Lucet

This is the cord that most people learn first. It's super sturdy and versatile. Use it as a drawstring for a bag project, as a shoelace, or as any kind of tie. (They're used here to help wrap a present.) You can even tie them in knots and use them as buttons for your projects. Once you get the hang of it, it's totally

Using convenient household materials (a cereal box, glue, and tape), you can make your own forked knitting tool.

Advanced Luceting

So you’ve already got a good grasp of lucet basics? Looking to do more kinds of cords with your lucet and more advanced techniques? Sadly, there just aren’t lots of books on the lucet out there to help you on your quest. The lucet is truly a niche practice in the fiber arts world. It's the down side of being attracted to something uncommon and truly unique! In this post, I’ll give a quick review of 3 resources I’ve found so far. They each offer varying degrees of helpfulness and instruction…

How to make a quick and easy lucet crochet from and upcycle a plastic fork

Hello all - Jenny here. Wanted to take a sec and introduce Cooky Schock. She is a fibers/mixed media artist from San Diego. Former owner of The Shepherdess Bead store - that's how I met her during my tenure there. She is joining the team here at AJE, and you will get a full introduction soon, promise. These "Lucet" things really intrigue me - stop by at Beadfest for demos and more info. Cooky will be next to me at #462 in Artisan's Alley! Here's what she had to say: While researching…

Pour faire l'outil soit même. Lildog Blog: Lucet patterns

Although you wouldn't know it by looking at our store, we at Thread and Wood have been working very hard. Thread has been developing a stitch notation system for the lucet. That's like creating a new language - a visual one. Some of the challenges for creating a notation system include: no standard terminology for braiding with a lucet, no previous symbols for the braids, and I have no idea who developed the symbols for crochet and knitting, so I can't collaborate with them! Nevertheless, I…

I'm having so much fun looking at all the DIY lucets people are creating for the 7 Day Lucet Challenge! People are posting their DIY lucets to Facebook and Instagram with the hashtag #7DayLucetChallenge, and the efforts range from super creative repurposing of found objects, to brilliant McGyver hacks, to masterful works of art! Although none of these options may feel as good in the hand as a Wool Tree Lucet (Dennis spent years refining the design based on customer feedback), they all…