Masterpieces of Irish Crochet Lace (eBook)

Techniques, Patterns, Instructions

Therese de Dillmont (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
64 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-16344-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Crocheters at every level of expertise will appreciate these versatile patterns and their complete instructions for 30 motifs, 12 intricate grounds, and a variety of traditional footings and borders. 100 photos.

---

In recent years Irish crochet lace has enjoyed a tremendous revival among needleworkers. Nearly lost in the early twentieth century when machines took over the manufacture of most lace, the craft is now being rediscovered by enthusiasts who recognize it not only as one of the most durable, serviceable, and beautiful forms of lace but also as a type that provides a unique opportunity to be creative.This inexpensive volume presents authentic motifs and grounds used by the most skilled Irish needleworkers of the late nineteenth century. Collected and edited by one of the best-known experts of the time, Thérèse de Dillmont, it offers patterns, complete instructions, and/or detailed photographs for 30 motifs, 12 intricate grounds, and various traditional footings and borders.Crocheters can use these versatile motifs of delicate raised flowers, leaves, sprays, and more to transform ordinary bedspreads, doilies, tablecloths, and clothing into works of art to be treasured for years. Make your own unique designs for new curtains, fancy collars, delicate cuffs, and so much more. Each of these motifs can be altered in shape, enlarged, diminished, or combined in new patterns — there's virtually no limit to the results you can produce.Beginners should practice making individual motifs before attempting an entire piece of lace, and experienced crocheters may want to follow the directions exactly before experimenting to form new motifs. With practice, you can invent your own patterns just by employing these authentic, elemental motifs and their complementary grounds. A new introduction relates the history and technique involved in Irish crochet lace, and a conversion chart translates outdated terms.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.3.2014
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Crafts: Crochet
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 210 mm
• Gewicht: 195 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Handarbeit / Textiles
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: Antique • bedspreads • Beginners • Booklet • books on antiques • books on bedspreads • books on beginners • books on booklets • books on charts • books on conversion charts • books on cords • books on crochet • books on crochet designs • books on crocheters • books on crochet patterns • books on crochet threads • books on doilies • books on double crochets • books on edgings • books on filets • books on fill-ins • books on fine threads • books on go-tos • books on heirlooms • books on insertions • books on irish laces • books on kathryn • books on lace designs • books on lace patterns • books on medallions • books on modern patterns • books on motifs • books on needleworks • books on peacocks • books on rita weiss • books on stitches • books on tablecloths • books on thread crochets • books on traditional techniques • books on vintages • Charts • conversion chart • cords • Crochet • crochet designs • crocheted • crocheters • crocheting • crochet patterns • crochet thread • delicate • doilies • double crochet • edgings • Filet • Fill-In • fine thread • Floral • go-to • heirloom • hygge • Insertions • Intermediate • irish grandmother • irish lace • kathryn • lace designs • lace patterns • medallions • modern patterns • modern renditions • motifs • needlework • needleworkers • Peacocks • rita weiss • stitches • tablecloths • thread crochet • Timely • traditional irish • traditional techniques • Vintage
• ISBN-10: 0-486-16344-X / 048616344X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-16344-4 / 9780486163444