Irish crochet
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19th century Irish Lace
Irish crochet is a type of lace, which has its origin in the famine years of the 19th century in Ireland. Charity groups sought to revive the economy by teaching crochet lace technique at no charge to anyone willing to learn.[citation needed] This type of lace is characterized by separately crocheted motifs which were later assembled into a mesh background. Other types of Irish crochet include Rosslea and Clones lace.
[edit] Types of Irish Lace
There are five types of Irish laces in addition to Irish crochet; these are:
- Carrickmacross lace
- Youghal lace
- Kenmare lace
- Limerick lace
- Inishmacsaint lace
[edit] See also
Crochet | ||
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| Tools: | Crochet hook · Cro-hook · Hook gauge · Scissors · Stitch marker | |
| Techniques and motifs: | Amigurumi · Bead crochet · Bilum · Blocking · Doily · Gauge · Granny square · List of crochet stitches · Tunisian crochet | |
| Crocheted lace: | Broomstick lace · Crocheted lace · Filet crochet · Hairpin lace · Irish crochet | |
| Related: | Crochet thread · Dye lot · Yarn | |
Lace types | ||
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| Needle lace: | Punto in Aria · Point de Venise · Point de France · Alençon · Argentan · Argentella · Armenian · Hollie Point · Point de Gaze · Youghal · Limerick Embroidered: Reticella · Buratto · Filet/Lacis · Tambour · Teneriffe · Needlerun Net Cut Work: Battenberg · Broderie Anglaise · Carrickmacross | Image:NeedleLaceBorder ErzgebirgeGermany1884 detail.jpg |
| Bobbin lace: | Ancient: Antwerp · Ecclesiastical · Freehand · Torchon Continental: Binche · Flanders · Mechlin · Paris · Valenciennes Point ground: Bayeux · Blonde · Bucks point · Chantilly · Tønder · Beveren · Lille Guipure: Genoese · Venetian · Bedfordshire · Cluny · Maltese Part laces: Honiton · Bruges · Brussels Tape: Milanese · Flemish · Russian · Peasant | |
| Tape lace: | Mezzopunto · Princess · Renaissance · Romanian point | |
| Knotted lace: | Macramé · Tatting | |
| Crocheted lace: | Irish crochet · Hairpin · Filet crochet | |
| Lace knitting: | Lace knitting | |
| Machine-made lace: | Warp Knit · Bobbinet · Leavers · Pusher · Barmen · Curtain Machine · Chemical Hand Finished: Hand-run Gimps | |
