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Fringe Fork, Loop Dee Doodle I need one!!
TammyAnn   Intermediate NY USA Member since 10/11/12 Posts: 108	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/21/13 6:14 PM I was browsing around PR and under Sewing Techniques and Tips I came across this great topic. Well of course I found something I just have to have, a loop and fringe making tool! It's this tool pictured here, it appears to be called by a few different names and comes in different styles (fringe fork, carpet fork, singercraft guide, loop dee doodle). Does anyone know where I can get one???? How I could make one???? I searched the internet and there are only a few references to them and one them even leads back to PR but it seems to be an older post and the link to the pics don't work.
a7yrstitch   Intermediate TX USA Member since 4/1/08 Posts: 4402	Login to reply to this post In reply to TammyAnn << Like this post Date: 2/21/13 7:04 PM I have one that came in the cabinet with a Singer 306w. Google SingerCraft Fringe Maker. The one pictured in your link looks like it is made with a wire coat hanger that has been bent around the tip of needle nose pliers. It also reminds me of some of the detachable handles I have seen for barbecue cookware. How about this - cut a long open rectangle from a template sheet. Tape bamboo skewers to the sides for rigidity. For crossbars, snip toothpicks, popsicle sticks, or wire hangers to fit. Simpler...... Long bamboo skewers and two wide old time erasers for the ends. The eraser will easily pop off after stitching. ------ I have no idea what Apple thought I was saying so be a Peach and credit anything bizarre to auto correct.
TammyAnn   Intermediate NY USA Member since 10/11/12 Posts: 108	Login to reply to this post In reply to a7yrstitch << Like this post Date: 2/21/13 7:18 PM Skewers and erasers, hmmm that might work! Have you ever used your singercraft one? It looks like fun!
CM_Sews Intermediate CA USA Member since 9/18/04 Posts: 1476	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/21/13 8:35 PM A Hairpin Lace tool can also be used to make this type of fringe (in place of the Singercraft tool). This web page provides links to the above tutorial (scroll down to the Basics section), copies of original instructions, articles, projects, and lots of other fun fringe/rug maker info. CMC
TammyAnn   Intermediate NY USA Member since 10/11/12 Posts: 108	Login to reply to this post In reply to CM_Sews << Like this post Date: 2/21/13 9:33 PM YES that will definitely work! Thanks so much for the links and info. The hairpin lace tool is perfect and sooooo much cheaper than trying to hunt down on of the singercraft tools.
a7yrstitch   Intermediate TX USA Member since 4/1/08 Posts: 4402	Login to reply to this post In reply to TammyAnn << Like this post Date: 2/21/13 10:31 PM The Hairpin Lace tool looks perfect! Have not used the SingerCraft tool, but....... I have been studying the cuttings from light knit prints as I run them through the serger. Lots of beautiful long strips that are very narrow and uniformly cut. They are so pretty when they fall into a puddle on the fooor. Flowers keep coming to mind and using the fringer would certainly be efficient. ------ I have no idea what Apple thought I was saying so be a Peach and credit anything bizarre to auto correct.
dresscode   Advanced FL USA Member since 7/28/04 Posts: 2464	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/21/13 11:00 PM Linda Lee (The Sewingworkshop Patterns) used to sell those.
VivianZ   Intermediate LA USA Member since 12/8/04 Posts: 163	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/22/13 8:42 AM I am a gardener, and have used soaker hoses in the beds. There is a wire anchor that fits over the soaker hose to hold it in place that looks just like the hairpin lace tool, like a big (5-6") metal "U". They sell them at garden centers where they sell soaker hoses.
TammyAnn   Intermediate NY USA Member since 10/11/12 Posts: 108	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 2/22/13 4:45 PM Thanks so much for the replies! I found a hairpin lace tool on Amazon that is very adjustable so I should be able to make fringe in a variety of widths/lengths, this could be fun.

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