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Crocheted Placemats And Table Accessories, Elisabeth Shaw

Honors Theses

My honors project this semester was to crochet two complete sets of place mats. I had never crocheted before so this was a completely new learning experience. All together I made twelve place mats, fourteen napkins, twelve napkin rings, and one small table runner. I gave one set to my mother-in-law, and one set to my mother for Mother's Day.

Crocheting An Afghan: My Honors Project, Bennie Carol Burgess

Honors Theses

As my honors project for this semester under the division of Natural Science, in the Home Economics Department, I made an afghan, under the supervision of Mrs. Hazel Thomas. Although I have crocheted before, this is my biggest undertaking.

Embroidery And Crochet, Bennie Carol Burgess

Honors Theses

Embroidery is sometimes called needle-painting. The word embroidery comes from the Anglo-Saxon word, meaning edge or border. There are many different kinds of stitches, some to outline a design, and others to fill in an entire area for a design. One of the advantages of embroidery is that it can be as simple or as complicated as you want.

Crochet, which developed as a way of making fine lace, has grown into a very versatile type of needlework. The French word "crochet", meaning crooked, applied to the crochet hook, and gave crocheted lace its name. There are three main stitches--chain, …

Handicrafts, Kathy Bittle

Honors Theses

For this honors project, the author created several pieces of handicraft art.