How to Finish the Top & Bottom of Hairpin Lace
Hairpin lace, a Victorian time-period technique, is a type of crochet stitch that uses a specially designed loom to create strips of crochet. The strips have loops on both sides. The loops are used to connect the strips together to create solid pieces of fabric. The loops also create the outside edge for the hairpin lace item. The easiest edge cuts the center of each loop to create a fringe. Create a solid edge with the same crochet hook used to make the hairpin lace strip.
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Instructions
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Single Crochet Edge
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Tie a slipknot approximately 4 inches from the end of the yarn. Place the slipknot over the end of the crochet hook.
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Insert the end of the crochet hook through the first loop on the hairpin lace strip. Chain one stitch around the loop.
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Insert the crochet hook through the next hairpin lace loop. Position the yarn so it is behind the loops. Single crochet around the hairpin lace loop. Repeat the process across the entire row.
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Cut the yarn approximately 4 inches from the last single crochet stitch. Pull the end of the yarn through the loop on the shaft of the crochet hook. Pull the end firmly to form a knot.
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Weave the two 4-inch ends of yarn back and forth through the newly completed row of single crochet stitches using the crochet hook.
Cable Joined Edge
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Insert the crochet hook through the first loop on the hairpin lace strip.
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Hook the next loop with the end of the crochet hook. Pull the loop through the loop on the shaft of the crochet hook. Repeat the same process across the length of the hairpin lace strip.
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Complete the last stitch. Wrap the end of the yarn from the beginning of the hairpin lace strip around the crochet hook. Pull the tail through the last stitch to tie off the cable joined end.
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Weave the end of the yarn back and forth through the cable stitch with your crochet hook.
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