How to Make a Lucet Cord

[Leofric13]

Excellent, thanks for that. It took a while for me to get it, maybe I'm a bit slow ;o)

I have it now!

[skankityskankskanko]

That is SO cool. It looks very easy and addicting. I think, at the very end of creating a cord where you pull the end thread through the second loop, you could thread on a jump ring or a clasp before pulling it through to make a necklace or bracelet cord easily. I am going to have to try this. The camerawork is a little iffy and I got confused at the start, but I kept watching and I think you illustrate it very well throughout the rest of the video. Thanks for making and posting it!

[calgal1967]

I found a lucet tool in a yarn store and used your video to figure things out. I was wondering do these tools come in larger sizes for larger gauged fibers thus making larger cords?Also have you ever take a cord you made ,then luceted that or two done cords together to make a thicker one. Also can you "twist" beads into the cord? thanks.

[HrafnNordhri]

I'm in Canada and I've not seen these in stores.. any idea where we can buy the Lucet?

[Tagezs8]

What would you use the cord for? Just curious. I am always looking for something new to tackle. This looks like fun.

[308bob]

I like to use them to make cording for drawstring bags. I also have replaced the cord in hooded sweatshirts with a thick lucet cord - I think I used a size 5 thread. A very short one can be used as a zipper pull. Could use multiple thin ones to make tassels. I've even heard of using them to make shoe-laces!

[LeannanStair]

@Tagezs8 Traditionally, they were used to make the laces for stays (corsets) in the 18th century, probably prior to that as well. Short handled lucets were more common prior to 1790- long handled ones like the one in the video were more common after 1790. :]

[thirteenfingers]

Great video, it makes the looping really clear.

I noticed that around 7 minutes or so (I skipped forwards to see the clearer view of starting) the auto focus was switching focus from your hands to the background which makes it very hard to watch.

Maybe it would have been worth focusing it on the hands and then turning the auto focus off so it stays in focus the whole time.

That doesn't change the fact that it's a great video and very clear instruction. Now to grab a knife and make my lucet.

[SaKcAj]

Lol @ you people... Is it so hard to ask your Dad or cut yourself shape from wooden desk and end it up with file ? I'v made few myself and they'r workin great.

[sarahmoren]

It was really helpful that you showed two diffrent types of weaving (One thread and two thread) it meant that in the very beginning when your friend filmed a bit to far down and you couldnt see the first cast on, you repeated it. It was very well done and easy to follow step by step.

Well done and thanx :)

[2006myangel]

I was at a country fair not far from here and I saw a lady using horse shoes have you every saw that?

[tbemond]

I saw this craft demonstrated at a Revolutionary War Colonial Day presented at my middle school. Your instructions are by far the easiest to follow. I wanted to buy a lucet but they're so expensive. You won't believe me, but I use a plastic fork with the two center tines removed! When my right hand gets tired I flip the whole thing on the fork and use my left hand. So much fun! Thanks.

[308bob]

Before one of my friends bought her lucet, she used a grilling fork - the kind that just has two metal prongs and a long handle! She had to be careful that she didn't stab herself !

[antonioesandra]

amei, será que podemos fazer com o cordão mais grosso para colar? sandrinha

[MrsMemster]

Cool, I'd love to try that!

[JustWannaRitAComment]

This video might be useful if your hands were in the frame at the beginning of the video. When you do the initial wrapping around the lucet your hands are off camera.

[308bob]

Sorry about that, it was a spur of the moment video and the first time my friend had used her camera to record videos.

I start another cord about 6-minutes into the video - hopefully that will help you.

[Jenna1814]

where do you get that tool?

[308bob]

I know that you can buy lucets from The Lacemaker, located in Ohio. The phone number is: (800) 747-2220

[Jenna1814]

@308bob thanks i will check it out.

[angieshere1]

This is a great video and I'm so glad you posted it. Can I ask a couple of questions please? What if you want to use more than 2 colours, would you say its still possible with 2 prongs, or should I move to 4 prongs??

best!

[308bob]

I have a 4-prong lucet, but have not had the time to learn how to use it yet. I often will make a lucet cord using two strands together - often with a 'natural' color cord and a bright color, this give a heather/muted finished cord.

[SOCKSONALINE]

GAY

[SusanShriverHowell]

My lucet came from Jackson's Mill in Weston WV. They have a small gift shop, and the package said that a lucet was something that the Scandinavian people had brought to this country during the 1700's. It is amazing how different countries around the world, had ways to work with fibers!

[ShushLorraine]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[Gealach24]

This was extremely helpful. Thank you!

[MNeko]

This video really did help me. Regardless what tutorial I read my first three stitches would end up making in immobile knot.

The process becomes more clean when you demonstrate the two threads. It's the slight tug before the turn that prevents the knot.

