Irish Crochet Lace: Motifs from County Monaghan by Eithne D'Arcy - 1991-01-21

Colin Smythe Ltd, 1991-01-21. Paperback. Very Good. Ships Out Tomorrow!

Ireland: Colin Smythe Ltd. Near Fine. 1990. Reprint. Paperback. 0851054218 . B & W ; 8 1/4 x 11 3/4; 63 pages; Soft cover has brown spine with white lettering. Covers have light rubbing, scuffing, bumping. Previous owner's name neatly written on front end paper, dated 1995, and a postage sticker next to it. Pages are clean and tight. Lavishly illustrated with b/w photographs of these gorgeous lace works, along with steps and instruction of how to create this lace. 'Of all forms of crochet lace, that known as 'Irish Crochet' is most sought after and is probably the best known. While the Irish tradition for producing this work dates back to the sixteenth century, when it was known as 'nuns work' from the fact that the technique and style was developed in Irish convent communities in imitation of continental lacemaking styles, the manufacture of crochet lace did not become a cottage industry in Ireland until the middle of the nineteenth century, after the… Read More