From 69e62d66276821d78d065abe8a0c497fab26bd34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 17:18:40 +0100 Subject: A few more abbreviations --- source/techniques/abbreviations.rst | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/techniques/abbreviations.rst b/source/techniques/abbreviations.rst index 8c9510a..92034c3 100644 --- a/source/techniques/abbreviations.rst +++ b/source/techniques/abbreviations.rst @@ -10,8 +10,35 @@ k knit + k2t + knit 2 together: pick two stitches at the same time with the + working needle, and work them together to decrease one stitch. + + k3t + knit 3 together: pick three stitches at the same time with the + working needle and work them together to decrease two stitches. + + m1l + make 1 left + + m1r + make 1 right + p purl - st, sts - stitch, stitches + rs + right side + + st + stitch + + sts + stitches + + ws + wrong side + + yo + yarn over: pass the yarn over the working needle as if to knit to + create a new stitch. -- cgit v1.2.3 From 23772ad0274a7988e9791b1eb2c322a7a70bce22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 17:32:45 +0100 Subject: Pattern for 1862 new style garters --- source/index.rst | 1 + .../legs/1862_garters/godeysladysboo00phil-615.svg | 51 +++++++++ source/legs/1862_garters/index.rst | 117 +++++++++++++++++++++ source/legs/index.rst | 9 ++ 4 files changed, 178 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/legs/1862_garters/godeysladysboo00phil-615.svg create mode 100644 source/legs/1862_garters/index.rst create mode 100644 source/legs/index.rst diff --git a/source/index.rst b/source/index.rst index 70ce65a..484bdcd 100644 --- a/source/index.rst +++ b/source/index.rst @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA. shoulders/index neck/index hands/index + legs/index feet/index house/index diff --git a/source/legs/1862_garters/godeysladysboo00phil-615.svg b/source/legs/1862_garters/godeysladysboo00phil-615.svg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9cc906c --- /dev/null +++ b/source/legs/1862_garters/godeysladysboo00phil-615.svg @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ + + + + + + + + + + diff --git a/source/legs/1862_garters/index.rst b/source/legs/1862_garters/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fa29a2e --- /dev/null +++ b/source/legs/1862_garters/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +1862 Garters +============ + +.. figure:: godeysladysboo00phil-615.svg + :align: center + :alt: Traced vintage illustration of a garter with a garter stitch + loop, bands of alternate direction stockinette, a triangular end and + a tassel attached with two cords. + +The `1862 edition of the Godey's Lady's Book +`_ +included instructions for a “new style of garter”. + +This is an adaptation of those instructions to modern knitting terms. + +The original pattern specified to make some cord and use it to attach +the tassel to the garter; this pattern has optional instructions to use +an i-cord instead, which looks nice, but is not, as far as I know, an +historically accurate tecnique. + +Materials +--------- + +Yarn +^^^^ + +Less than one ball of fingering yarn; the original used red and white +wool, but this is a good way to use leftovers of sock yarn. + +Needles +^^^^^^^ + +Two dpn, size 2.5 mm. This can also be worked on regular straight +needles, but some care will be needed when picking up stitches, and you +won't be able to work the i-cord. + +Directions +---------- + +Work the loop; the original used red. + +Long tail cast on 6 :term:`sts`. + +Work 44 rows in garter stitch; if using two colours insert the second +color (white in the original) so that it is ready to be used after the +last row. + +Pick up 6 :term:`sts` from the beginning of the work using the back tip +of the needle, so that the working yarn is at the beginning of the +needle and the tail from the cast on is at the other end. + +To work a rib, knit 6 rows in stockinette: + +row 1: + :term:`k` all :term:`sts`; +row 2: + :term:`k` 1, :term:`p` 10, :term:`k` 1; +row 3: + :term:`k` all :term:`sts`; +row 4: + :term:`k` 1, :term:`p` 10, :term:`k` 1; +row 5: + :term:`k` all :term:`sts`; +row 6: + :term:`k` 1, :term:`p` 10, :term:`k` 1; + +Reverse the rows to knit the next rib. + +Repeat until you have 33 ribs (17 right side ones and 16 wrong side +ones). + +Try the garter for size: it should easily wrap around the leg above the +knee with a bit of spare lenght; if it is too short work a few more ribs +until it fits, ending on a right side one. + +If using two colours, return to the starting one (red). + +Work the triangular end. + +row 1: + :term:`k` all :term:`sts`; +row 2: + :term:`k` 9, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1; +row 3: + :term:`k` 8, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1; +row 4: + :term:`k` all :term:`sts`; +row 5: + :term:`k` 7, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1; +row 6: + :term:`k` 6, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1; +row 7: + :term:`k` all :term:`sts`; +row 8: + :term:`k` 5, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1; +row 9: + :term:`k` 4, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1; +row 10: + :term:`k` all :term:`sts`; +row 11: + :term:`k` 3, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1; +row 12: + :term:`k` 2, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1; +row 13: + :term:`k` all :term:`sts`; +row 14: + :term:`k` 1, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1; +rows 15-31: + if you want, knit 16 rows of i-cord; +last row: + :term:`k3t` + +Pass the working yarn through the live stitch and cut it. + +Make a tassel using a 6 cm cardboard template and attach it either to +the end of the i-cord or using a cord as in the picture. + diff --git a/source/legs/index.rst b/source/legs/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..822de77 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/legs/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +****** + Legs +****** + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 2 + :caption: Contents: + + 1862_garters/index -- cgit v1.2.3 From 2852e852c073c8d91ea0a2ad704e1039bd3a8e88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 17:34:51 +0100 Subject: Enable the inkscapeconverter extension --- source/conf.py | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/source/conf.py b/source/conf.py index 290a8cd..786808d 100644 --- a/source/conf.py +++ b/source/conf.py @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ master_doc = 'index' # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom # ones. extensions = [ + 'sphinxcontrib.inkscapeconverter', ] # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory. -- cgit v1.2.3 From 6c361ed16e5db57a796bdbbc7a7e412cb6e4a984 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 17:47:02 +0100 Subject: Mention pdf and epub versions in the homepage --- source/index.rst | 18 +++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/source/index.rst b/source/index.rst index 484bdcd..b76a749 100644 --- a/source/index.rst +++ b/source/index.rst @@ -17,11 +17,27 @@ developing the patterns (and in further makes). The patterns are organized by part of the body and then alphabetically, with no distinction of technique (knitting, crochet, etc.). +The latest version of this document is published on +https://fiber-patterns.trueelena.org/; a `pdf version +`_ +and an `epub version +`_ +are also available; note however that this document is pretty image +heavy, and may not load correctly in many ebook readers. + +There is also a `companion website for sewing patterns +`_. + +This document is generated with Sphinx_, and its sources are published +on https://git.trueelena.org/crafts/fiber_patterns/. + +.. _Sphinx: https://www.sphinx-doc.org + ------ These patterns are #FreeSoftWear. -Copyright 2021 Elena Grandi +Copyright 2021–2022 Elena Grandi This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit -- cgit v1.2.3 From 272c4c94243fad754a9f3509c9f8ee600227691f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 21:07:19 +0100 Subject: QR-Code for this site Pointing to the shortener at https://eoval.org/Txg4kPyn https://eoval.org/Txg4kPyn?delay=9999 --- source/get_the_source-inverted.svg | 110 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ source/get_the_source.svg | 90 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 200 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/get_the_source-inverted.svg create mode 100644 source/get_the_source.svg diff --git a/source/get_the_source-inverted.svg b/source/get_the_source-inverted.svg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b3d5635 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/get_the_source-inverted.svg @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GET THE + SOURCE + + + + + + + + diff --git a/source/get_the_source.svg b/source/get_the_source.svg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6d75963 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/get_the_source.svg @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ + + + + + + + + + + GET THE + SOURCE + + + + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3 From 68e014c55334636f1c4564df2c57a1912bcb00bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 20:33:21 +0100 Subject: Confcall Safe Lace Shawl: new pattern --- .../confcall_safe_lace_shawl/column_1_st.jpg | Bin 0 -> 1347122 bytes .../confcall_safe_lace_shawl/column_3_sts.jpg | Bin 0 -> 1300747 bytes .../shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/index.rst | 153 +++++++++++++++++++++ .../sampler_drops_fabel.jpg | Bin 0 -> 729358 bytes .../confcall_safe_lace_shawl/wip_white_lace.jpg | Bin 0 -> 1223369 bytes source/shoulders/index.rst | 2 + 6 files changed, 155 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/column_1_st.jpg create mode 100644 source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/column_3_sts.jpg create mode 100644 source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/index.rst create mode 100644 source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/sampler_drops_fabel.jpg create mode 100644 source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/wip_white_lace.jpg diff --git a/source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/column_1_st.jpg b/source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/column_1_st.