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Interesting Information about Crochet?
Every Wednesday at work one person will present an interest or hobby of
theirs to the rest of us. It's just a fun thing for us to get together and do. I want to tell everyone about crochet, but I need to try to keep it somewhat interesting since I will have a mixed audience! (old & young, men and women) Does anyone know of any interesting facts about crochet that I might share? I did find a couple Web pages that lists some famous people that crochet, that's kinda neat. I'm also going to bring in a sample square that I am crocheting from plastic grocery bags I will also tell a little about the history of crochet. Anything else that you can suggest would be great! Thanks! Sandy |
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Interesting Information about Crochet?
Well, I am a Medieval Reinacter and I can tell you that as far as
anyone can find this is after extensive searching through archaelogical artifats that crochet is after 1600. Also - many say that crochet is 'Nun's Work', and quote some important Museum's History Dept. - again NOT! Many European Languages don't have a word for crochet, instead they use the word for knit(ting). This causes confustion and mis-translating when going into English. Beyond that I can't help you. Purple Kat Every Wednesday at work one person will present an interest or hobby of theirs to the rest of us. It's just a fun thing for us to get together and do. I want to tell everyone about crochet, but I need to try to keep it somewhat interesting since I will have a mixed audience! (old & young, men and women) Does anyone know of any interesting facts about crochet that I might share? I did find a couple Web pages that lists some famous people that crochet, that's kinda neat. I'm also going to bring in a sample square that I am crocheting from plastic grocery bags I will also tell a little about the history of crochet. Anything else that you can suggest would be great! Thanks! Sandy |
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Interesting Information about Crochet?
Sandy, Dee from Crochet with Dee has some wonderful history of crochet and other tid bits that might be useful. Here is her site. http://members.aol.com/Crochetwithdee/history.html Dee and I have been on a chat group for years together , and she really knows her stuff. HTH, Coggie |
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