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Hella Jongerius has turned a Paris gallery into a giant loom

Posted by Lynne Rule on August 22, 2019

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Polymer Clay Handles for DIY Ergonomic Crochet Hooks

Polymer Clay Handles for Crochet Hooks by Larry B. I have fibromyalgia in my hands, which makes it very difficult for me to hold and use a small crochet hook. Making polymer clay handles was the solution to my problem. I can make the handles any diameter I want. The first photograph is that of several of my crochet hooks with the polymer handles attached. As it turned out, the diameter of the handles was just a little too large to be comfortable. But as sometimes happens, a mistake turns into a serendipitous situation. I noticed that when I was using the crochet hooks with the polymer handles I was having trouble keeping the angle of the crochet hook in the right place. It tended to roll around on me and was hurting my hands to keep the correct grip. So, what I did was take a small pocket knife and I cut notches in the handle where my thumb and forefinger needed to be. The fact that I had made the handles too fat was just fine because once I cut the no

A Fiber Show from One of Our Own...Jénn Sands Jenkins... Come and See!!!

One of our Own... HFF would love to give you the chance to view Jénn Sands Jenkins' Fiber Showing. Jennifer sourced everything for her show locally and all the weaving, spinning, knitting, felting, and yes, even tanning, was done by her! It is amazing!!! Jennifer is one of us and I would love for all of us to show her our support!!! Congratulations on such beautiful work, Jenn!!! https://www.jennifersandsjenkins.com/fibershed-tent

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