Macrame & Knots

Most people think of fluffy yarn balls when thinking of pom poms. Long ago, however, crocheted balls (pom poms) were intricate patterns used to embellish everything from furniture to socks....

There are many different ways to use yarn to make a plant holder. Macrame, crochet and knitting patterns for plant holders use varying degrees of difficulty. In each case, you need skills to do...

The spiral staircase stitch, also called the Chinese staircase stitch, looks much more complicated than some of the other basic lanyard stitches. However, it is also one of the easiest lanyard...

If you're a scout or have gone to sleepover camp, chances are you're familiar with lanyard--also called gimp, boondoggle or scoubidous. This article discusses one of the most basic of lanyard...

If you've ever been a scout or gone to sleepover camp, chances are you're familiar with lanyard--also called gimp, boondoggle or scoubidous. This article discusses one of the most basic of lanyard...

Tatting can create complex and beautiful lace patterns. One drawback is that the more complex and larger the piece is, the more thread it uses. This means that you'll need to join a new piece of...

Tatting creates durable and beautiful lace patterns for collars, edging, doilies and more. In its simplest form, it's a series of knots and small loops forming chains and rings. You can use these...

There are various thread-based crafts throughout history. Many, however, involve special tools. Tatting is a knotting technique, often used to create durable lace crafts, that doesn't require any...

The ring is a basic "stitch" for delicate tatting work.

When making a chain, you first make a ring and then a chain, another ring, then another chain, alternating until you have your desired length. Use both the ball thread and the shuttle to make a...

The node stitch is usually written in patterns in "sets of stitches." As the work progresses, small "nodes," or bumps, appear equally spaced on both sides of the piece.

A picot isn't actually a stitch; it's the space between the stitches. A picot is made by leaving a space between double stitches.

When tatting, you'll be joining rings to form your patterns. Here's how to link one ring to the next.