Crochet originates from the word croc, which is French for hook. Crocheting is an art of fabric creation from a thread, cord or other materials using a crochet hook.
Beginnings
Some say that the craft of crocheting originated from some parts of South America, Arabia and China. However, there has been no true evidence of this claim. It finally became famous in the 1800 in Europe. Some say that the process used in crocheting was present during the ancient times but the hook itself which is used in crocheting was not yet in existence. People back then used their fingers which were bent to be able to make loops and chains.
It’s somewhat clear that crocheting, as we know it today began to be seen during the mid 1700s . This was the time when tambour embroidery ( embroidery thread ) , reached Europe. Tambour embroidery ( embroidery thread ) was done using a smaller crochet-like hook. The earliest prove of crocheting dates back to about 1800. Samples should have been present in archaeological finds and missions if crochet existed before th e 1800s. Several state that crochet pieces can be found in Egyptian tombs and some say that there were crochet works which were made by nuns to beautify early churches. It has been argued that crocheting is a very simple technique and it most probably had its beginnings during the ancient times. But it is a fact not found pieces to legitimize these claims about ancient times hooks.
In the 1800s, crocheting ( embroidery threads ) became a lace substitute. Laces back then were fairly dear,and people turned to crocheting to have the ability to generate less dear materials. Crocheting didn’t need much equipment and other tools and people of every kind can do it. People began to use natural fibers and hooks, which were made in bronze, ivory and hardwood.
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