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..68b4e17 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/column_1_st.jpg differ diff --git a/source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/column_3_sts.jpg b/source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/column_3_sts.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ee1867a Binary files /dev/null and b/source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/column_3_sts.jpg differ diff --git a/source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/index.rst b/source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..78ef47c --- /dev/null +++ b/source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,153 @@ +Confcall Safe Lace Shawl +======================== + +This bottom-up knitted triangular shawl uses one of the easiest repeats +(:term:`k2t` :term:`yo`) and just one marker to form a lace pattern +which can be worked in those situations where one can't give full +attention to the work. + +As a simple triangle, it can be as small or as big as desired, and it +can be declared complete at almost any time, whether your're low on yarn +or just getting bored with it. + +It's probably also a good first lace project for relative knitting +beginners, especially with yarn that is sock-weight or bulkier, or as +the first lace project with very thin or otherwise demanding yarn. + +This is a work in progress, and more pictures (including one of a +finished shawl) will be added later on. + +Materials +--------- + +Yarn +^^^^ + +The classic choice for this would of course be lace-weight or fingering +yarn, but sport or DK weight worked with bulky needles may also be fun. + +Needles +^^^^^^^ + +A pair of long straight needles (for smaller shawls) or a circular (for +any size of shawl), in a size significantly bigger than the yarn. + +Directions +---------- + +The shawl is worked from the bottom up, with a garter stitch border 3 +:term:`sts` wide, a center column that alternates between 1 and 3 garter +stitches and two sections of :term:`yo`/:term:`k2t` lace, each starting +and ending with a :term:`yo` to increase two stitches on each right +side. + +Long tail cast on 3 :term:`sts` and start working the point of the +border: + +row 1 (:term:`ws`): + :term:`k` 3; +row 2 (:term:`rs`): + :term:`k` 1, :term:`m1r`, :term:`k` 1, :term:`m1l`, :term:`k` 1; +row 3: + :term:`k` all :term:`sts`; +row 4: + :term:`k` 1, :term:`m1r`, :term:`k` 3, :term:`m1l`, :term:`k` 1; +row 5: + :term:`k` all :term:`sts`; + +You now have 7 :term:`sts`: place a marker before the center stitch and +start working the lace part: + +row 6: + :term:`k` 3, :term:`yo`, (marker), :term:`k` 1, :term:`yo`, + :term:`k` 3; +row 7: + :term:`k` all :term:`sts`; +row 8: + :term:`k` 3, :term:`yo`, :term:`k` 1 (marker), :term:`k` 2, + :term:`yo`, :term:`k` 3; +row 9: + :term:`k` all :term:`sts`; +row 10: + :term:`k` 3, :term:`yo`, :term:`k2t`, :term:`yo`, (marker) :term:`k` + 1, :term:`yo`, :term:`k2t`, :term:`yo`, :term:`k` 3; +row 11: + :term:`k` all :term:`sts`; +row 12: + :term:`k` 3, :term:`yo`, :term:`k2t`, :term:`yo`, :term:`k` 1 + (marker) :term:`k` 2, :term:`yo`, :term:`k2t`, :term:`yo`, :term:`k` + 3; +row 13: + :term:`k` all :term:`sts`; + +and then repeat the following lines until the shawl is as long as +you'd like, or until you're low on yarn: + +row 4n - 2: + :term:`k` 3, :term:`yo`, [:term:`k2t`, :term:`yo`] until the marker, + :term:`k` 1, [:term:`yo`, :term:`k2t`] until 3 :term:`sts` remain on + the needle, :term:`yo`, :term:`k` 3; +row 4n - 1: + :term:`k` all :term:`sts`; +row 4n: + :term:`k` 3, :term:`yo`, [:term:`k2t`, :term:`yo`] until one + :term:`st` before the marker, :term:`k` 3, [:term:`yo`, :term:`k2t`] + until 3 :term:`sts` remain on the needle, :term:`yo`, :term:`k` 3; +row 4n + 1: + :term:`k` all :term:`sts`; + +.. figure:: column_1_st.jpg + :align: center + + On right side rows, when your last :term:`k2t` ends just before the + marker, yarn over, pass the marker, knit just one stitch for the + center column and then start again the lace repeat with a yarn over. + +.. figure:: column_3_sts.jpg + :align: