From Kenmare Lace to Irish Crochet Lace, and from Limerick Lace and Bobbin Lace to Carrickmacross Lace, each has its own process, its own look and its own use. And many of the same stitches are ...

Irish lace was produced by some of the poorest women in Ireland. Lacemaking was a highly skilled and delicate craft that required little equipment beyond needles or bobbins and fine cotton or ...

It is a very functional lace pillow, however, which sold for $5 each by mail-order. Each instruction booklet cost 50 cents, patterns 10 cents each, bobbins 50 cents per dozen, and Barbour's Irish flax ...

Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences From RTÉ Radio One's Toss the Bobbin ... examples of true Irish needlepoint lace. The earliest pieces of ...

The aim of the guild is to safeguard our Irish lace heritage and to ensure that the craft will continue to flourish well into the future. Anyone interested in learning to make the Irish laces ...

The group’s main focus is on bobbin lace, but some members work on other styles of lacework, including tatting, knitted lace and crocheted lace. Bobbin lace is versatile, as it can be used in ...

Carrickmacross lace – used for Kate Middleton's wedding dress – Irish crochet and bobbin lace. For Limerick lace you use a needle and thread to stitch a design on to a toile or mesh cloth.

For Jean Reardon, already skilled at crocheting and cross-stitch, seeing a man making bobbin lace at ... I had only one phrase about lace in my lexicon, thanks to my Irish grandmother, who ...

Four local ladies will demonstrate the art of Carrickmacross Lace, Bobbin Lace and Irish Crochet. They will also exhibit their own pieces which include, wedding dresses and veils, christening ...