Irish crochet lace is built from separate motifs – roses, shamrocks, leaves and sprays – joined with lace bars into collars, cuffs and edgings.
These antique books show the full method, from single motifs to finished pieces, and include full-size pattern plates.
Irish crochet is made in two stages: you work separate motifs such as roses, shamrocks, leaves and sprays, then join them with a mesh of lace bars into collars, cuffs, yokes and edgings. The books here show the full method with photographs and full-size plates.
Read a short history of Irish crochet lace to see how the technique developed.
