Are yo making Crochet bullions and they drive you nuts? You are at the right place . Check the videos below and your pain should be over… hopefully! If not again Ode to Bullions
For the love of Bullions get the right crochet hook in the first place or you die of frustration! I am serious about! No right hook, no bullion! No money, no funny!
There are three parts when it comes to creating the bullion!
Part one the base, making the right size donut! And here you can cheat galore! LOL Yup, you can cheat in crochet and lace making ! Is that new to you darling?
Once the base is done, you can do the second part the wrapping! Part Two Oh well the wrapping, it’s a story for itself. There are golden
rules like 16, 18, 22. Do not raise your eyebrows now at the screen or at me, yup there are rules, BUT that does not mean you can;t break them 🙂
16 , 18, 22 are the individual strings that form a bullion. One wrap to form a bullion can have 16 wraps on the hook, ( you see in the video) or 18 wraps or 22… oh well talking about braking rules, my have 25 wraps!
Part Three
Now this part most of people like to skip not knowing the insanity of it! You skip this part and your bullion is flat. On top of it it dies not have volume and is useless, at least to get a job in the button industry or as grape for Romanian Point Lace. For this part you need a tapestry needle or a larger sewing needle.
Follow the video instructions.
And now you know about #BULLIONS !
Do you have a technique to create bullions ? Let me see your bullions!
Do you have a bucket list? I never really thought about bucket lists or stuff that I actually want to do! Scary? Hell yes! I feel like time is slipping between my fingers and there is so much stuff I need to do and learn when it comes to Romanian Point Lace or anything else!
Do you feel the same? Did it ever crossed your mind, that you need to make a bucket list for craft?
Oh well here is mine!
Learn more Romanian Point Lace stitches and fillings
Create more unique designs
Do more research on the early Romanian Point Lace pieces.
Design new cords!
Take Romanian Point Lace to a new level! Make it more popular and known!
Introduce more designs that include, Embroidery!
Research on more thread brands that work for RPL!
Finish the lace pieces yous started! LOL … Such a drag sometimes! ( I start many projects at the same time! How about you?)
‘From one fine thread, a work of art is born.’ Testing DMC Thread
If you crochet, make lace, do tatting, this thread is a must or at least you heard of it and you want to try it out. This thread is Made in France and it is one of the best in the world.I purchased this thread to create Romanian Point Lace. DMC in general stands for high quality and for great results.
We all talk about DMC …. but do you know what it stands for ? Since 1746 DOLLFUS-MIEG & Compagnie makes thread in France e voila DMC was born! They are true heroes in the textile world and still provide the highest quality since they open the doors.
It is an amazing thread that I can only recommend. If you worked with it you understand the price. It is not cheap but it;s worth all the money you pay for it.
Jean – Henri DOLLFUS, Jean Jacques SCHMALZER, and Samuel KOECHLIN—were the founders of DMC and the first to manufacture hand-painted Indian prints in Europe. A revolution in the textile industry in Europe. High quality threads and fine textiles were very well known in the East far China and India. ( Silk Road)
It is also fabulous to use for embroidery and lace knitting. It comes in many different sizes and colours galore!
If you are based in the USA here is the official website. If you visit DMC the Head Quarters on the first page you will be redirected to the country you are based.
Not only that they changed the world of threads and textile in Europe they changed the world of textile in general, by having John Mercer a chemist who experimented with thread and discovered that when you add caustic soda to the thread, it makes it stronger and it gives the long lasting shine that we find today with all DMC products. Is that your AHA Moment?! That was mine when I found this gold piece of information at uni when I was studying Fashion Design. That is the understanding behind Mercerise cotton!
I was surprised to find that they have many location sites in Eastern Europe but not in Australia. Australia has such a high demand and love for DMC.
Like you can see in the example above it is fabulous for fine crochet and Romanian Point Lace. I purchased my DMC thread here .
It was a great experience and I am in love with the large colour range. If you never worked with this brand before try to purchase one floss or a small cotton pearl and give it a go!
The company is still today top thread when it comes to quality. There are only a few other brands like Romanofir who can compete with them. I will talk about them in another post.
With a tradition of over 270 years, I ruly believe you can give DMC a try if you have not by now!
This fabulous brand is going into my top ten brands to work with! DMC you rock!
When your job title is fashion designer, and you are surrounded all day with fabrics, threads, yarns, etc….. it can go in two directions…. One you do not touch it at home and stay away, OR you go crazy and crave a passion for it.
Well I am in the second category…. I started to build a passion for threads and not any thread and yarn…. no it had to be the best quality, the finest on the market…..
If my desk looks like that , can you image how my STASH looks like? NO, I will not show you that! I’m not crazy!
I started to dig into thread brands trying to find out who has the best quality and try to purchase it… Cotton, linen, silk, etc…. was not always enough, I started to experiment with Banana Yarn, with Milk thread , etc….
But that said, my first passion never died out… Cotton and Silk!
PS: Soon I will we writing about my top ten yarn brands so stay tuned to that !
I create a lot of Romanian Point Lace, I believe you know by now! LOL
Here as well I like to experiment with different brands like steel thread, silk, etc…..
Loving thread so much, I like to share with you some of the threads that I use. I decided to include in the shop threads, the basic thread supplies, materia prima to create Romanian Point Lace
So all the threads that you see there available, are all the products I use myself, to create my pieces, from Jewellery to fashion and I use them for all my teaching, workshops and online lessons
Ito means String or, thread , yarn in Japanese a cleaver name for a fabulous brand that stands out in the world of yarns and threads. If you never heard of them now it;s time to discover them! They are stunning. I received a few different threads to test out from paper thread, to steel blends and pure silk, etc…
I am intrigued by the quality and the fine design of the paper that it holds the information on. Strong to hold the cone and elegant fine that it almost not touching the thread. ITO is brand to stay in the market of yarns. Is makes a mark in quality and style. Please visit the website and check out the free pattern the varieties of colours, inside brands, yarns , needles, etc…
I received beautiful blends and fabulous colours. I started to experiment with Serishin Silk Colour Marsala and created a Romanian Point Lace Design. My goal is to find out what other type of threads and yarns work for Romanian Point Lace to give Romanian Point Lace lovers more options. Cotton is great and traditional, but there must be something else out there for this ancient lace and I believe to have found it in ITO brand.
Serishin is a luxurious silk yarn with a tremendous sheen and structure. It hold together great an is not weak. Marsala is soft and has a fabulous feeling while working with it. The colour is stunning and vibrant. Great on the skin and I can say that I would use it for lace making, clothing. This brand is also good for crochet and knitting. Its a fluid thread that creates a great crochet or knit fabric. A luxury and privilege to create with.
At the moment I am working on other projects using the other cones of threads received. I am exited to try out mixing the stainless steel TETSU.
The silk and Stainless steel can be formed and create a fabulous design. I believe that it makes a great Romanian Lace as well as great for knitting. If you work with this brand before, please let me know, I am very interested in your opinion.
What makes this brand so great, is that it;s placed on a cone.
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If you work with this brand before, please let me know, I am very interested in your opinion.