Limerick Lace: A Social History & Maker's Manual

by Nellie O'Cleirigh, Veronica Rowe, Nellie O Cleirigh

Limerick is probably the most famous of all Irish laces. When President Kennedy came to Limerick in 1963 the Lord Mayor presented him with a Christening robe of the lace, and other important visitors have been delighted to receive gifts of this prestigious material. The making of this form of lace became possible when machine-made net became readily available, as it is a form of embroidery on net, being either chain-stitch (tambour) or darned net...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861403681
• ISBN13: 9780861403684
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: Colin Smythe
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.7"