Favorite Irish Crochet Designs (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 048624962X ISBN 13: 9780486249629

Verlag: Dover Publications Inc., 1985

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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 bestselling author, has collected the finest, easily workable examples of Irish crochet from rare American thread company booklets of more than 50 years ago. Step-by-step instructions, stitch and hook charts, metric conversion charts, and 40 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 technique 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.

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Rita Weiss is an author, designer and teacher whose name has become a household word in the fields of knitting, crochet, quilting and cross-stitch. As founder and head of the Dover Publications needlework division for many years, Rita became known as an expert in thread crochet and quilting.

As executive vice president of the American School of Needlework, she produced publications including knitting, crocheting, quilting and embroidery, as well as many other needle arts. She served as president of the International Quilting Association, chairman of the Craft Yarn Council of America’s Crochet Marketing Committee and president of the Crochet Guild of America.

Author of more than 50 books in the needle arts, she has taught and lectured both in the United States and in Europe, and she is often called upon to judge competitions.

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• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1985
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 048624962X
• ISBN 13: 9780486249629
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 48
• Herausgeber: Weiss Rita
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss; http://www.la-raia.it; ; Strada Monterotondo, 79; Novi Ligure; 15067; Italien