Episode 13
The Great Crochet Stitch Debate: The Council of Brussels | S2Ep13 (4126 Edition)
Did crochet almost get standardized in 1911? Discover the “Council of Brussels” and why U.S. vs U.K. stitch terms split and confuse crocheters to this day.
In this episode of Exploration Crochet, we dive into the forgotten story of a 1911 international effort to standardize crochet terminology. Known as the Council of Brussels, this gathering of pattern writers, teachers, and textile thinkers set out to unify how crochet stitches were named across countries.
But what started as a push for clarity quickly unraveled into debate—specifically over one deceptively simple question: should a stitch be named for how it looks… or how it’s made?
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