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Hairpin Lace - Positioning the Strips for Joining
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Positioning the Strips for Joining
Joining hairpin lace strips is a crochet activity, not a "finishing"
activity, and you can hold the work in your normal crochet position as you join.
It is a portable activity that can be done on your lap once you get comfortable
with your joining technique and it is where the real creativity in hairpin lace
comes into play.
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Always join strips starting from "starting side" of strip.
You can identify the starting side by examining your
guide line, or by the marker that was placed
on the starting strip of the loop. If using Guide Lines, you will be
able to identify the starting side as the "U" side where the guide line runs
from one side of the strip to the other without a tie. |
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Start by laying 2 strips side-by-side lengthwise with marked
starting ends facing the same direction. |
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Overlap the strips by bringing one strip over the other as pictured. Ensure
that the loops of the back braid are a little higher than the loops of the
front braid so that you can easily see them as you work. You will join the strips by working alternating
loops from the top and bottom strip. Take care to keep the strips from
twisting as you join. Again, the guide lines will help to keep the
work untwisted, as well as help you identify whether a loop you are joining
belongs to the front or back braid. <- Back to
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