Comments on Snowcatcher: Snowflake Monday

Thank you, Everyone! I'm so glad everyone is s...

2012-01-12T09:24:03.028-07:00

Thank you, Everyone! I'm so glad everyone is sharing their own experiences so we can learn all we can.

Shirley, I LOVE your idea and can't wait to try it! Thank you for the suggestion!

Brenda, I LOVED those bicycle skirt guards. I've been wanting to make one for what feels like a century now, but my bike doesn't have the splash guards, so I don't have anything to hook them to. :(

Marigold, that's precisely one of the reasons I will not use my grandmother's method of sugar/water.

Lynnedee, it's really good to hear your flakes have stood the test of time. I've actually used Alene's once; I was intimidated by the small size of the bottle. I couldn't get a whole batch of snowflakes out of it! But you are correct. It does work and last.

GW, I will try to remember to remind you I want to see your crocheted angel ornament next December!

Darlene, viewing your comment from my phone, I initially thought you meant the Mount Sneffels Snowflake from last week in my blog header right now. I haven't had a chance to add it to the directory yet. I get a little behind on that sometimes because manual coding and alphabetizing is such a bear in HTML. But you are correct; good eye. It indeed is the Torreys Peak snowflake, just different colors, no modifications at all.

What is the name of the flake at the top of your p...

2012-01-11T22:37:57.994-07:00

What is the name of the flake at the top of your post? I couldn't find it your snowflake directory although it looks like it might be a variation of Torreys Peak. Would like to print a copy of the one shown in this post.

If there be such a thing as the American Snowflake...

2012-01-10T14:36:33.255-07:00

If there be such a thing as the American Snowflake Journal, this piece could be its founding father.

I learn more from reading a single post of yours than I do from most books.

I have a little crocheted angel Christmas ornament...

2012-01-10T00:23:26.027-07:00

I have a little crocheted angel Christmas ornament that my aunt made and stiffened with sugar water. That was at least 25 years ago and it still looks nice.There were several of these originally but several were ruined by a cat that had a taste for sugar. One left. I will try to remember to take a photo next CChristmas and post it on Macro Monday.

Thank you so much for compiling all of this inform...

2012-01-09T20:20:53.191-07:00

Thank you so much for compiling all of this information in one place. Gifts of snowflake patterns, beautiful photos and now valuable information. So thankful for folks like you who do it just for the love of the art and not for personal gain.

My stars / flakes (all about 7-10 years old) live ...

2012-01-09T19:48:49.130-07:00

My stars / flakes (all about 7-10 years old) live in a metal tin from January to November. They've never discoloured - guess I got lucky. I can't for the life of me remember how they were all stiffened - I think some were glue&water (brushed on for the very same reasons you mentioned) and some may have been sugar water.

Great post! I like the cornstarch idea. And of course the snowflake. :)

Wow, that was very interesting! Such a lot of wor...

2012-01-09T18:34:52.844-07:00

Wow, that was very interesting! Such a lot of work, but good info to know.
I've been crocheting snowflakes for nearly thirty years, and never used any of the methods mentioned. I've always used Alene's stiffener, purchased at our local craft store, and have never had a single problem with it (except for the occasional rust from pins you talked about). In fact, last summer I found a couple dozen snowflakes that I made more than ten years ago for a holiday bazaar, and they were like new. In my personal collection, the only way you can tell my old ones from newer ones is that the recent ones are made with sparkly thread. I wrap each one in tissue paper and store them in a contact-paper-covered cardboard box. Oh, I live in the Puget Sound area, so we do have humidity/mildew issues here, but not with my snowflakes!
Just love your patterns, they're the first things I look for on Ravelry.

In know know why my doily warped. will wash and r...

2012-01-09T10:06:46.758-07:00

In know know why my doily warped. will wash and re stiffen with cornstarch.
Love you!

Beautiful snowflakes. Love the coloured ones.

2012-01-09T10:01:14.002-07:00

Beautiful snowflakes. Love the coloured ones.

Once upon a time, the Goatmother bought a beautifu...

2012-01-09T09:50:41.766-07:00

Once upon a time, the Goatmother bought a beautiful crocheted fan that had been stiffened with sugar water. It worked very well until she walked in one day to find the entire fan covered with ants! Oy.

I have saved all this info for myself to try and/o...

2012-01-09T09:12:16.452-07:00

I have saved all this info for myself to try and/or learn from. Also, sent your blog onto those that have bought my snowflakes or been given as a gift so they too know how to store. And any future gifts/sales will receive this info.

Also, I found this blog entry that you might enjoy. Thought of you because it includes crocheting around bicycle spokes!! http://armygurumi.blogspot.com/2011/09/ideas-crochet-bici-tuning.html

Totally worth reading all the way through dear! Th...

2012-01-09T06:14:17.618-07:00

Totally worth reading all the way through dear! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with the glues. I've used a cornstarch recipe for making paste papers that I love, so I think I'll probably go that route. I'm getting ready to teach a mixed media class to 6-8th grade girls, so that made me think of a solution for you for your ruined ones. If you do any type of mixed media at all, snipping pieces of the snowflakes to use as adornments on collages, memory boxes, even jewelry would be a wonderful way to salvage your beautiful designs! And I just love the sixtopus. So very cute!!

A LOT of snowflakes...!

2012-01-09T05:43:47.684-07:00

A LOT of snowflakes...!

Dear friend! This is not a post. This is a scient...

2012-01-09T05:25:42.665-07:00

Dear friend!
This is not a post. This is a scientific article!!! Thank you! Brazilian kisses...