Category: Irish Crochet Lace
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Antique Crochet Designers: Eleonore Riego de la Branchardiere
Mademoiselle Eleonore Riego de la Branchardiere (Mlle. Riego) was born in England in 1828 to an Irish mother and a French father. A prolific authoress, she published over 70 pattern books during her lifetime. Her very first publication was in 1846, when she was just 18 years old. It is titled “Knitting, Crochet, and Netting…
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Origins of Crochet: Tambour
Crochet has what Interweave Publications calls an “Enigmatic History”. Mysterious and mostly undocumented, crochet has grown mostly from the passing down of skills from one generation to another. The first documentation using the term “crochet” was from a Dutch publication named “Penelope” in 1822. However, the article acknowledges crochet to be an established art using…
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Two Types of Irish Crochet: Guipure and Bebe
I was always curious as to why there seemed to be two distinct types of Irish Crochet, but only recently discovered that there is named terminology for these two types. Flora Klickmann, in “The Craft of the Crochet Hook”, says about Irish Crochet, “Generally speaking, there are two distinct classes of Irish Crochet, the popular…
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What Is Irish Crochet Lace?
The General Description: Irish Crochet is a form of lace consisting of botanical motifs made with a hook and lace or sewing thread. Motifs are connected by mesh-like stitches called “grounding” on a background pattern shape. Once motifs and grounding is complete, the pieces can be used for purses, dresses, or short jackets depending on…
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