Thank you for your help

[mgpetitelady]

This was a great instructional video -- made total sense and was able to get it the first time :-)

[Elfdaughter]

That's...... a very interesting way of doing it. I've never seen lucet weaving done like that before. I don't turn the lucet for starters, and do two figure of eights instead of one. then the bottom loop from the right hand side goes up and over, then the bottom loop from the right. Do another figure of eight and so the cycle continues. (it's also easier to make a cord of two colours doing it that way). I'll have to give that method a try.

[Elfdaughter]

Also, that seems a good method for thinner cord - the mothod i use produces chunkier cord which is good for creating garments - I'm currently making a pair of gloves.

[MamaDawn3]

This looks like an I-cord... is it similar?

[fly2000jtb]

Who tought you this skill? Was it passed down or did you learn it at craft school or something? Very Cool video Thanks for posting it!! Joseph T (fly2000jtb)

[308bob]

I tried to learn the lucet from a book but I could never get it started correctly and would end up with a tangled mess. By accident, I found that one of my friends knew how to do it and she taught me. I'm glad that you enjoyed my video.

[eleninha318]

muito legal

obrigada

[ouhouhcflo]

Thanks :) Was clear and slow to look at it well !

[Isidoro4509]

Gracias por tu video. Muy claro y didáctico. Me quitó muchas dudas y me sirve para seguir elaborando artesanías muy hermosas con hilos y piedras de valor. Gracias otra vez, desde Argentina....

[308bob]

Thank you for all the great comments - I'm glad that you like my video. I bought mine from The Lacemaker in Cortland, OH. She's a great vendor and her store is at lacemakerusa*com. Check under Tools - Weaving. I just checked her site and found out that she now sells Double Lucets!! I guess I better buy one and figure out how to use it!!

[RromaBoi]

Where could I buy these forks for making the cords? I'm in Texas and I have never seen these.

[mithril281]

You can by these lucet forks on ebay. Just type in lucet, and the there'll be a whole list of lucets for you. Good luck.

[RromaBoi]

Thanks, I may have to do that if my local hobby store doesn't have any. With all the ID theft I hate using my info online anymore.

[lovefiber]

Yes, THANK YOU! What if we wanted to string beads on the thread, then use the lucet, where would we position the bead?

[meganstwins]

Wow thank you so much for posting this! I've had a lucet for years and never really figured it out. Thanks!

[fineweaver]

Thank you so much!! I never could figure this out by pictures, no matter how hard I tried.

[knitweavespin]

Thank you so much for this wonderful video! I have had a lucet for a few months and never got a nice smooth cord. But thanks to your demonstration I am now making beautiful cords! The secret for me seems to be pulling the string snug before turning.

This will be perfect to take along to Ren Fest to work on whilst I am watching shows. And the cords can become part of my garb.

I'm making one now to be the lacing for my bodice.

Again, well done video.

[angeloschild]

Great video! It is much easier for me to learn by watching someone do the craft than by reading directions. I am left-handed but I can't see that I will have any difficulty learning to do this. I would use it for hair ties, friendship bracelets, shoelaces drawstrings, gift ties in place of ribbon. I am still thinking of more ways to use it. Thanks for the lesson!

[kagarise159]

i personaly use it to lace my armour

[watcher1949]

This is something I've wanted to learn to do since I saw a friend doing it but I couldn't figure out how to start it. Thanks for the help. By the way, I don't have a lucet yet; I used a two-tined Tupperware serving fork!

[Deedee5858]

I can't think of a use for a lucet cord in my life but that didn't stop me from greatly enjoying that video and learning something new. Your explanations along with the properly lighted video sure made something that could have been pretty confusing easy to understand. Great post.

[RromaBoi]

If you crochet or knit, you could make the lucet cord for a drawstring. Even if you sew the bag from cloth.

[LimeGirl08]

I'm sorry, I got here by accident and I got very interested in what you are doing, however I have no idea what it is. Is it a bracelet? keychain?. Excuse my ignorance, but my interest is genuine!

5 stars for the 8 minutes and 40 seconds that you kept my attention.

[308bob]

I usually use it as a drawstring for small fabric bags. You could certainly make a bracelet from it. If you made a keychain, I would be sure that the thread was very durable because of the constant use.

Making Lucet cords is a very, very old craft. The cords were used as closures on clothing before buttons and zippers!

[Tuffany]

I wasn't aware there were video's here for my lucet :) This makes it easier to learn than the instructions I got with mine. Thanks

[smchase]

Wow! This is new... I've never seen this before. thanks!

[lynxx2]

Thanks! I learned a new and easier way to put the loop over the arm.

[chibirurouni]

thank you so much for making this! the directions i have found on the internet are so confusing. i am defiantly going to be trying this! my only complaint is that this was difficult to watch because the focus of your camera kept changing.

[308bob]

Glad that I helped you - I also had a hard time learning from books or the internet until someone sat down with me and showed me how. Sorry that the focus was a bit off. We made the video for just a few friends until someone suggested that we post it on YouTube. It was the first time that we'd made an up-close video.