center + + On right side rows, when your last :term:`k2t` leaves one stitch + before the marker, yarn over, knit that stitch, pass the marker, knit + two other stitches for the center column for a total of three, and + then start again the lace repeat with a yarn over. + +finally, add 5 lines of garter stitch border to the top of the shawl: + +row 2m (:term:`rs`): + :term:`k` 3, :term:`m1r`, :term:`k` until 3 :term:`sts` remain, + :term:`m1l`, :term:`k` 3; +row 2m + 1 (:term:`ws`): + :term:`k` all sts +row 2m + 2: + :term:`k` 3, :term:`m1r`, :term:`k` until 3 :term:`sts` remain, + :term:`m1l`, :term:`k` 3; +row 2m + 3: + :term:`k` all sts +row 2m + 4: + :term:`k` 3, :term:`m1r`, :term:`k` until 3 :term:`sts` remain, + :term:`m1l`, :term:`k` 3; + +Bind off. + +Block the shawl in a triangular shape. + +Gallery +------- + +.. figure:: sampler_drops_fabel.jpg + :align: center + :alt: A mini-shawl in self-striping gray yarn. + + A sampler of this pattern in sock yarn: DROPS Fabel Long Print (50 g + = 205 m) in colour 602 worked on 4 mm needles. + + The top edge is about 30 cm long. + +.. figure:: wip_white_lace.jpg + :align: center + :alt: The beginning of a shawl in very thin white yarn, still on a + circular needle with a stitch marker near the center stitch. + + The beginning of a shawl in Nm 1/15 merino / silk / cashmere yarn + (100 g = 1500 m), worked on 3 mm needles. + diff --git a/source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/sampler_drops_fabel.jpg b/source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/sampler_drops_fabel.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..38d97d3 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/sampler_drops_fabel.jpg differ diff --git a/source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/wip_white_lace.jpg b/source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/wip_white_lace.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bb58d60 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/shoulders/confcall_safe_lace_shawl/wip_white_lace.jpg differ diff --git a/source/shoulders/index.rst b/source/shoulders/index.rst index d55b370..253d73d 100644 --- a/source/shoulders/index.rst +++ b/source/shoulders/index.rst @@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Contents: + + confcall_safe_lace_shawl/index -- cgit v1.2.3 From fdbedef62e3da9b5a3db33b8f6b394342d3dea1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:23:42 +0200 Subject: New abbreviation --- source/techniques/abbreviations.rst | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/techniques/abbreviations.rst b/source/techniques/abbreviations.rst index 92034c3..4d5d18c 100644 --- a/source/techniques/abbreviations.rst +++ b/source/techniques/abbreviations.rst @@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ knit 3 together: pick three stitches at the same time with the working needle and work them together to decrease two stitches. + kfb + knit front and back + m1l make 1 left -- cgit v1.2.3 From 85cbdb53a6ce04cfeb654ffc0475abe580643c91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:25:14 +0200 Subject: Links to source archives --- source/index.rst | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/index.rst b/source/index.rst index b76a749..bfd7f59 100644 --- a/source/index.rst +++ b/source/index.rst @@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ and an `epub version are also available; note however that this document is pretty image heavy, and may not load correctly in many ebook readers. +The full source of this document is available as a `source zip archive +`_ +or a `source tarball +`_ + There is also a `companion website for sewing patterns `_. -- cgit v1.2.3 From 7060331456515b21b31b88efd57670f138f8d565 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:26:08 +0200 Subject: typo --- source/index.rst | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/index.rst b/source/index.rst index bfd7f59..ac34ac0 100644 --- a/source/index.rst +++ b/source/index.rst @@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ are also available; note however that this document is pretty image heavy, and may not load correctly in many ebook readers. The full source of this document is available as a `source zip archive -`_ +`_ or a `source tarball -`_ +`_ There is also a `companion website for sewing patterns `_. -- cgit v1.2.3 From dba7ec0d197893c87942db8a3a133571f8e57e15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:27:19 +0200 Subject: typo --- source/index.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/source/index.rst b/source/index.rst index ac34ac0..752963f 100644 --- a/source/index.rst +++ b/source/index.rst @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ heavy, and may not load correctly in many ebook readers. 