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.

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…

Advanced Luceting

Here’s a fun little lucet project that I’ve just whipped up. You could use any kind of lucet cording (Basic, No Turn Method, or with a Single Gimp), but I made this project to showcase a cord I made for a new tutorial: How to make Lucet Cord with 2 Gimps. Take a look at the technique below: The technique is simple, and I think an armful of these in different colors would be an absolutely beautiful accessory for summer. Here are the steps: What you will need: Yarn(s) - one or more depending…

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…

The Lucet Fork tutorial will have you whipping out i-cord like crazy! Learn how to use this amazing tool and what to use i-cord with!

In some of the textile fragments from clothes in viking age graves on the island Björkö, more common known as Birka, can you see some kind of braid or lacing sewn on the edges. I am no expert but w…

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