I actually wrote this a few months ago and don’t know why I never posted it. Hmm. Mysterious. So when I say “last night,” I really mean many, many nights ago. :)
Fabric stiffener. Well, it works. It’s not my favorite smell ever, and it left me a little worried that I had ruined an otherwise lovely creation. But it worked.
I tried this little holey vase in various places throughout the house, holding different objects for a day at a time. This lasted for 2 weeks.
It now holds the pens on Evan’s desk.
Much to his surprise.
Last night he picked it up and said with wonderment, “Where did this come from?”
“I made it,” I replied.
“Oh. That’s really cool… You should blog about this.”
And so I am. :)
When I crocheted this (pattern from Uncommon Crochet), I checked the base to make sure it would fit snugly around a cylindrical glass. Then, I just followed the directions on the bottle of fabric stiffener, slipped my creation over the bottom of the plastic-wrap-covered-glass and let it dry upside-down overnight.
March 3rd, 2009 at 12:31 am
It *is* very cool! So glad you shared it with us!
March 3rd, 2009 at 5:35 am
This is awesome!
A long, looong time ago I inherited some crochet patterns from my Nanny (grandmother, not Mary Poppins type of Nanny) that showed you how to make shaped bowls and baskets. I have it in my head that they showed you how to make the stiffener at home, possibly from sugar?!?!
I hardly ever throw anything out so I’m sure I’ll have these somewhere, I’ll look them out tonight. Yours is wonderful, you’ve inspired me to give it a go.
March 4th, 2009 at 11:15 am
That’s such a cute project…and it’s so funny that your husband encouraged to you blog it, too!
January 10th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
WOW. If you don’t mind, I’m saving these pictures to my inspiration folder in my computer. I have to try this! I’ll definitely credit you if I succeed. :) Thanks for posting this!
March 9th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
love this! I want make some easter baskets this way. When I was a little kid my Irish Mom made us ‘doiley’ easter baskets that way! Yours has a fun modern twist.
January 8th, 2011 at 12:17 pm
Hi Kristena,
The vase looks beautiful, can you please tell me which fabric stiffener did you use, also is it an aerosol or liquid? and did it change the colour of your yarn? I’m looking for something to work on silk, but my worry is that the pattern on the fabric is a bit dark and when I tried one of these products, the effect was like the fabric got wet and colours went “moody”/”muddy”, much darker than dry version of the fabric. So if you could give me your opinion on this matter, it will be fantastic. Thank you.
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