Explore Button Bands - Replay Live Archive
Explore Button Bands. Try something new for the front edges of your cardigans.
From our newest course:
From our newest course:
- Calculating Bands
- Off the machine
- Single layer bands
- Doubled Bands
- Specialty Bands
- Buttonholes
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Bands CourseSandra B Thanks Sally ... I research it |
Nancy M great class meeting. stay well |
Sally C M Petersham , I think , is different from grosgrain 8n that it has flexible edges. Looks very similar |
Teresa F Thanks sue x |
Sandra B thanks everyone! |
Griselle L Thank you, Sue. |
Debbie K thank you. Take care |
Cherie S Everyone, including you sue, deserve sometime off to rest! |
Maurie H Thanks Sue, for 40 minutes of fun learning |
Matthew F Thank you everyone!!! |
Ruth S Thanks!! Hope you feel better soon. |
Cherie S Learned lots, as usual--thank you Sue, Matt and everyone! |
Nancy M it is to be 100° today so please hope August will be cooler!!! |
Shirajoy A Thank you! |
Doris H Thank you Sue |
Debbie K Do you have a target date for the 930/940 clasz? |
Lucinda L Thanks Sue! |
Pauline P Thank you Sue. Bye to all. |
Morag W Thank you |
Patricia H Thank you! |
Shirajoy A Is the cheat sheet you showed earlier for stitches to pick up both for machine knitting and hand knitting? |
LESLEY A The ribbon you mentioned is petersham |
Morag W I don#t understand that either Terry |
Nancy M don't forget the knitking compu-knits |
Terry S Especially when it comes to yarn size. I don;t understand the fractions. |
Donna B it's just proof that english is NOT always english for everyone! |
Morag W Aw these are nice |
Pauline P Thanks Sue. Some of the US terms are different from the UK terms. |
Jan B Just a question - i you're recording why does my screen so 00: 00I n red echo |
Nancy M you could also use a toggle with the loops |
Nancy M please a knit along... |
Terry S I prefer horizontal buttons as I have found vertical buttonholes pucker the fabric when buttoned up. |
Donna B Rugby shirts have a henley opening |
Matthew F we have that great book on edges also! |
Joy G What's a Henley band please? |
Shirajoy A What band would you recommend for a fair isles cardigan using metal clasp type closure? |
Nancy M you might check out the trim books both for single bed and ribber |
Matthew F yes we do |
Joan W Can you talk about edge stitches on fnr bands please? |
Morag W Yes please a knitalong |
Ruth S Sue - how about a henley band? |
Shirajoy A What band would you recommend for a fair isles cardigan using metal clasp type closure? |
Chrys M From Central Calif Coast, too! |
Doreen F Doreen from New Jersey shore areaâ¦Hello !!! |
Pauline P Many thanks Cherie - appreciated. I've never heard of that term for knitting. |
Cherie S Frogs are cords looped into knots so the loops are used for a button loop. (Can't really think of a better description.) |
Lucinda L Hi Everyone! from California Central Coast |
Matthew F We will fix that! |
Nancy M icord has a multitude of variation |
Pauline P What are frogs please? |
Charlene T Hi from Louisiana! |
Beverley G Beverley from chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada |
Griselle L Hello from Mequon WI |
Cherie S What about using icord loops and frogs? |
Matthew F its away |
Joan W Matt - I am in NZ - east of Australia |
Nancy M I'll try to remember...ð¤ |
Donna B Zippers will pucker up when they're washed which is the shrinkage that happens so don't forget to press them flat when they're still damp |
Matthew F want the map? |
Maurie H You could put a zipper in with rhinestones |
Karin R when using snaps I always knit a double band and insert some non-stretch fabric to buffer the ripping motion in opening the snaps, reduces wear and tear! |
Pauline P We call them press studs in the UK! |
Nancy M have done vertical bands just for the front bands in tubular knit and latched tooled it on by dropping a stitch or 2 snd latching it to the body. |
Cherie S You can always use snaps instead of trying to figure out buttonholes! |
Maurie H Terry that one sounds great. will have to go on the site and see that. |
Terry S I just watched your tutorial last night and loved the one you showed with full needle rib with borken toe cast on. I'm going to use it on my next garment. |
Maurie H I love that green one. |
Matthew F we can do the map anytime |
Pauline P And to you Debbie B and anybody else whose joining for the first time. A huge welcome. |
Nancy M like that band that was back stitch... could add a bead to that back stitch for an elegant trim. |
Pauline P Welcome Shirajoy. I hope you enjoy Sue's wonderful teaching. |
Shirajoy A Do you have an example of an i-chord band? |
Pauline P The decorative bands look fantastic. Pauline |
Mary Anne R Hello, glad to finally be able to join in |
Pauline P Hi Sue, it's 6pm here. I'll have my dinner afterwards! Warmly Pauline |
Pam H hello from Chicago |
Anne B Like that idea of Tuck edge |
Shirajoy A Hi, from Minneapolis - my first time watching! |
Pauline P Hello Sue and all, Pauline from Godalming, UK here. Great to see you and I hope you're all well. |
Jacqueline O Love this edge! |
Nancy M For those interested in production knitting, your choice of bands can become your " designer touch" signature detail |
Jacqueline O Hey Sue and Matt! |
Pat Y Pat from Nova Scotia , Canada saying Hi ! |
Monica M Hi everyone, from New Windsor, NY |
Chris L We used to face the band with grosgrain and then simply add machine buttonholes. Very stable and lasted forever. |
Margaret W Hi from Malvern, England |
Scott V hi everyone |
Nancy M my very first sweater I hand knit the bands in seed stitch and they were whimpy and flimsy so I faced the bands with matching grosgrain ribbon and they are finally falling apart 50 years later......ð |
Patricia H Hi from Louisiana |
Nina L Nina from Gainesville FL |
Debbie B Excited to come to my first live with you all! Debbie in MN |
Jenny M B Hello all - lovely to be here again from North Wales! |
Hello from NZ Hello from NZ |
Matthew F make sure you record |
Cherie S Hello from the Pacific West Coast. Kind of a cloudy day, perfect for knitting inside! |
Doris H Doris, from Ireland |
Doris H Hi Sue |
Morag W It's 5.54pm |
Joy G Hi Sue, Joy from UK, its 17.54 ð |
Nancy M Nancy Mangeri in Kansas here, and thankful for air conditioning |
Lauren B Lauren B from Lolo, MT |
LESLEY A Lesley from Cambridgeshire. Uk |
Maurie H The right wrist is behaving and I am back at work and on the knitting machine, Thanks for asking |
Matthew F Matt's in the house!!! |
Maurie H Hi I am here finally from Ontario Canada |
Shane D Shane in Nashville |
Elspa M Good evening from Denmark |
Morag W Hello Happy birthday to you x 3 best wishes from Dundee Scotland |
Sue Jalowiec good morning! we'll be starting in about 30 minutes |