Openwork crochet - a type of folk art that came to us from time immemorial

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:47

Openwork crochet has been one of the most popular types of Russian folk art since ancient times. Many ethnic museums store handicrafts and things dating back to the period of the III-V centuries, this indicates that this craft takes its origins long before our times.

There is an opinion that in the Middle Ages openwork crochet was the prerogative of the male population, and this type of creativity was forbidden to women. How true this is, no one knows. Meanwhile, in women's hands, the threads twist into very interesting and flirtatious things.

And what could better decorate an ancient Russian house than tied towels, sheets, duvet covers, underwear and inserts in pillowcases on pillows? The fashion for them has not yet passed in the Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian outback, where hostesses still consider them an indispensable attribute of home comfort. For urban residents, openwork crochet has become an interesting hobby, which they learn in courses, devoting a lot of their time to this creativity.

Needlework, born in ancient times, is a very attractive occupation for our contemporaries. Today, when folk art does not have a mystical meaning for us, as it was in previous centuries, it still brings great pleasure, the joy of creation and fills with positive energy.

It is known that all ancient patterns of openwork crochet had a sacred meaning. Each type of loops, double crochets and their groups created a certain picture, conspiracy, amulet. Modern openwork crochet also makes a huge impression on the viewer, the models of which are created not for mystical reasons, but from the concepts of aesthetics, beauty, practicality and individuality.

For example, the sirloin technique creates a product motif based on a grid where filled and free cells alternate. First you need to dial so many air loops so that their number is divisible by three, to this number we add one more - to decorate the edge, and three more - to lift. In the next row, you need to step back from the edge by two air loops and tie one column with a crochet. And so the whole row, until you get a grid in which you will need to fill empty cells with double crochets or double crochets. The lesson is simple, but requires accuracy, attention and patience.

As a result of fillet knitting, very interesting and expressive motifs are obtained. Thanks to this type of creativity, you can decorate any thing ormake some separate product, such as a tablecloth, a women's blouse, cuffs and a collar, a napkin. To make the work neat, it is necessary to count the loops. A drawing plan can be drawn up on a sheet of school paper, assuming that each of its cells is one air loop.

Another rule that openwork crochet obeys is the right choice of hook thickness. If it is observed, then the product will turn out to be light and at the same time tightly woven. Do not immediately take on large-scale work. First you need to make a small motif as a sample and make calculations on it, and then start creating your masterpiece.