Filet crochet is a type of
crochet
Crochet (; ) is a process of creating textiles by using a crochet hook to interlock loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials. The name is derived from the French term ''crochet'', meaning 'hook'. Hooks can be made from a variety of m ...
ed fabric. This type of
crocheted lace is gridlike because it uses only two crochet stitches: the
chain stitch and the double crochet stitch (U.S. terminology; known in some other countries as ''chain stitch'' and ''treble''). Old filet patterns used a treble or triple stitch vertically but chained two between the vertical stitches. This was to prevent distortion of some patterns. Chain stitches use less yarn than double crochet stitches, which results in a visual difference in appearance between the two kinds of stitch. Filet crochet forms patterns by filling in parts of a mostly chain stitch mesh with double crochet stitches. Filet crochet is usually constructed from monotone
crochet thread made of
Mercerised cotton in white or ecru, and worked in rows. Filet crochet is used for decorative applications such as window curtains,
tablecloth
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s, and place settings such as
coasters and
placemat
A placemat or table mat is a covering or pad designating an individual place setting, unlike the larger tablecloth that covers the entire surface. Placemats are made from many different materials, depending on their purpose: to protect, decorate ...
s.
Filet crochet is most often worked from a graph or a symbol diagram. Patterns are created by combining solid and open meshes, usually working the design in solid meshes and the background in open meshes. The size of the space is determined by the number of chain stitches between each double stitch.
[Eckman, pp. 265-266.] Filet crochet may also be worked by alternating chain stitches with another type of crochet stitch such as (U.S. terminology) half double or triple crochet, and may be worked from yarn instead of thread.
See also
*
List of crochet stitches Crochet stitches have different terminology in different countries. Schematic crochet symbols have a consistent meaning internationally.
Basic stitches
References
* Edie Eckman, ''The Crochet Answer Book'', North Adams, Massachesetts: Storey ...
Notes
References
* Edie Eckman, ''The Crochet Answer Book'', North Adams, Massachusetts: Storey Publishing, 2005.
* Kara Heun, Crochet Stitches: How to Filet Crochet, Prime Publishing LLC, 2017. http://www.allfreecrochet.com/Tutorials/Crochet-Stitches-How-to-Filet-Crochet
Crocheted lace
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