10+ easy lucet projects

Yes, the lucet is primarily used for cordmaking, so if you need a lace, that’s the tool to go to. Shoelaces, hair laces, eyeglasses laces, camera or cell phone straps… you name it!

My first lucet project was a cord to close the purse I was sewing. I also lucetted the lace used to carry or hang that purse.

You should keep in mind the main property of a lucet cord: it’s elastic and resistant. Make your lace with the lucet only if you want elasticity.

When I was a school girl, Scooby Doo bracelets used to be a thing. A lucetted bracelet is something with the same basic principle.

During events in historical costume, I sometimes make bracelets for kids: they are simple lucet cords in various colors. When the cord is finished, you could add charms and make a sliding knot to close. Just check that the cord is as long as to wrap around your wrist comfortably without being too tight, plus an extra few centimetres to allow for the knot.

You can go way beyond the basics, though. Adding sailor’s knots or Celtic knots make a great impression, and fashion buttons can be lovely closures. I posted a specific tutorial with a few designs to try.

Feeling crafty? Why not trying the Stitch Diva lucet cord with a decorative gimp? Great for a stylish bracelet, mainly if you add a jewel button.

I’ve seen this around, but made with the macramé technique. So I said to me: why not try and lucet one?

Well, I could have made a long lucet cord and sew the two ends to make loops, but I wanted to make a project that was entirely lucetted. I set myself at work and came out with a way to start and finish your lucet cord with loops, as big as you want. Just lucetting, no crochet needle involved, no sewing with added thread.

I also wrote a proper tutorial on how to make loops with your lucet, because it can be so handy! I used the technique in other projects, just have a look below.

I also made little toys for my daughter!
Just tiny animals, like an octopus or a snail.

They are not as complex as amigurumi animals or sewn plushes, but I found them cute.

Also, a little lovely present, for example as favors for parties. An original gift for sure to give to your child’s friends after a birthday party or a sleepover.

Glueing googly eyes or sewing buttons could improve their appearance and give your animals a friendlier look.

I recently reorganised my home workstation and, among other things, I needed a coaster, because I always have a mug while working.

Well, my first thought was making one. While making my blanket strap, I noticed how clear it was that the lucet made square cords. With thin yarn is not so evident. So I tried to make a spiral out of a lucetted cord and… perfect! The square shape of the cord makes the coaster thick and flat.

To make a coaster, you just have to lucet a long enough braid, then coil it in a spiral and finally use needle and thread to make it stay in place. I used a red sewing thread matching the yarn color.

The ends of my cords were thinner than the rest of the lucetted braid, and this is super useful to make the spiral even. Looking at the finished coaster, it’s hard to tell where exactly the spiral ends, if you don’t look too closely.

The square cord also helps you to coil the spiral. You can hide the sewing thread among the coils with ease. And as most lucetted projects, this is super quick to make!

Yes, Christmas is a huge inspiration! The possibilities are endless, and your imagination is the boss here.

Use your lucet-made I-cords to whip up decorations for your Christmas tree or garlands. If you add metal wire, you can give your cords almost any shape.

I’ve tried making all sorts of stuff like tiny Christmas trees, wreaths, bows, festoons, candy canes, stars, angels—you name it! There’s a whole bunch of cool projects you can dive into.

If you want to dive deeper into Christmas decorations, I posted a specific tutorial showcasing the various possibilities I came up with.

Having a daughter, I have tons of hair clips of various kind scattered around the house.

I decided to decorate the most simple ones with tiny lucetted bows. Making a bow with a lucetted cord is quick and easy, then you can attach it to your hair clip with hot glue or with needle and thread.

If you need a tutorial to make your bows, you can find all the steps needed in my Christmas decorations post.

Besides bows, you could add any shape you can make to your hair clips.

This is an idea by Nicole Burgoz of Crafts by NicB. I found it lovely!

It seems that a lucet is just a tool to make cords, that is not as powerful as a crochet hook, but you never can tell how many different things you can make.

This basket follows a technique similar to the one I used for the coaster: the braided cord is sewed into place. It seems super strong, being able to hold the pot. It also has a convenient ring to hang it, lucetted as part of the cord, of course.

Lucet laces can be helpful companions in your everyday home life.

A special lace I made is now used to keep a window open during windy days. I attached it to the wall on one end, the other end has a ring (lucetted, of course! No sewing involved here) to secure to the window handle. Et voilà, I replaced a dark shoelace with a more elegant silver lace that matches the color of the wall tiles.

It’s elastic enough to be easy to attach and remove. The elasticity of a lucetted braid in this case was paramount.

Here’s another home-use of a lucetted cord. I don’t have curtains at home, but my aunts, parents and parents-in-law have. So I thought I could make a present for their homes making curtain ties.

They’re as easy as a lucetted cord is: you just have to add a button on one end and make a ring on the other. Another option is to secure two magnets, one on each end of the lucetted braid. The magnets could be covered with fabric or a jewel button or anything you like.

You can make a curtain tie on a budget in no time, match the curtain or furniture colors, change them with the season.

A tip? You could add lucetted laces to zippers to open them easily. Useful on small pouches, for instance.

I found this helpful on a pair of shoes: they came with a super handy zipper, so they became my to-go shoes when I’m in a hurry. One day the zip helper came off, though. So, instead of beginning to use the shoelaces, I took my lucet out and made a quick helper.

DIY practices are the best to repair or adapt almost anything!

This was originally a crochet project I saw on a fridge, taken from the Italian website Ispirando. On the website, the magnet is made using a Tricotin or Knitting Nancy, but this is something you could make in any different ways.

Also with a lucet! Anything that involves a crochetted chain or comparable could be easily made on the lucet, that is a more friendly tool for me.

You could make a lucetted braid, knot it in the shape you want, add a small magnet on the back using hot glue and have a fridge magnet in no time. Martina from Ispirando made a Pretzel-shaped magnet, but you could make a flower, a letter, a bird outline… the only limit here is your imagination.

Don’t you have a ribbon at hand for wrapping? Do you want something original for your presents?

You could close them with a lucetted braid! It can remain useful for the gift receiver, and it’s for sure an original way to wrap a special present.

I came up with the idea while watching a Bernadette Banner video on gift wrapping with fabric scraps. A lucetted cord would be a perfect complement to that!

Do you have knitwear that’s plain or needs a new fresh look? Consider making lucet braids to sew to necklines or cuffs.

You could also arrange your braids to draw a figure, using each cord to outline a shape. This way you have the option to add stand-out figures as if embroidered. An intricate design would suit well around a neckline, for instance.

Actually, a lucetted cord could have a place in an embroidered design. I suppose, loving embroidery, that I’ll soon explore this topic deeper. Follow my crafting adventures to see what I come up to.