Starching Crochet:

To starch thread crochet things use liquid starch, mix it with 1/2 water and put it into a spray
bottle. This solution makes a nice stiffness to most thread crochet projects. (the liquid starch,
is better because you can control the stiffness of your crochet by the amount of water you add
to the starch solution). Use a flannel sheet to lay crochet on, because the flannel grips to the
crochet and helps hold it in place, this way it doesn't take very little, if any pinning. I spray
the crochet with the starch solution, until very damp and then I lay it on the flannel sheet and
press with fingers from the center out on the project. Then I wait for it to dry.

Pinning:

Use rust proof pins for pinning crochet. Have you ever stored your crochet and found little
rust spot on it ruining it and wondered where they came from, they come from little slivers of
metal that comes off the pins onto the crochet and then the slivers of metal rust onto your
crochet while its being stored.

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Delsie's Crochet:

GRANNY'S CROCHET HINTS:

When I was growing up there were some special Grandmothers, who were a source of inspiration
for my life. This page is representative of those special ladies. This page has crochet advice and
hint on starching and pinning crochet items, a link to information on how to make different crochet
stitches and A Free Sweet Heart Curtain Pattern.

Afghan Stitch Increase, Back Loop only, Beaded Crochet, Blanket Stitich For Edging,
Bullion Stitch, Butterfly Stitch, Cables, Changing Colors in Crochet, Changing Colors
How-To Photos, Changing Colors Hints, Cluster Edgining Photo How-to, blculster edging,
Cluster Stitch (2DC), Cluster Stictch (4DC), Crochet Around Closed Circle, crochet
around ring, Crocheted Beads, Cross-over Shell Stitch, Cross-Stitch on Single Crochet,
Cross Trebles, dc in chain 1 space, Decrease, Diagonal Shell, Double Crochet (dc) End
Off, Fasten Off, Fabric Strips, Filet Crochet Basics, Filet Crochet Chart; Starting, Chain
Formula, Crochet Increasing, Front Loop Only Half Double Crochet (hdc), Joining
Crochet Pieces Knot Stitch, Long Single Crochet, Marguente (Star), Moss Stitch, Oval
Shape, Picot, Pineapple Motif (Basic), Pineapple Stitch, Popcorn Stitch, Post Stitches
(Front/Back Post, Reverse Single Crochet, Rick Rack, Crocheting On Roll Stitch,
Ruffling Basics, sc 2 sts tog, decrease, Shell Stitches, Single Crochet (sc), Slip Knot,
Solid Shell Stitch, Star Filet, Starting Chain, Treble Stitches, Treble Treble, Triple
Treble, Shell, Weaving in Ends.

A PLACE TO GO FOR HELP WITH
MAKING CROCHET STITCHES

I have found a great link to a website with a whole lot of
informations on the different crochet stitches, I never knew
there were so many. I have listed below the stitches they
have include how to instructions for at the "about crochet"
website. Just click on my crocheting granny bear to go
there.