How much yarn do I need?
I found only one reference to how much yarn one needs for a lucet braid in the printed resources I have. I found another resource that...
How do you tell a good lucet?
In the time I’ve been using a lucet I’ve learned a few different things about lucets. First, your hand must be comfortable using a lucet....
How do you gauge success?
In knitting and crochet, gauge is measured by the number of stitches per inch (or centimeter). I want to be able to talk about gauge with...
A Book About Lucet Braiding
I’m anticipating doing a several short blog posts about my current project, writing a book about using the lucet. I started developing a...
Spooling out a new product
This post is about how I developed a (new-to-me) product, purse charms using a thread spool. Braids made using the 3-ply technique, which...
Traveling with hobbies
If you like to make things, when you go on a trip you have several decisions to make. First, is your hobby compatible with traveling? If...
A traveling ma'am
Today I’m taking a break from talking about the things I do, and what I create. Recently I had reason to travel to and around Texas. It’s...
Why develop a visual craft language?
I think I've mentioned how I got started braiding with a lucet. My husband, Wood, had a found a website (no affiliate) that had a...