General Chat

yes , i remember that, but it was with an empty old cotton reel,I spent many hours pinning myself!! lol

Sally we could start a 'Bring back Corking' Campaign!

I think I might have a go too, Amanda, would be fun I think!

Am so glad you corked Deb instead of the french knitting lol

Kaz :o))


Off out now catch ya all later!

Thanks Margaret - it took me back too - isn't it starnge when something comes back to you after many many years!

well obviously only a few in my case Lol

well I really must pop out now but lets cork and wave our pom poms proudly !

Kaz (who should really shurrup now)

We knew it as corking too Kaz but then grandma was from the Black Country so perhaps that's where it came from, lol. We made pompoms by wrapping wool around the cardboard tops from milk bottles.

I used to use an old cotton reel with 4 tacks on the top and I called it corkwork

Bren

I used to do this as a child too, but I think we used to call it "tatting". Does anyone else remember that name?

Frances

We called it french Knitting

my dad made ours with a cotton reel and 4 nails and my mums hair crip...we wern't posh lol

mine was a knitting dolly.corkings what you put on a ship so it doesn't sink.the french don't need tea cosys but i can think of other things they could do with yards and yards of .........i also made pom poms what about frech skipping useing elastic bands i used to pluck the hairs on your legs wether you liked it or not .has anyone tried scobbies?

there bits of plastic like a long shoelace that you do like french knitting but without the doll.and a bit like macrami

your more than welcome .now who said something about sanity never heard of it

Victoria

I know what you are talking about Scoubidou..I used to do them when i was younger and they were about again a couple of years ago

We called it french knitting and mine was a wooden cotton reel with 4 nails in the top.Used to use a hair pin or bodkin.

Tatting is done with a small shuttle and fine thread. It is verymuch like macrame but you use your hands and the shuttle to make 'lace'.

As a child I made dolls beds out of empty match boxes and made wool dolls to put in them.
The dolls were made from a few short strands of wool and tied with more wool at the head,neck, arms, body, legs etc....

(showing my age now)

Viv