I’m back from Oregon Country Fair and WE HAVE A WINNER!

Congratulations, commenter number 14 — Aileen Rickie-Adams!

Now you’re wondering…. So what the heck what that thing, anyway? Remember I had folks take guesses at what this thing was?

Well, Cassie F. guessed right!!!!!

It’s the funkiest hairpin lace loom in the entire world. I just had to try hairpin lace one night and I whipped up a workable loom with stuff I had in the junk drawer. It works…but it ain’t pretty! Don’t know what hairpin lace is? It’s a neat-o variation on crochet done with a crochet hook and a “hairpin.”

I found this hairpin lace pic from Ladylinoleum’s blog, Monster Crochet. You can read more about her (more dignified) hairpin lace adventures here.

So yeah….don’t expect a tutorial from me on how to make my janky hairpin lace loom, because I made it the dumbest way possible. I did find some good ideas about how to make smarter-looking ones here and here, though. The second one actually uses glue sticks. Sweet.

Thanks for making this giveaway a success, folks! Keep an eye out for more on the way. Later this week? The promised recycled leather tutorial!

Xoxoxo
Erin

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