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Stitching & Crafting Room:  Irish Crochet Anyone?  |
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scjl132
Farmgirl at Heart
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Cindy
Finlayson
MN
USA
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 Posted - Sep 25 2012 : 8:00:39 PM
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| I am currently learning about this lovely form of crochet. I've done a lot of reading, purchased some books, and looked at a lot of on-line resources. As of yet I have only made one motif, a leaf, definately need more practice. Anyone out there who can give any advise, encouragement, ideas? |
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pinokeeo
True Blue Farmgirl
559 Posts
Phyllis
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Sep 25 2012 : 8:56:41 PM
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I'm not even sure what irish crochet is, but it sounds intriguing.
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RedHoopWoman
True Blue Farmgirl
513 Posts
Kathryn
Yoder
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Sep 26 2012 : 10:17:27 AM
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I do Irish crochet,mostly doilies,I love Kathryn White's and Dot Drake's designs,their patterns are what got me started with the basics such as making roses and leaves,etc...
There is an online Irish crochet group on ravelry.com that I belong to,if you belong to Ravelry or join up,look me up there I am RedHoopWoman,same as here,there's pictures of the work I've done.
If you're looking to learn free form Irish crochet the old Priscilla books are available free at the Antique Pattern Library online,you can download them and print them out.
Anyways,let me know if there's anything in particular I can help you with,I'm not super advanced and am still learning but I can help with the basics and would be happy to share patterns with you.
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"Today's Mighty Oak is just Yesterday's Nut"
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Edited by - RedHoopWoman on Sep 26 2012 10:19:56 AM |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Sep 27 2012 : 09:40:13 AM
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Kathryn: Your Irish crochet work is beautiful.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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pinokeeo
True Blue Farmgirl
559 Posts
Phyllis
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Sep 27 2012 : 6:16:53 PM
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Your work is lovely.
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jenne.f
True Blue Farmgirl
643 Posts
Jenne
Wagontown
PA
USA
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Posted - Sep 27 2012 : 6:51:40 PM
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Kathryn,
Your work is beautiful. I showed this to my sister and she told me that our grandmother also did Irish crochet. She could crochet everything, with or without a pattern. I looking forward to learning this too.... after I get done my Christmas crochet gifts. Thanks for sharing. Jenne |
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laurzgot
True Blue Farmgirl
1669 Posts
Laurie
Alvin
Texas
USA
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Posted - Sep 27 2012 : 7:12:05 PM
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Kathryn, It is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Laurie
"Smile and be yourself everyday"
Country girl at heart
Laurie
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RedHoopWoman
True Blue Farmgirl
513 Posts
Kathryn
Yoder
Colorado
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - Sep 27 2012 : 7:29:50 PM
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Thank you ladies,I started sometime last year crocheting doilies then got into Irish crochet,it's a beautiful art and it's all simple stitches put together to build three dimensional and beautifully textured flowers and leaves.
The doilies in my post were made from patterns from Kathryn White's book titled "Irish Beauty Doilies",I love her designs and they have been great to learn from,these two doilies were my first Irish crochet projects.
My Mom initially taught me to crochet a long time ago but I hated working with yarn then when I inherited my Grandma's old vintage doily books with all her notes I picked up thread crocheting and loved it,I am still totally useless with yarn projects :0
"Today's Mighty Oak is just Yesterday's Nut"
Nostalgic Needleworks http://www.etsy.com/shop/NostalgicNeedleworks |
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pinokeeo
True Blue Farmgirl
559 Posts
Phyllis
Oregon
USA
559 Posts |
Posted - Sep 28 2012 : 07:33:44 AM
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I'm not much for yarn either. Is this embroidery thread or crochet thread?
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RedHoopWoman
True Blue Farmgirl
513 Posts
Kathryn
Yoder
Colorado
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - Sep 28 2012 : 6:38:38 PM
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I use size 10 crochet thread for most of my projects,I like Aunt Lydia's Classic Cotton size 10 but occasionally use Lizbeth size 20 for some projects.
"Today's Mighty Oak is just Yesterday's Nut"
Nostalgic Needleworks http://www.etsy.com/shop/NostalgicNeedleworks |
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DebbieSue
True Blue Farmgirl
199 Posts
Debbie
TX
USA
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Posted - Nov 15 2012 : 8:24:37 PM
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Fantastic work, Kathryn! I go to garage sales and Goodwills, just to look for this type of thing! Simply because I can imagine some lady making something like this, and I can't walk away from it!! I have to 'rescue' it! :)
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Nov 16 2012 : 07:57:39 AM
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Debbie, I love the way you worded that "rescue it". I think of it the same way. Such beautiful hand work.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Katlady93
True Blue Farmgirl
361 Posts
Charlotte
Denmark
SC
USA
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Posted - Nov 16 2012 : 09:36:40 AM
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i agree, i love to find and "rescue" someone's handwork. beautiful, just beautiful work. i prefer working with thread when i crochet also. i have not tried Irish Crochet. i think i will have to do so.
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Nov 16 2012 : 12:33:00 PM
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What makes it Irish--to an untrained eye (mine) it looks like a lot of crochet work that I have in my home, made for me over the years, but also purchased from antique stores and vintage shops.
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hialtfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
72 Posts
Terri
WA.
USA
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Posted - Nov 20 2012 : 8:01:56 PM
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How beautiful...would love to learn...
"LOVING" life at 4000 feet..."LOVE" is a very splenderd thing... |
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AmethystRose
True Blue Farmgirl
254 Posts
Rosemary
Huntingdon
PA
USA
254 Posts |
Posted - Nov 21 2012 : 5:44:12 PM
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| Irish Crochet has a lot of three dimensional motifs, and can be made of small designs that are joined with a background of chain stitches |
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AmethystRose
True Blue Farmgirl
254 Posts
Rosemary
Huntingdon
PA
USA
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