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0000000..c99affb Binary files /dev/null and b/source/feet/braided_twine_soles/almost_finished_top.jpg differ diff --git a/source/feet/braided_twine_soles/index.rst b/source/feet/braided_twine_soles/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..440b15d --- /dev/null +++ b/source/feet/braided_twine_soles/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,142 @@ +Braided Twine Soles +=================== + +.. figure:: almost_finished_top.jpg + :align: center + +A sole made of braided twine, suitable for various kinds of slippers. + +This isn't The Traditional Way to make espadrille style soles, it's just +a method I've used and that seems to work. I don't know The Traditional +Method and couldn't find details on it online, so this way may be +similar, except I'm doing something horribly wrong. + +Materials +--------- + +Yarn +^^^^ + +* 3-4 mm twine; +* sturdy sewing thread. + +As a sewing thread I've used 4-ply waxed linen designed for bookbinding, +marked with a number 14 (I'm not sure on which scale, however). + +Tools +^^^^^ + +* paper pattern for the sole; +* 6 elastics; +* a binder clip, optional; +* strong needle, ideally curved; +* a needle as long as the sole will be wide, optional. + +The pattern will depend on what the sole will be used for: for sewn +shoes you will probably have a regular pattern, for knit / crocheted +ones you can trace around the finished object, and to make a sandal you +can trace around a foot adding a bit of ease and smoothing out the shape. + +You don't need to buy curved needles: regular needles can be curved +with the help of an heat source such as a hot air soldering station or a +candle flame, pliers and eye protections. + +Directions +---------- + +Cut 3 long pieces of twine: 10 m for each piece were barely enough for +a 25 cm foot. + +Find the middle point and tie the strands together with a scrap of +thread. + +.. figure:: 01-braiding.jpg + :align: center + +Starting close from the middle, loop each strand around your fingers to +form a butterfly, wrap it with an elastic. + +Make a 3-strands rounded braid: each strand is made of the two sides of +a piece of twine, and fold the strand towards the front to bring it to +the middle while braiding, rather than curving it to the side as for a +flat braid. + +Keep braiding until the end, keep it in place with a binder clip (or +just leave it hanging and rebraid it if needed). + +.. figure:: 02-pinning_outer_round.jpg + :align: center + +Put the paper pattern on a pinnable surface and starting from the toe +pin the braid vertically all around the pattern. + +.. figure:: 03-sew_outer_rounds.jpg + :align: center + +When you have finished the first round, lay the braid +towards the middle of the sole, whipstitching it to the outer round. + +.. figure:: 04-third_round.jpg + :align: center + +And keep working like this, whipstitching each round of braid to the one +next to it. + +Hide all knots between the braid sections. + +.. figure:: 05-wider_part.jpg + :align: center + +After a while, you won't be able to add more rope to the narrower part +of the sole; start making shorter rounds just in the wider part. + +.. figure:: 06-cutting.jpg + :align: center + +When even the wider part is full cut the braid to size + +.. figure:: 07-sewing_middle.jpg + :align: center + +and finish whipstitching the remaining open parts, including the one +that was left in the narrower part of the sole. + +.. figure:: 08-bottom_open.jpg + :align: center + +Now you can remove the pins and the sole will keep its shape, but the +bottom part will tend to open up, enabling dirt and other unwanted +material to creep into it, so you need to stabilize everything by +stitching it from side to side. + +.. figure:: 09-side_to_side_sewing.jpg + :align: center + +If you have a long needle you can insert it from one side of the sole to +the other one, but if you don't (or if your long needle is to thick and +you can't insert it into the braid) you'll have to go through 2–3 braids +at a time with the curved needle. + +.. figure:: 10-from_the_side.jpg + :align: center + +When you get to one end pull tight to compact the braids, and then go +back into the sole for the next line. Keep hiding all knots between the +braids. + +Now start again for the second sole, remembering to turn the pattern +upside down if it's shaped to have a right and a left foot. + +Attach the soles to the shoes with the whipstitched part on top; +depending on how the shoes are made a blanket stitch will probably work +nicely. + +.. + + Gallery + ------- + + .. .. figure:: + :align: center + :alt: . + diff --git a/source/feet/index.rst b/source/feet/index.rst index 0478b14..aef09ec 100644 --- a/source/feet/index.rst +++ b/source/feet/index.rst @@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Contents: + + braided_twine_soles/index -- cgit v1.2.3