How to Make Lucet Cords (three and a half ways!): A CosTutorial [CC]

[@katherinemorelle7115]

I rewound to hear the little squeak five times. No shame. I love little kitty noises. My own is super quiet most of the time, and generally communicates in little squeaks and trills. Adorable. Okay, I’ll watch the rest of the video now.

[@thisismyname3328]

I'm so glad that I'm not the only one

[@PeregrinMorningStar]

Well, now I need to get a lucet.

[@johannageisel5390]

I think you can make a simple version from a forked branch.

[@angiepaulson6591]

Very nice tutorial! Do I need this knowledge? Probably not. Was I raptly engrossed in the video? Definitely. I now have wildly misplaced confidence in my abilities before ever picking up a lucet! ;-)

[@deborahboykin5900]

of course u need the knowledge, winter is coming, boredom wont be😀

[@rachelboersma-plug9482]

Booze boxes are the preferred modular storage option in our house. They're not plastic, they're recycled, and the kids can cut them up and make crafty things out of them.

[@deborahboykin5900]

😁

[@amiwalton9645]

As a leftie mirror knitter thank you for pointing out that it works just fine in mirror/left hand dominant. I seem to answer that sbout knitting often and I've been told by many I'd be doing it "wrong" Thanks for poiting our done is the goal no matter which way it happens.

[@OpusElenae]

Exactly! If you get the effect you’re going for, it’s not “wrong.”

[@rachelfields9248]

Yay, the luceting video's here! This was extremely helpful and informative. Thank you!

[@OpusElenae]

Glad it was helpful!

[@deborahboykin5900]

today was the first time i have ever seen a lucet or the technique, but i wanted try it so i made one from and over-sized bobby pin...mother necessity is the mother of invention (schoolhouse rocks circa late 70's/early 80's abc network)

[@OpusElenae]

I’ve made them from plastic forks with the middle two times broken off, to teach people!

[@deborahboykin5900]

@@OpusElenae i made better one from recycled eyeglass arms😁

[@RoseStoller-xq7sh]

Was it a Hair Pin or Bobby Pin, there is a difference. I remembering my Grandmother making lace edging for hankerchiefs on one of her hairpins. Too hairpiece was reinvented in the 70/80s for making afghans and other items.

[@grammyd.3127]

Your videos are so well done! Thank you for sharing your craft and music. I'd like to know where to find a tiny lucet like yours.

[@davidsteinfeld9123]

I have found many other types of viking knit weaves then I stumbled upon this post I have seen many types of looms if you will from mideval time periods in ancient times there were many things like this to pass time they did not have tv or radios or anything like that on long trips and so on this is simular to another type of loom of Japanese origins and thats kumihimo weaves the loom is also a bit more complicated but simular that it is hand held and portable about the same time periods and cultures were sea fareing nations interesting stuff it is indeed I like working with wire heavy in to the chain mail thing and on a quest to find fresh ideas this is only a pleasant step in the process of finding a new destination in my quest for quiet time crafting zen time thank you for shareing

[@OpusElenae]

I've done some kumihimo too! You can get some really beautiful cording that way!

[@bookfanatic]

It makes sense now! I bought a cheap lucet a while ago, but the tutorial I watched didn’t show the tightening process and I couldn’t figure it out. I need to practice, but I got it to work (basic cord, slipknot). Thank you!

[@OpusElenae]

That’s awesome! I’m so glad it was helpful

[@deborahboykin5900]

lol was gonna comment on the beam...but like you said reduce recycle, re-use🤣

[@canucknancy4257]

Darling kitten squeaks is an excellent way to start any video. This is such a cool technique. I love seeing how new(old) tools were used. I'm currently drinking water (boring, I know, but feeling a bit dry today). This was a lovely technique to watch while I am making corded bookmarks. I am using beads, however I am using #10 crochet cotton and a 0.5mm crochet hook instead of a lovely wooden lucet. Thank you so much for sharing this skill with us. Take care.

[@leisongivangomo5656]

What a great tutorial! Thank You! Today’s tea is tropical green tea. Yum!

[@mariawhitehorse9535]

Love your kitty , why is it that all kitties love boxes lol

[@MrsBifflechips]

I am drinking unadulterated Lapsang Souchong, as I do. Every. Day. :) Thanks for this video. I will have to bookmark it for when I need some cord. This kind of reminds me of the ropes I would make as a kid out of yarn on 4 popsicle sticks glued around a tp tube. Usually added a snake head and then coiled it into a trivet.

[@blktauna]

SO COOT KITTEN!!! ;-) I lucet all the time. ITs stupidly useful. I use your figure 8 start but I flip the lucet each time so im only pulling the loop on one side.

[@OpusElenae]

If it gets you the cord you want, there's no wrong way to do it! I do find turning the lucet gives me a more even tension.

