Crochet Techniques for Sea Life and Animals

Creating Sea Life with Crochet

A course by Marianne Seiman , Crochet Designer

100% positive reviews (199)

5,013 students

Audio: English, Italian, Portuguese

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About the video: Creating Sea Life with Crochet

Overview

“In this lesson I’ll tell you about crochet art, its history and why I love it.”

In this video lesson Marianne Seiman addresses the topic: Creating Sea Life with Crochet, which is part of the Domestika online course: Crochet Techniques for Sea Life and Animals. Learn how to crochet marine-inspired pieces and explore a variety of embellishing techniques to bring the beauty of the ocean to your home.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, we'll talk about crochet history, how it all began and what one can do with crochet. It's difficult to point out when exactly where K'roshé was born. According to American crochet expert, Annie Potter. The modern crochet as we know it today was born during the 16th century, but it really got popular in Ireland during the 19th century. Then during the famine, lots of people started to create crochet to make money with it. Now we know it as Irish crochet. It's made up of small motifs, and then they are joined with chain stitch, and they made the most wonderful garments with it...”

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Course summary for: Crochet Techniques for Sea Life and Animals

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (199)
5013 students
5 units
20 lessons (3h 30m)
8 downloads

Category
Craft
Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Crochet, Fiber Arts, Textile Design

Marianne Seiman

A course by Marianne Seiman

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Crochet Designer

Marianne Seiman is an Estonian crochet designer. She grew up in a crafty home, and became a professional swimmer in her teenage years, which she says helped her to be both patient and hardworking. After a modeling career in her 20’s and later becoming a stay-at-home mom, crochet became her meditative and creative outlet.

After stating her own crochet blog, she started selling her pieces online and in different Estonian design shops. She later went on to design crochet accessories for the Estonian craft magazine, Käsitöö.