birthday, housewarming, secret sister, and Mother's Day gifts.

Over 50 elegant, simple crochet designs: doilies, tablecloths, panels, borders, bedspreads, centerpieces, baby items, and more. Each pattern shows finished article, close-up details, amount of thread needed, and crochet hook size.

Using both open and filled mesh gaps, the needlework technique known as filet crochet creates a fabric with a lace-like appearance. It is a kind of crocheting in which a grid is formed using a mix of chain and double crochet stitches; the spaces within the grid are then filled to produce a design. Clusters of double crochet or other crochet stitches are usually worked into the filled gaps, while the free spaces are left vacant. French for "net," the word "filet" describes the resulting fabric's lightness and airiness. Doily, tablecloth, curtain, and shawl crocheted in filet crochet is a popular ornamental technique. Filet crochet's openwork structure allows for the creation of elaborate patterns and designs. Filet crochet patterns are typically laid out in a chart format, with each square representing a stitch or cluster of stitches. The design is created by working the stitches into the filled-in squares and skipping them over the open squares. For those who like working with delicate and aesthetically pleasing textiles, filet crochet can be a gratifying and adaptable technique.

Dorothy Wilks' latest book, Filet Crochet; Learn the Timeless Art of Filet Crochet, introduces you to the age old art of Filet crochet. With Filet crochet you can create stunning pieces of art by crocheting pictures into flat crochet using solid mesh and open mesh stitches. Used with thread and just about any weight of yarn, Filet is one of the most enduring and popular forms of crochet. In her book Dorothy introduces you to the basics of the Filet technique, the stitches used and how to crochet them, how to read a graph pattern, and how to crochet your very first Filet project. With her easy to understand instruction and clear images you will learn how to Filet crochet in no time.She explains how the different stitches come together in a pattern. These include: Open Mesh Stitch Solid Mesh Stitch Lacet Stitch Rectangles Big Squares How Sociopaths Blend In Dorothy also includes her own original easy Filet patterns for you to practice your newly learned skills. She also includes a size chart for afghans so that you can create your own Filet afghan in sizes ranging from receiving blankets to king size beds. She also explains the math and how to figure out how many Filet motifs you will need for an afghan. Each stitch and step is fully explained and she also encourages you to create your own Filet charts. If you've always admired the delicate beauty of Filet crochet and you know how to crochet a chain stitch, single crochet, and double crochet stitches, this book is your first step to learning how to not only crochet Filet stitches, but how to read a Filet chart. Don't miss out on this great resource and welcome addition to any crochet artist's library.Black and White Version**Buy It Now