[@blktauna]

@@OpusElenae agreed. I like to try all ways, one never knows :)

[@rachelboersma-plug9482]

@@OpusElenae I've got a lucet, as my kids went to a Steiner/Waldorf playgroup and they're very big on handcrafts. We only made really loose soft ropes, which are used in play and dressing up, so I never knew you could make a firm dense cord. If you make a loose cord in sparkly yarn, it makes a great streamer for holiday decorating purposes.

[@OpusElenae]

@@rachelboersma-plug9482 what a wonderful idea!

[@helenawestby]

I've been looking for a booklet on this topic for decades! Thank you! This is even better!

[@thecourtlyalchemist]

I'm drinking ice cold homegrown yaupon holly tea, the only source of caffeine native to North America. That's what I drink most days because for me it is free and plentiful year-round in my back garden. Thank you for the video. I have never seen the chevron and beading techniques before. What did cats even do before cardboard came along?

[@casjcrow]

Thanks!

[@OpusElenae]

Glad you found it useful!

[@veroniqueleboucherestcarre5709]

Du café bien noir... Mais dans ma tasse, il y a vraiment du liquide, contrairement à celle de la vidéo qui est totalement vide. ;-) Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo très claire. 🙂

[@OpusElenae]

Sometimes shots need more than one take and there’s only a little tea left in the cup; thanks for pointing it out I guess

[@TheLballou]

Thank you! I just bought a beautiful lucet at a thrift store. The instructions that came with it are totally confusing, however, your instructions make perfect sense, so now I know that I can use it. I make jewelry, and no idea that I could make beaded lucet cord. Again thanks for keeping it slow so that the directions can be followed easily!

[@OpusElenae]

I’m so glad it was helpful!

[@CaptainStitchyPants]

This was super clear and helpful, thank you! I dug my lucet out and was looking for instructions, and there you were! Learning to lucet is going to be my festive travel craft, to keep my fingers busy (and my inside thoughts firmly on the inside when Family gets a bit much 😂)

[@OpusElenae]

Glad it helped!

[@charischannah]

Thanks for showing the two different ways to get started with the lucet! I've been fiddling with it and had a bit of a hassle with the one where you just wrap and start looping. Think I need to start with a slipknot so I can get used to using the tool first. I am drinking spice tea, a mixture of Tang, instant tea, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. My mom would make it when I was a kid so I make it now in the winter and it feels cozy.

[@deannastevens1217]

yummy tea mixture. great gift too.

[@johannageisel5390]

Thank you for this video. It has made me decide to buy the lucet that my local supermarket has (a wooden one and not too pricey) to make lacing.

[@OpusElenae]

I’m so excited for you!

[@mnels5214]

black coffee. so much coffee. And, thank you for this video! So clearly explained.

[@karenmoody7011]

Another fantastic well explained video , I really do enjoy them, thank you

[@amelinabellemont2722]

Tonight, I'm drinking vodka with soda water - it's been a day.

[@nowherewarm242]

Great explanation. Feedback though, I actually found it difficult to see the bead when yoy were doing the beaded one. Maybe use a contrasting colour?

[@OpusElenae]

Thank you, that’s a good note

[@deborahboykin5900]

love the beaded technique super thanx!

[@makemywayman]

very useful ! thankx a lot ^^

[@Jenrocket]

I am more relaxed than before this video, and I learned a lot! Thx

[@drgrandma1]

I’m drinking Darjeeling 😊

[@JezabelleAsa]

I really like the music. It sounds like something that would be playing when a Victorian mother finally finds out that her daughter's imaginary friend is actually the ghost of a little girl who was killed by her husband and is buried in the crawlspace under the house

[@OpusElenae]

That is INCREDIBLY on brand for me!

[@tazbop1]

Hello thank you.

[@clarencejacobowitz640]

This looks so useful! I have been doing a round 4-braid in cotton crochet thread (stolen from my tablet weaving materials) to make cording, but this looks easier and more portable.

[@habituscraeftig]

Very nice!! I'm more familiar with kumihimo, but this looks more like the knitting looms I was sent from Germany as a child (but with only two prongs, instead of a ring or line of hooks). I shall have to try my hand at this.

[@OpusElenae]

It’s the same mechanism as cord looms, pulling loops over wrapped string; you’re right!

[@leisongivangomo5656]

Please consider showing better close-ups of the cord when complete.

[@OpusElenae]

Noted.

[@HeraldHealer]

Liquor boxes are very useful. And Liquor stores will give them for free if you ask. Very useful when you are broke and moving.

[@OpusElenae]

Liquor stores and book stores are my go-to for moving boxes!

[@ladyjusticesusan]

Box kitty meow ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@deborahboykin5900]

this idea popped into head...using a very large lucet with chunky or recycled fabric strips to made cording for braided rugs, have you tried that before? Agape Love Opus.🥰

[@OpusElenae]

I haven’t, but I bet you could do it!

