Favorite Irish Crochet Designs | Edited by Rita Weiss

Favorite Irish Crochet Designs | Edited by Rita Weiss

Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications (1985)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 048624962X
ISBN-13: 978-0486249629

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Create airy and delicate lace designs for table, bed, and wardrobe using the time-honored technique of Irish Crochet. This handsome handicraft, known for its raised floral motifs and intricate background patterns, probably originated in the convents of Ireland, where diligent nuns prepared beautiful ornaments for use in church services. Today, this stunning form of lace-making has been adapted and simplified for dozens of day-to-day uses: decorating curtains, tablecloths, pillows, bedspreads, lingerie, collars, children's clothing, doilies and more.

Rita Weiss, a noted needlework designer and best-selling author, has collected the finest, easily workable examples of Irish crochet from rare American thread company booklets of more than fifty years ago. Step-by-step instructions, stitch and hook charts, metric conversion charts, and forty clear illustrations allow you to make magnificent accessories in these lovely patterns: My Wild Irish Rose, Popcorn, Rose of Sharon, Cinderella, More Than a Touch of Blarney, Beauty Rose, "Smilin’ Through," Tournament of Roses, Wedding Ring, Dublin Beauty, Irish Springtime, and others. No skills beyond a familiarity with ordinary crochet techniques are needed to create these beautiful patterns. In addition, expert tips on blocking and finishing make it certain that your final product will be nothing short of a work of art.

With this versatile, inexpensive guide, the beauty of Irish Crochet - once thought too difficult to achieve by any but the most experienced needleworkers - is now within reach of even beginning crocheters.

 

Patterns in this publication were selected from the following vintage publications:

Book of 100 Edgings
Star Book of Doilies
American Thread
Book 7
Star / American Thread
Book 18
Star / American Thread
Book 22
American Thread
Book 30
Edgings
Tatted & Crocheted Designs
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Star Bedspreads
Flower Edgings
Star / American Thread
Book 34
American Thread
Book 59
Star / American Thread
Book 65
American Thread
Book 68
Ruffled Doilies
Spreads That Are Different
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Bedspreads
Bedspreads Book 122
Bedspreads
Doilies
The Spool Cotton Co
Book 85
The Spool Cotton Co
Book 122
The Spool Cotton Co
Book 152
The Spool Cotton Co
Book 184
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Old and New Favorites
Crochet Your Gifts
Bedspreads
The Spool Cotton Co
Book 205
The Spool Cotton Co
Book 212
The Spool Cotton Co
Book 214
The Spool Cotton Co
Book 232
Home Favorites
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The Spool Cotton Co
Book 320
Lily Mills
Book 1800
Lily Mills
Book 2000
Bernhard Ulmann
Book 106
Edgings
Decorating with Crochet
Crocheted Bedspreads
Bucilla Cottons
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Royal Society
Book 1
Royal Society
Book 4
Hand Crochet by Royal Society
Hand Crochet by Royal Society
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Pattern List

Irish Crochet Trim
Irish Rose Ruffle
Irish Beauties Edging #1
Irish Beauties Edging #2
Irish Beauties Edging #3
Irish Beauties Edging #4
Irish Beauties Edging #5
Irish Beauties Edging #6
Irish Springtime Doily
Wedding Ring Bedspread
A Tournament of Roses Spread
A Block a Day Bedspread
Irish Crochet Banded Dinner Table Doily #23
Round Dinner Table Doily #24
Edging #25
Edging #26
Edging #27
Edging #28
Edging #29
Edging #30
Insertion #31
Edging #32

Irish Rose Tablecloth
Irish Lace Tablecloth
Beauty Rose Bedspread #657
Rose of Sharon Doily #7271
Irish Crochet Doily #7575
Irish Crochet Collar #2653
My Wild Irish Rose Bedpsread #6128
Irish Popcorn Bedspread #60
More Than a Touch of Blarney Bedspread
Smilin' Through Tablecloth
Irish Crochet Edging #S-832
Irish Crochet Edging #S-833
Irish Crochet Edging #S-834
Irish Crochet Edging #S-835
Irish Crochet Edging #S-836
Irish Crochet Edging #S-837
Irish Crochet Edging #S-838
Dublin Beauty Bedspread #3406
Irish Rose Edging #6519
Cinderella Bedspread
Irish Crochet Motif