Blocking and stiffening Crochet Items

Blocking and stiffening
 

When crocheting or knitting, you will often be instructed to block the piece/pieces.

Blocking is basically a way of stretching and shaping a piece to a certain shape or size. It helps it to look better, to be more uniform in shape and sets the design.

Now on Artfire

I've decided to re-open my Artfire shop.

I'll be listing a large variety of things there.  Including beaded flowers: 

chainmail: 

3d charms: 

beadweaving: 

And much more

You can find them at: Craft Cove at Artfire

I also have the Artfire kiosk on my facebook page

With this app, you can buy directly from my facebook page without even leaving facebook, you can shop for items and checkout through ArtFire.com.  No account is needed  and you get an Encrypted Secure Checkout.

There is also a rapid cart option at the top of this blog, which works in much the same way.

There is currently a 15% discount on everything as I list them, until further notice.

New Crochet Earrings

I've added a variety of crochet earrings to my web site Craft Cove

Some are made with crochet thread, some are made with three strands of sewing thread.

I've crocheted some into hoops as well.

Here are some of them.

Craft Cove

The first lot of ear cuffs have been listed on my site. 

check them out here.  Night Cove for goth and chainmail

And remember most of them don't require piercings!

ear cuff

black and copper ear cuff

25% off selected bracelets

I'm having a sale this month for a massive 25% off these selected handcrafted beaded bracelets.

beaded bracelet

stretch cuff

See my website for more information: Handcrafted jewellery from Australia

More Spirals again

So here's the Cellini spiral. I've used size 10 seed beads in olive green, then size 8 seed beads in silver-lined lime green, and gold silver-lined seed beads in size 6. The pearls are 4mm greens. I've made it gradually narrower towards the back.

And this is the other spiral rope that is basically an embellished right angle weave.

I'll be photographing the other dutch spiral soon, and I'm making a tight spiraled herringbone rope as well and then I think that will be all the spirals there are.

More spirals are listed here:  
http://craftcove.blogspot.com/2010/04/all-spirals.html

New listings on my website

Here's some of my latest work that I've just listed on my website

3d beaded teddy

3d beaded basket

3d beaded elephant

3d beade basket

beaded flower brooch

spiral rope necklace

cellini spiral

triangle weave

raw spiral bracelet

Huge Sale on my web site this month!

A HUGE 10% DISCOUNT OFF ALL ITEMS! NOT TO BE MISSED!

Craft Cove is having a sale. This months special is for 10% off EVERY item in my jewelry store!

Craft Cove has a huge collection of unique handcrafted jewelry and gifts for sale. Including beadweaving, chainmail jewellery and wirewrapping. There are necklaces and chokers, bracelets, earrings, 3d ornaments and animals, keyrings, even amulet bags, all in many different types of weaves.

Everything in Craft Cove is entirely handcrafted by Jenny Lawson here in Australia.

For all of May EVERY item is discounted by 10%. Only till the last day of May, so don't miss out.


http://craftcove.weebly.com
craftcove@gmail.com