Book Description

Whether you call it gimp, lanyard, scoubidou, or boondoggle, you can weave and knot vinyl craft lace to create seriously spooky Halloween projects! Halloween Plastic Lace Crafts takes the lid off a witch's cauldron full of creepy key chains, grisly zipper pulls and diabolical decorations. 10 weird but wonderful projects are provided for creating a host of nifty dangling creatures, from centipedes, black cats and glowing ghosts to spiders, ants, flies and snakes. These gruesome personalities come alive when you combine plastic lace with other cool materials like acrylic hair, plastic canvas, wiggle eyes, pom-poms, pony beads, chenille stems and more. Every weave is clearly illustrated, and the instructions are so easy to follow it's scary. As you move from project to project you'll learn all the basic stitches for 4-strand, 6-strand, and even 8-strand plastic lacing. Time to get knotting some fun and freaky Halloween creatures! Inside you'll find: " 10 cool Halloween projects for zipper pulls, key chains and decorations " Essential skills for stitching, braiding and knotting " 4-strand, 6-strand and 8-strand techniques " Creative accents with acrylic hair, wiggle eyes, beads, plastic canvas and more " Easy-to-follow weaving diagrams and colorful photos of finished projects