“From the simple to the sublime, this volume encompasses it all.”—Quick & Easy Crafts. “A touch of lace added to shelves, pillows, coverlets, blankets, linens, lingerie, and apparel can make a lovely difference....More than 100 designs. No prior knowledge is necessary.”—Booklist.

Filet crochet produces delightful designs and motifs on an open mesh background, perfect for incorporating into garments and accessories, or for making blankets, cushions, and scarves. numbers, letters, and geometric patterns; repeat designs for borders and larger items. -Each design includes an easy-to-follow chart, clear swatch photograph and working instructions, as well as inspiring ideas for mixing and matching the designs in the book. -Key techniques are clearly demonstrated from basic stitches to blocking and joining finished pieces, and a handy fold-out flap reminds you how to use the charts as you work.

Dorothy Wilks' latest book, Filet Crochet; Learn the Timeless Art of Filet Crochet, introduces you to the age old art of Filet crochet. With Filet crochet you can create stunning pieces of art by crocheting pictures into flat crochet using solid mesh and open mesh stitches. Used with thread and just about any weight of yarn, Filet is one of the most enduring and popular forms of crochet. In her book Dorothy introduces you to the basics of the Filet technique, the stitches used and how to crochet them, how to read a graph pattern, and how to crochet your very first Filet project. With her easy to understand instruction and clear images you will learn how to Filet crochet in no time.She explains how the different stitches come together in a pattern. These include: Open Mesh Stitch Solid Mesh Stitch Lacet Stitch Rectangles Big Squares How Sociopaths Blend In Dorothy also includes her own original easy Filet patterns for you to practice your newly learned skills. She also includes a size chart for afghans so that you can create your own Filet afghan in sizes ranging from receiving blankets to king size beds. She also explains the math and how to figure out how many Filet motifs you will need for an afghan. Each stitch and step is fully explained and she also encourages you to create your own Filet charts. If you've always admired the delicate beauty of Filet crochet and you know how to crochet a chain stitch, single crochet, and double crochet stitches, this book is your first step to learning how to not only crochet Filet stitches, but how to read a Filet chart. Don't miss out on this great resource and welcome addition to any crochet artist's library.Black and White Version**Buy It Now

Return to the gentle graces of old-fashioned home decorating with filet crochet. Protect a table with a lacy, eight-sided doily. Add eye appeal to a comfortable seat with a charming three-piece chair set. Or display the family name in a frame.

"7 great projects & a complete alphabet"--Cover.

If you thought filet crochet was just for doilies, think again - this collection of designs is a fresh new look at this traditional crochet technique. Learn to filet crochet with this collection of 17 crochet patterns for filet crochet garments including sweaters, tanks, tee shirts and cardigans. Filet crochet only uses two stitches in a grid formation - chain stitch and double crochet (if you're American, treble if you're in the UK). This stitch combination creates a mesh-like fabric which is great for showing different motifs and patterns. Filet crochet was traditionally worked using cotton perle thread and used to create delicate home décor projects like placemats, coasters and tablecloths as well as curtains. This fun collection takes it to another level by working it in thicker yarn and shows how impactful it can be when it's used for garments. There will be a wide range of motifs from abstract chevrons through to recognisable motifs for hearts, honeycomb and even Christmas trees, so you can make fun fashion pieces without worrying about complicated colourwork. The designs include sweaters and cardigans for the cooler months as well as lighter pieces including a tank top and tee shirts for warmer weather. Author Lauren Willis, explains everything you need to know about how to work in filet crochet, including how to follow a chart to work the motifs, the stitches required and other tips and tricks. The 17 project patterns are written in US crochet terminology but there is information about the equivalent UK terms, and other technical information such as yarn weights and hook sizes. The size grading for all of the featured projects ranges from small adult (tween) up to another 10 sizes so the patterns are very size inclusive.

Excerpt from The New Filet Crochet Book: Original Designs Which May Be Used Also for Cross-Stitch and Beadwork, With Patterns Represented in a New Way In mediaeval times Darned Netting, also called Lacis, was contemporary with the linen embroidery of that age. Cluny Guipure, one of the earliest forms, was known as Opus filatorium, or, in the Middle Ages as Spider Work. It shows a netted square-meshed background, identical with that of our modern Filet. The network is darned upon with counted stitches like tapestry, and by modern French workers is now called Point Conte or Filet Brode a Reprises: while in Italy the modern variety is called Guipure d'Art. The patterns woven into the netting are more or less elaborate but the same beautiful designs may be carried out in Filet Crochet, now so popular. The crochet, moreover, enables one to complete the design in one operation, the solid meshes as well as the open meshes being worked as you go along Filet Crochet is not new. Most of us have pieces handed down to us from our grandmothers. But since artists have thought it worth while to create new designs for this lace, the art has been wonderfully improved. The designs in this book arc not only artistic and beautiful but are strictly original and have never before been published. The method of representing them is also very unusual - the black spaces showing the open meshes and the white squares outlined in black, showing the solid meshes - thus making it very easy to count the squares and much less trying to the eyes than the old way. Another decided advantage to the worker is the table (see page 22) giving the size of a piece when worked with number 30, 50, 100 or 150 thread. This will enable the worker to select just the pattern needed to carry out the idea she has in mind. Those who have made a study of Coats of Arms and Heraldry will be delighted with the artistic perception and accuracy of such figures as No. 50, 56 and 78. Materials. Any good cotton thread may be used for Filet Crochet and silk thread also, the purse twist being the best for this use. The silky mercerized cottons and the beautiful linen threads are also very good. D. M. C. thread was used in all of the samples and finished pieces in this book. The only other things necessary are a good pattern, and a crochet hook. Use as fine a hook as can be used without splitting the thread. The material, if any is to be used together with the crocheted work, should also be considered and a thread chosen which will harmonize with the same. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.