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2. Tapestry crochet - Wikipedia

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   Tapestry crochet is sometimes called jacquard crochet, intarsia, mosaic, fair isle, and colorwork, but today these terms usually describe different techniques. Since the yarns are switched back and forth to create motifs, [ 1 ] tapestry crochet fabric looks more like it was woven on a loom than crocheted with a hook.

3. Blocking (textile arts) - Wikipedia

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   In knitting, crochet and other handmade textile arts, blocking is a final stage of handmade textile production that adjusts the shape and size of the finished piece. Not all pieces need blocking; however, blocking is standard for lace work and is not uncommon in sweaters, socks, and other solid projects.

4. Crochet - Wikipedia

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   Filet crochet, Tunisian crochet, tapestry crochet, broomstick lace, hairpin lace, cro-hooking, and Irish crochet are all variants of the basic crochet method. Bags and hacky sack tapestry crocheted in Guatemala Crochet table decor, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Crochet has experienced a revival on the catwalk as well.

5. Freeform crochet and knitting - Wikipedia

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   Freeform crochet and knitting is a seemingly random combination of crochet, knitting and in some cases other fibre arts to make a piece that is not constrained by patterns, colours, stitches or other limitations. The roots of this art are thought to be in Irish crochet, whose own identity came to the fore in the 1960s and 1970s. The late 20th ...

6. Afghan (blanket) - Wikipedia

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   A graphghan is an afghan made by following a flat chart. This method uses a grid of colored squares to create a visual design. There are three main methods to making a graphghan: pixel crochet, corner-to-corner crochet, and tapestry crochet.

7. Bead weaving - Wikipedia

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   Off-loom beadweaving is a family of beadwork techniques in which seed beads are woven together into a flat fabric, a tubular rope, or a three-dimensional object such as a ball, clasp, box, or a piece of jewelry. Most off-loom techniques can be accomplished using a single needle and thread (no warp threads), and some have two-needle variations.

8. Peyote stitch - Wikipedia

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   Peyote Stitch can be done in the round, on the diagonal, flat or tubular. It is a versatile stitch which is a favourite of many beaders. A new form of peyote stitch has been created by Gerlinde Linz. This is called Peyote with a twist, not bead crochet. Often abbreviated to PWAT, although Linz prefers Peytwist.

9. List of crochet stitches - Wikipedia

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   Photograph Schematic U.S. term U.K. term Turning chain slip stitch slip stitch / single crochet N/A chain stitch chain stitch N/A single crochet