|
|
| Attention teachers! Tapestry crochet is relatively easy and inexpensive; a perfect vehicle for introducing fiber art to your students. It takes more time than money to create beautiful, original pieces. Colorful patterns and intricate or simple motifs can be worked out with special tapestry crochet graph papers. Students may then incorporate their own designs into a variety of projects. They will learn about design, color, and fiber art! |
| Please click on the arrows below to see these free tapestry crochet videos. | |
Felted Tapestry Crochet Tutorial (with a great first project that you don't have to felt) |
Polymer Clay Crochet Hook Handle Tutorial (handles help when crocheting tightly) |
|
The following are from Creative Living with Sheryl Borden, a PBS TV show. |
|
|
See tapestry crochet from the Americas, Africa, and Europe. |
Learn how to design motifs on graph paper. For more info, see p. 11 of Creative Living. |
Learn bead tapestry crochet and see how to use a bead spinner. The pattern for the heart basket in the videos is on pages 10 and 11 of Lifestyles. |
|
|
A Flat Tapestry Crochet Tutorial (for advanced crocheters - it will require practice) |
Learn by doing with these free patterns! Most include links to tapestry crochet tutorials: |
|||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|||||
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
Please click on the projects below for more information or to purchase these online patterns: |
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hearts Round Pillow | Bead Bag for Lefties | Bead Bag, Righties | Yes Scarf for Lefties | Yes Scarf for Righties | Rasta Bag |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Bag for Lefties | Bag for Righties | Have a Heart Scarf, Left | Have a Heart Scarf, Right | Felted Bag for Lefties | Felted Bag for Righties |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cat Pillow for Lefties | Cat Pillow for Righties | Gone to the Dogs Purse | Gone to the Dogs Purse | Cat Purse for Lefties | Cat Purse for Righties |
My Tapestry Crochet Books (newest to oldest):
|
This 64 page paperback book stands alone and also supplements my other tapestry crochet books. In addition to right-handed and left-handed tutorials, Bead & Felted Tapestry Crochet includes 167 color illustrations and photographs, 4 tapestry crochet graph papers, and easy to understand instructions (without abbreviations) for purses, bracelets, earrings, and a hat. Seven projects are beaded, 6 are felted (in a washing machine), and 3 incorporate both techniques. Crocheted tightly with a small crochet hook or loosely with a large hook, this book has it all! (2006, ISBN 978-09721253-2-1). It is available from Amazon.com or you may order a signed copy with a credit card by clicking the "buy now" button on the left (for the US and Canada only) or on the right (outside the US and Canada) or by sending a check or money order to me at 163 Big Spring Circle, Cookeville, TN 38501. Please look at the errata sheet! You can read the book reviews here. |
|
|
More Tapestry Crochet may be used alone and also supplements my other tapestry crochet books. Besides basic tapestry crocheting instructions for right-handed crochet and left-handed crochet, More Tapestry Crochet includes an expanded history chapter, 14 graphs, "how to design" information, 8 tapestry crochet graph papers, 20 projects (with easy to understand instructions without abbreviations), and a look at natural fibers. The 176 page paperback book includes 139 illustrations, 117 black and white photographs, and 20 color photographs (2002, ISBN 0-9721253-0-2). More Tapestry Crochet is available from Amazon.com or you may order a signed copy with a credit card by clicking the "buy now" button on the left (for the US and Canada only) or on the right (outside the US and Canada) or by sending a check or money order to me at 163 Big Spring Circle, Cookeville, TN 38501. Please look at the errata sheet ! You can read the book reviews here. |
|
|
Tapestry Crochet teaches the basics of this sturdy, multicolored technique and presents information that will help the reader design their own motifs with tapestry crochet graph paper. The instructions are for both right-handed crocheters and left-handed crocheters. The 10 projects (with easy to understand instructions without abbreviations) include a pillow, bags, baskets, and tapestries. Please look at the errata sheet! This 110 page paperback book has been reprinted by Interweave and is also available from Amazon.com (1991, ISBN 0-932394-15-9) You can read the book reviews here. |
Tapestry Crochet Video (and now in DVD)
 Click on the image to enlarge |
This video teaches the basics of tapestry crochet while making a two color eyeglass case. By increasing the number of stitches, these techniques may be used to crochet a change purse, shoulder bag, or pillow. The Tapestry Crochet video and DVD are available from Yarn Barn or call (800) 468-0035. You can read the video reviews here. |
|
One of the best things about tapestry crochet is that you can do it anywhere because it does not require a specially equipped studio. It is relaxing and regenerative - in fact - it is a proven fact that endorphins are released during repetitive activities - and tapestry crochet qualifies! On the left I am tapestry crocheting in a gondola on the way up to the Great Wall of China! Please email me pictures that I can add to a "do it anywhere" web page of the places where you tapestry crochet. At home, on vacation, in a tree, underwater - wherever. |
Backstrap Weaving is now at http://www.backstrapweaving.com/
|
Links:
Carol Ventura's Home Page
Click Here to Visit Top 100 Crochet Sites
|
Click to see more crochet sites!
Click to join Tapestry Crochet Yahoo Group 
Free counters provided by Andale.
This web page is maintained by Carol Ventura. Last updated on January 3, 2009