[@deborahboykin5900]

@@OpusElenae 😄

[@deborahboykin5900]

i made my own lucet from two recycled arms from eyeglasses

[@RoseStoller-xq7sh]

Have never seen beads attached to corded yarn, what would you use this for?

[@OpusElenae]

I’ve used it for trim! It makes a really delicate neckline treatment

[@polkadot8788]

It's kind of like crochet, but on two prongs then?

[@OpusElenae]

Sort of? Like a two-loop crochet chain, or a two-loop knitted I-cord.

[@KP-nx8lo]

I absolutely love the clover bobbin that you have! Where did you get it plz? And the kitty in the intro is so adorable! Makes me miss my old man, he just past after 18 too short years

[@OpusElenae]

I made them, as part of a laser cutting project day at our local makerspace.

[@breeinatree4811]

I'm drinking lady grey tea. Its gentler than earil grey with citrus notes.

[@OpusElenae]

I love lady grey!

[@carmenita7583]

Thank you you are amazing instructor. Your teaching will continue with me.🤲🏽🪷🌷

[@OpusElenae]

I’m so glad you found it helpful!

[@violetx9668]

Where did you get your flower bobbin?

[@OpusElenae]

I laser cut a bunch of them a few years ago!

[@Leslie_ann_h]

When I make I-cords I prefer to only do two loop I-cords.

[@agypsycircle]

Where did you get that particular style of lucet? It’s lovely and I think I may want one! Hugs! As for tea, I had some chai tea from Loves Travel stop!

[@OpusElenae]

I bought it on Etsy about 15 years ago, so I don’t have a particular merchant to recommend, but I’d check Etsy: there’s many of similar shape.

[@albertagerlt9055]

What is the name of the little flower like tool that you have the thread wrapped around?

[@OpusElenae]

A thread winder! They come in all kinds of shapes; I cut these with a laser cutter years and years ago.

[@albertagerlt9055]

It’s beautiful..nice work!

[@ragnkja]

Why aren’t you threading the cord through the hole in the fork? I believe it’s there to make it easier to centre the work.

[@OpusElenae]

I personally don't find it to be particularly helpful in centering or maintaining tension, but some other people do.

[@sbutler0305]

What are the hole in the base of the lucet for?

[@OpusElenae]

The bottom one I use for tying a loop to for hanging from a belt or basket. The top one is for threading the worked cord through, although I don't generally use it.

[@beatriceandersson7810]

Where did you buy your lucet ? Is it something you can find in a general craft store? (I’ve never seen one before 😲)

[@rachelboersma-plug9482]

I've seen them in big box craft/fabric places. Shops selling Steiner/Waldorf supplies should have them. Sometimes they're called knitting forks.

[@beatriceandersson7810]

@@rachelboersma-plug9482 thanks for the info!

[@OpusElenae]

You might also try searching etsy, there's lots of small creators that make them

[@DAYBROK3]

i learned to do this with just my fingers

[@OpusElenae]

Neat! You totally can do this on any implement or tool that allows you to have 2 prongs!

[@alethearia]

How can you even store a black hole in a box?

[@OpusElenae]

They’re very compact! And meow adorably.

[@PsychoKat90]

Ahmad Kalami Assam black tea in my cup, delicious :)

[@OpusElenae]

I do love a good Assam!

[@paloma_hill]

oh this is sorcery.

[@OpusElenae]

Complete with bifurcated magic wand! 😉

[@discodiscordia]

Ow, that background music is very loud, which makes this video hard to follow for us neurodivergent folks. On a positive note: what are those gorgeous wooden thread spool things? I've never seen anything like it. Did you make them yourself?

[@ragnkja]

The closed captions help, but unfortunately they’re not always synchronised with the speech.

[@OpusElenae]

I'm sorry! KZbin sometimes messes with the background music/voice-over levels and when that happens there's not much I can do about it. The flower and curves ones are bobbins I had laser cut a few years ago (I'm thinking about making more soon) and the spool is one of several wooden shuttle bobbins I picked up around the same time.

[@OpusElenae]

I'm working on syncing the captions up better right now! Check back in about 20 minutes or so.

[@rachelboersma-plug9482]

I am drinking gin with home-made strawberry and elderflower syrup and sparkling mineral water.

[@laurenlaker]

I dont drink alcohol but that sounds delicious

[@OpusElenae]

That sounds amazing and right up my alley

[@deannastevens1217]

Sounds Delicoious!! I am Jealous!!

[@bgrrrlie]

I really wish you didn't have the music in the background. On the second basic cord your sound is even turned down so it's really hard to hear what you're saying.

[@OpusElenae]

There are closed captions available; KZbin is not always kind to my sound levels.

[@deannastevens1217]

I am drinking Vodka and lemon/lime soda. at 1am. and I wish I had some Pepperoncini juice. for a bit of a dirty martini in a larger libation.