This month I worked on Irish Crochet lace background filling stitches, borders, beadings and insertions... here's what I learned!

This month I worked on Irish Crochet lace background filling stitches, borders, beadings and insertions... here's what I learned!

I found out something really special this month - I found out that my Great Grandmother used to make Irish Crochet Lace and taught herself..

Figure 56 was a very elaborate design and one of the newest varieties of Irish Crochet at the time of printing (1912).

So let's start with the beautiful Passion Flower Design. You can find the details for this in the Priscilla book on page 14, 15 & 16

Notes on the Blackberry Design (Figure 47, 48 & 49) from Priscilla Irish Crochet Book No1

Good morning, there's a chill in the air this morning and I'm sitting here writing with a cup of tea and a blanket! Skip to notes for...

Tips for Fig 26 - 43 Priscilla Irish Crochet Book No1

Tips and advice for making Figure 15 to Figure 25 in the Priscilla Irish Crochet Book No.1 from The Antique Pattern Library

I began my study of Irish Crochet by learning these six basic crochet stitches...

Ciúin means quiet as Gaeilge (in Irish), and the peace of mind that crochet has given me is reflected in the name 'Crochet Ciúin'....