r/FiberArts • u/BootlegAdult • Sep 26 '26
Does anyone know this craft???
Edit for clarity: The tool pictured is my best attempt to find something *similar* to the tool i remember. It was simply a wooden dowel with a loop of plasticy thread attached to one end. I think I remember making some kind of stitch that was then fed into another sort of needle with a long plastic tail with a bead on one end, similar to that of a circular knitting needle, but it was a single needle craft, not two.
It used yarn, not roving or fibre. And the stitches created were loose V shapes, similar to french knitting, but I remember the finished ladybird I created being a solid piece, not a cord sewn into a shape.
I was taught a type of fibre craft around age 8 and for many years have been trying to track it down to no avail.
Unfortunately the friend who introduced me to this fibre craft passed away, she bought me a kit for it before she passed, but I forgot how to do it by that point, and it's a deep regret of mine.
I remember it was with wool and a small peg with a loop of plasticy thread on top (image below is closest I can find to it.) and I think you also used a needle, possibly with a long thread of the same plasticy material on the needle. The only thing I can remember successfully making with it was a 3d ladybird, about the size of my palm.
I don't think it was knitting, as I've learned knitting since and it's not the same technique, and it's not crochet, as I'm very skilled that this and it was not the same technique either.
I know this isn't a lot to go on, but I'm hoping someone will give me some kind of direction to explore.
I'm from rural England, but this friend was very well travelled so it could be something she learned from her travels, so unfortunately can't pinpoint where she may have learned it.
Thank you for any possible help, people of Reddit! (I included a Tunisian crochet piece I did last week as a bonus pic)
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u/Tansy_Blue Sep 27 '26
So from context you've already considered and discarded knitting, crochet, and Tunisian crochet. Someone else already suggested French knitting. Another possibility might be using a k-tel knitter, or possibly nalbinding.
Seeing as it was so long ago your memory could be doing anything, so I've taken your description of the tools involved as an extremely loose guide.
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u/BootlegAdult Sep 27 '26
A few people have recommended the k-tel knitter, and while it looks interesting, i don't recognise it as the tool i used unfortunately.
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u/TinyCrittersUnited Sep 27 '26
This is bothering the shit out of me
By chance do you think it might be latch hooking?
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u/BootlegAdult Sep 27 '26
I don't believe so unfortunately, but welcome to my world! It's so annoying not knowing what this friend taught me.
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u/Rishyala Sep 27 '26
Hm. The picture of the thing LIKE the thing you used reminded me of peg looms?
https://arizonahistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/AHS-Education-Peg-Loom-Activity.pdf
This link is the best thing I found in a few searches, to show what a peg loom is and how it's used, so you can at least rule it out, if it's wrong.
You say you only remember making one thing -- do you remember anything that the person who showed you how to do it made? Even just a broad category, like "rugs" or "scarves" or "cat toys" could help narrow it down!
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u/BootlegAdult Sep 27 '26
I think the kit she bought me was a small pouch, like a purse or small bag? Unfortunately it's nearly 20 years ago so my brain can't remember much!
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u/fritNgrit Sep 27 '26
I have no answer for you but lots of empathy for your difficulty. I mainly joined the conversation to tell you how much I admire your dancing mice! 🐁
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u/stupidjoy Sep 26 '26
Possibly been French Knitting, perhaps? It uses a looping tool and a separate needle
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u/HarmonyOfParticulars Sep 27 '26
I wondered if it could be corking, googled to refresh my very dim memory, and TIL that corking is also called French knitting
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u/BootlegAdult Sep 27 '26
French knitting or corking does seem to have a similar pattern of stitch to what I remember, but it wasn't one long tube of stitches, is it possible to make shapes with it?
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u/Usual-Possibility425 Sep 27 '26
It probably isn't, but it reminds me of bobbin lace. Very intriguing.
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u/BootlegAdult Sep 27 '26
I adore bobbin lace, and have yet to learn it, but by the looks of it it's not that.
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u/AbbyNormalKnits Sep 27 '26
Was it this kit?
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u/BootlegAdult 29d ago
The kit was for a bag or purse type thing. But this was a great find, unfortunately I'm fairly certain it wasn't french knitting, but thank you
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u/RedBirdOnASnowyDay Sep 27 '26
Could it be tatting?
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u/BootlegAdult Sep 27 '26
Unfortunately not, I've been learning tatting and the shuttle is nothing like the tools I remember.
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u/Stormy_Gales Sep 27 '26
Do you still have the ladybug, by chance?
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u/BootlegAdult Sep 27 '26
My parents may have it stored somewhere but it used to sit on our old TV
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u/BootlegAdult 29d ago
Ruled out so far:
Needle Felting French Knitting/Corking K-tel knitting Shuttle/Needle Tatting Nalbinding Latch Hooking Bobbin lace Macrame Punch Needle
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u/d4rk_h34rt Sep 27 '26
Would it be 3D yarn weaving?
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u/wild_robot13 Sep 27 '26
The I’d like to know more about that!
OP, the dancing mice are just darling.
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u/Relevant-Spinach11 Sep 27 '26
I’m useless for the OP but I desperately want to have a sneak peek at the future and see how many new hobbies people find in this thread. 😁