Ann Hartley
Lucets are so cool that I am spreading the word about them, and making some for some friends. Most lucets you see online do not have faces. Most of my lucets are cats. One friend wants one with a puppy face. That will be my next project. When I get home next month we will all sit down and make bracelets.
I did make the bracelet in the photo today, and although it is plain (no crystals or gemstones, nothing carved on the wooden beads) at least it opens and closes properly. I wove it on the bottom lucet pictured here with F, LT, LT, E inscribed on the handle. That stands for “Feed, Loop/Tighten, Loop/Tighten, Even” which is a cheat sheet for how to make the cord. Now that I have that all figured out, someone has posted an article showing how to make square braid on a knitting knobby, which is supposedly easier to learn than a lucet.
On the right are parts ready to assemble for a tapestry loom. The first loom I made has nails for the warp, but this one has cuts made with my 4″ table saw. If you missed My Kind of Saw you can use this link. The table saw cost less than it would have cost to buy a loom like this.
All of the wood in this photo came from scrap lumber except for the bottom lucet with the purple eyes. I carved it from basswood that was on sale at the local hobby store. The basswood was much easier to cut, but doesn’t have the character of the repurposed wood. I tried to make it a little crooked to add character.
Great work …. you are very creative
Thank you for visiting, vidocka, and thanks too for the nice compliment.
as you might’ve noticed from my latest sketchapalooza, I am a huge fan of anthropomorphizing objects…
Ever since my 7th grade English teacher taught me the word “anthropomorphizing” I have been doing it at every opportunity.
Not only is it a great sounding word, folks do it all the time so it is usually relevant…
I have given some to friends and they went over well.
Great work, well done, very creative!
Those are adorable!!! Thank you for the education as well. : )
Thank you for visiting and for the compliment.
They look cute! I think you are very creative and artistic, Ann.
Albert I have a reoccurring notation on my calendar that says “Do something creative today.” It is right next to the one that says, “Do nothing.” One or the other will always win.
So, your productive side seems far more superior.
Alas you are right, even when I think I am doing nothing, there is needlework in my hands or I am reading or drawing something. When I try to really and truly do nothing, I fall asleep.
Oh my goodness no. Never call me late for dinner. Not me. I do love my food. 🙂
Oh, Carol, you are nice to say it, but my friends come up with the ideas and I have zero talent, just hard work.
Talented craft”man”!!
Those are soo cute!!
Thank you alibb, just for you I will post the one I made today.
That means more great craft works to see!!
Yeay!!
Fantastic. Thank you for sharing your craft with us all.
Glad you came to have a look. I had a brother named Donald but we called him Don. Which do you prefer to be called?
I prefer Donald, please. But…
You can call me Jay. You can call me Ray. You can call me Bill. You can call me Phil.
But you doesn’t has to call me Johnson, Johnson.
(Gawd I hope people get the reference.)
I just won’t call you late for dinner, Donald.
Nice job. You are very creative and talented!