I am searching for directions/diagrams to make templates for Chinese Frog Closings for sewing embellishments. Because fabric and color offerings are unavailable at the sewing counters, I would also appreciate titles and sources of this information.
Thanking you in advance,
CeeKee
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Hello!
There are complete instructions on pages 74-77 of "101 Sewing Secrets" from the Singer Sewing Reference Library. See also past issues # 22, 58 and 78 of Threads.
Lise-Laure
Edited 6/30/2005 4:06 pm ET by LiseLaure
I think you will find these two sites comprehensively helpful. I made some and feel after a bit of practice to want to put chinese buttons everywhere.
http://www.totheweb.com%5Ccuc%5Cknots.html/
http://www.chineseknotting.org/
There is also a book Chinese knotting, written by Lydia Chen but I really don't know how good it is.
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