By: Mary Antionette Bonagua
BUCE-BCAED APPRENTICE
July 25, 2024
A hooked needle is used to interlace loops of yarn to create complex structures and patterns in the engaging textile craft of crocheting. Despite being more recent than its sister craft, knitting, this art form has quickly gained popularity and developed into a versatile and expressive medium. Crochet only uses one active loop at a time, which makes it easier for many beginners to start with than knitting, which uses multiple live stitches. The slip knot, chain stitch, single, double, half-double, and triple crochets are among the fundamental stitches that form the basis of crochet. An incredible array of textures, patterns, and motifs can be created by combining and modifying these basic stitches in various ways.
Hannah Junessa Borras of Santo Domingo founded Amigurumi, a crochet business, as a trip during the COVID 19 (March 14, 2022) epidemic. With her resilience and self-assurance, she displays her creations and sells her handmade goods. She also sells crochet keychains, which started off as a trendy means to use yarn to create little, customized products. Their proficiency in crocheting gives them cultural significance; their creations are frequently utilized as intentional gifts or as personal ornaments. By ensuring that contact with her clients is satisfactory, she ensures that her customers receive a product that is manufactured with diligence and quality in accordance with their wishes.
Owner: Hannah Junessa Borras
Year started: March 14, 2022
Contact Number: 09469784018
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Amigurumi000?mibextid=ZbWKwL
However, Mary Angel of Angel's Touch is the owner of this old desire turned dream come true. Her mind and body began to work together in the seventh grade to learn how to crochet and turn it into a profitable hobby. Many people find her creation to be admirable and appreciated. She uses milk yarn, different sized hooks, plastic wrappers, ribbons, barbecue sticks, cotton, glue sticks, and needles for bought yarns, beads, strings, and locks that will eventually be wonderful creations made by an artistic hand. A beautiful work is the result of many things coming together.
Name of owner: Mary Angel
Year Started: January 1, 2023
Facebook Page: https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089165534864
Angel's Touch
Being crafty means having a well imaginative mind and skillful hands, Crafty Hands of Maria Weenha Barugo is also a crochet business which at first was just a one way of helping her parents for their everyday expenses. A loving mom builds her knowledge and skills by teaching her until she’s good as her mother. From a simple post on Facebook, her business becomes bigger where she ends up delivering anywhere.
Owner: Maria Weennha Barugo & Bernarditta Barug
Year Started: May 5, 2021
Facebook link: https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067471401114
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The most unique part of their work is how they turn a yarn into something stunning work. By starting to choose a quality and right yarn, and be ready to hold the hook and clip. Next is to create a single stitch until you have your desired shape. After finishing the product, it is now ready for packing and shipping to the customer.
In the Philippines, the crochet scene has changed dramatically. The emergence of globalization and the internet has provided Filipino artisans with increased access to an expanded array of methods and patterns. As a result, crochet has seen a rise in popularity, particularly among younger people. The world of crochet offers countless options for creativity, leisure, and self-expression, regardless of experience level. Crochet's rich history, variety of methods, and boundless possibilities have made it a beloved craft that inspires makers everywhere.