March 9, 2009 The origins of crochet and materials to begin Origins zigzag
The origins of crochet are very old and, as in the case of other textile arts, which are difficult to track, but have been found examples primitive in every corner of the globe, the Far East, Africa, Europe, North America and South and examples if they find themselves already in the Egyptian culture. Sometimes the hook has been worked on with hooks for very fine yarns producing a delicate fabric like lace, or has been working with thicker yarn on big hooks, giving rise to a compact tissue and dense. This second type of hook was used by the Chinese to manufacture three-dimensional dolls, from Africans who used to manufacture the hats of their chiefs, Turks
to create hats and Scotland to make hats and heavy coats. The milder form of crocheting originated in Italy in the sixteenth century, and it was mainly used by the sisters to make decorations and vestments for the church.
What you need to get started:
E 'the basic tool for our work consists of a normal stick fitted at one end of a hook you need to take and guide wire. Today, they are machine-made, usually aluminum or steel coated with plastic, but can also be made of wood and even ivory. They have many dimensions, ranging from 0.60 mm in diameter the hook for fine cotton, yarn to 10.00 mm for very large. In other parts of the world used a different numbering system. Since you do not need to hold the crochet stitches, such as iron to the knitting, but only the loop processing, all have a standard length which is about 20 cm. Then there are the hooks for Tunis
point that length of 30 cm. The hook is squeezed at the center to allow for better grip.
yarns to be used to crochet can be very different to get different effects. The cotton and silk producing a delicate fabric like a spider's web, which recalls the Victorian crafts, yarn thick and large can be used for clothing and household items. To create a pleasant and creative work can be used, as well as cotton, wool and silk, fàfia, rope, flax, hemp, jute, alone or combined with other cases the results are unusual.
