Irish Crochet Lace: Motifs from County Monoghan

by Eithne D'Arcy

Book Overview

Of all forms of crochet lace, that known as 'Irish Crochet' is most sought after and is probably the best known. While the Irish tradition for producing this work dates back to the sixteenth century, when it was known as 'nuns work' from the fact that the technique and style was developed in Irish convent communities in imitation of continental lacemaking styles, the manufacture of crochet lace did not become a cottage industry in Ireland until the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851055141
• ISBN13: 9780851055145
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Colin Smythe
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.6"