Create airy and delicate lace designs for table, bed, and wardrobe using the time-honored technique of Irish Crochet. This handsome handicraft, known for its raised floral motifs and intricate background patterns, probably originated in the convents of Ireland, where diligent nuns prepared beautiful ornaments for use in church services. Today, this stunning form of lace-making has been adapted and simplified for dozens of day-to-day uses: decorating curtains, tablecloths, pillows, bedspreads, lingerie, collars, children's clothing, doilies and more.

Rita Weiss, a noted needlework designer and best-selling author, has collected the finest, easily workable examples of Irish crochet from rare American thread company booklets of more than fifty years ago. Step-by-step instructions, stitch and hook charts, metric conversion charts, and forty clear illustrations allow you to make magnificent accessories in these lovely patterns: My Wild Irish Rose, Popcorn, Rose of Sharon, Cinderella, More Than a Touch of Blarney, Beauty Rose, "Smilin’ Through," Tournament of Roses, Wedding Ring, Dublin Beauty, Irish Springtime, and others. No skills beyond a familiarity with ordinary crochet techniques are needed to create these beautiful patterns. In addition, expert tips on blocking and finishing make it certain that your final product will be nothing short of a work of art.

With this versatile, inexpensive guide, the beauty of Irish Crochet - once thought too difficult to achieve by any but the most experienced needleworkers - is now within reach of even beginning crocheters.

Patterns in this publication were selected from the following vintage publications:

American Thread Book 7	Star / American Thread Book 18	Star / American Thread Book 22	American Thread Book 30
Edgings	Book of 100 Edgings	Star Book of Doilies	Tatted & Crocheted Designs
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Star / American Thread Book 34	American Thread Book 59	Star / American Thread Book 65	American Thread Book 68
Star Bedspreads	Ruffled Doilies	Flower Edgings	Spreads That Are Different
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The Spool Cotton Co Book 85	The Spool Cotton Co Book 122	The Spool Cotton Co Book 152	The Spool Cotton Co Book 184
Bedspreads	Bedspreads	Table Treasures	Doilies
The Spool Cotton Co Book 205	The Spool Cotton Co Book 212	The Spool Cotton Co Book 214	The Spool Cotton Co Book 232
Old and New Favorites	Crochet Your Gifts	Home Favorites	Bedspreads
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The Spool Cotton Co Book 320	Lily Mills Book 1800	Lily Mills Book 2000	Bernhard Ulmann Book 106
Edgings	Decorating with Crochet	Crocheted Bedspreads	Bucilla Cottons
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Royal Society Book 1	Royal Society Book 4
Hand Crochet by Royal Society	Hand Crochet by Royal Society
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