Fats, Vitamins and Minerals

Below is a photo of the white crochet skirt that I used in my auntie’s 75th birthday last June 1. I made about a third of this while I was in GenSan. The pattern for the medallion at the hems is based on a corset-cover yoke design from page 13 of “The Priscilla Yoke Book, 1916.” The book is available as PDF from the Antique Pattern Library website.

The body of the skirt was made using filet crochet, a truly charming technique that produces a very soft fabric. I learned about filet crochet through “The Priscilla Filet Crochet Book No. 2, A Collection of Beautiful Designs in Filet Crochet, Introducing Filet Crochet Brode, Embroidery on Crochet and Cameo Crochet, edited by Mrs. F.W. Kettelle, 1915.”

Although it can get boring sometimes, filet crochet is so easy to make and yet produces a very lovely effect. Filet crochet conists of open and closed squares (or meshes) and are all done with only two types of stitches - the chain stitch and the double crochet. If you would like to learn filet crochet, you should visit the Hass Design website on basic techniques.

Anyway, more detailed photos and the pattern for this skirt will be placed on Edward’s website as soon as I get things more organized.

Currently I am working on a new skirt, which was originally the crocheted layer for the sheer blue dress I wanted to make for my auntie’s birthday. Since that was very difficult, I decided to create a skirt instead of a full dress. The dress can be done later when I get better at this.) Below is a photo of the skirt in progress.

It’s a rather frilly skirt with plenty of holes in it. So I plan to put beads and sequins to cover some of the holes. It has been a very extemporaneous work, not really following a prescribed pattern but just working through with the logic of the stitches. I hope to finish it soon so I can start on a new project.

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