Pocket Crafts Club

I love this! Recognizing our progress is so important, especially when we are learning new things! You're doing a beautiful job, and I look forward to seeing them finished!

Hi! So when making joins with my method of chains, it's the same as with a regular join just upside down. So pull up a loop of the Shuttle 2 thread and pass the Shuttle 1 through it. Because the Shuttle 1 is wrapped around the pinky of the left hand you do have to drop the Shuttle 2 and pick up the Shuttle 1 to do it this way, but once you get the hang of it it's pretty fast. If you prefer, you can also use the method I show in how to join on the second half of a split ring. The main thing to remember about standard joins is that you need them to slide, so the loop must always be made from the same thread that is making the stitches, with the core thread passing through it. Once you can train your brain to think of it in this way rather than "shuttle 1/shuttle 2" it becomes much less confusing! And absolutely yes you can make a larks head join this way! Again, it's just upside down, so finagling the little double loop can be a bit tricky, but once you get it it makes sense. I will try to make a video for you when I can (I'm a bit swamped with other work at the moment, so please do remind me if I forget!)

Wow! That is so cool! I love the eye on the inside.