TOP: 3' blue jeans round BOTM: round DESIGNS U CAN DO 4.

1 HOME - NEW IN CROCHET
Crochet with Gathered Scraps

THIS IS INDEX - TABLE of CONTENTS

2 WHAT IS SHIRRET ?
Contemporary Girlie Fashionista

3 WHAT IS SHIRRET
It Looks Expensive

4 WHAT IS SHIRRET? Brainy cool
Art Matters

5 WHAT IS SHIRRET? Recycling
and color

DESIGNS U DO 1 Targets

DESIGNS U DO 2 Stripes

DESIGNS U DO 3 Patchwork

DESIGNS U DO 4 Motifs

SHOP

SHOP LIST

HOW TO GYPSY Can't crochet?

HOW TO 2 intro

HOW TO 3 Recycle wool FREE yarn

DO U TEACH CROCHET ? Teach Shirret
to get more crochet students

HER STORY 1

STORY 2 Your story

STORY 3 Your story

STORY 4 Your Shirret

LINKS Festivals

PRESS zines

LADY MCCRADY ART MATTERS

ART MATTERS, MARTIN AXON

Shirret is a meditative activity. Like gardening, baking or knitting
it summons physical and philosophical riches to share.

Shirret is an art form that speaks of the time and culture we live in.

To Shirret is to be actively thoughtful of the environment
by working constructively to create warmth, kindness and beauty.

The Art of Shirret by Louise McCrady will give you everything you need––step by step instructions and a library of patterns––to master
Shirret, a 40-year-old needlecraft that combines shirring and crocheting.

Shirret is a unique hobby: It costs next to nothing, yet produces gorgeous heirloom items that will endure for generations. The secret?
the fabric strips used in the rugs, chair pads, mats and other items are recycled––cut up from outgrown clothes or tired drapes and
slipcovers. What a wonderful way to give new life to faded material, while hanging on to a piece of your family's heritage!

Imagine a colorful nursery rug made from the girlhood dresses of a mother-to-be. Think of a front-hall piece made from the now-out-of-
place textiles of a previous home. What about an oval Shirret for in front of the hearth, created from the wool plaid and mohair finery
of another era? The possibilities are endless!

Shirret is amazingly easy, with just a few simple steps. There is no sewing involved, no canvas to fill in. And it's somewhat mysterious:
the cord of double-crocheted stitches that links the fabric strips is hidden, so no one will ever be able to figure out how you made these
beautiful rugs!

Read through this book, go through those closets, and pick up your Shirret needles and cord. That's all you need to begin creating
soft and thick rugs that will last a lifetime . . . and beyond!

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Look what's new in crochet! You can make luxurious carpets, cozies and fashion with a special crochet hook. Free how to crochet video.

ShiRRéT is Sustainability RECYCLING chic . The melting of the polar caps . . . . . loss of humidity from our atmosphere . . . disappearing rainforest species . . .
acidification of the oceans . . . bizarre weather patterns . . . this is the real meaning of 'global warming' ."It's a worry." ––Margaret Sunderland, Sydney Australia
& Dallas Please, do everything you can to Reduce, re-use, recycle. Could we as needlework artists harness our creativity to work for ecological sustainability?
Beautify. Don't destroy. Shirret is a meditative activity. Like gardening, baking or knitting it summons physical and philosophical riches to share.
 Shirret is an art form that speaks of the time and culture we live in.  To Shirret is to be actively thoughtful of the environment by working constructively
to create warmth, kindness and beauty.
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