DMC Irish Crochet

Spiral Bound Book Republication™

Originally Published in c1910!

If you are the first to bid on this auction, using the Buy-It-Now option, YOU WIN! There is no chance of being outbid! DON'T WAIT!

Up for bid, is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures Spiral Bound Book Republication™ of PRECIOUSLY RARE ORIGINAL DMC Irish Crochet Book! This SCARCE information was put into book form by experienced Irish crochet thread artists from the late Victorian and early Edwardian era. This information was originally published in c1910! (Original source is NOT for sale)

Our new line of Spiral Bound Book Republications™ oh-so-conveniently lie flat while in use!

This is a unbelievably nice touch if you have every tried to read a pattern's instructions while your hands are full of your in progress project. As an avid needleworker myself my personal experience prompted my choice of spiral binding for it's ease-of-use alone. I bet you'll love it too!

This HISTORIC item contains 66 pages of illustrations (115!), instructions, diagrams, designs and fundamentals for creating a variety of Irish crochet motifs for purses, curtains, home furnishings, caps, bonnets, linens, collar and cuff sets, fancy work and other needlecraft items. This type of original crocheting needle art information is seldom found on Atomic Mall or elsewhere!

These instructions are characteristic of the crafts done by our lady ancestors! This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version of another wonderful item revealing our heritage from early America and European!What a historically educational and delightful art instructional piece this is!

Scarce and intriguingly useful information jam-packed in its pages just waiting for your creative muse and touch!

An excerpt:

''Irish crochet lace is an invention of rather recent date, first produced in Ireland about the middle of last century in imitation of old Venetian point. It was first used like Venetian point for trimming articles of dress and household linen. Later on it came into favour for curtains, bed-spreads and dress-skirts.

For a time the making of Irish crochet lace remained a domestic industry confined to the neighbourhood of Dublin and Belfast, then as the demand for it increased and the Irish supply no longer sufficed, it found its way about 1900 to the Eastern departments of France, where it has undergone so many changes and improvements as to rival in all respects the most beautiful laces of modern days...''

Contents

Directions for Making Irish Crochet Lace

Implement

Materials

The Making of Irish Lace

The Pattern

Execution of the Crochet Figure

Various Subjects in Irish Crochet Lace

First Wheel

Second Wheel

Third Wheel

Fourth Wheel

Fifth Wheel

Sixth Wheel

Seventh Wheel

Fan

First Floweret

Second Floweret

Third Floweret

Fourth Floweret

Fifth Floweret

First Bud

Second Bud

First Leaf

Second Leaf

Third Leaf

Fourth Leaf

Fifth Leaf

Sixth Leaf

Branch

Spray

First Calyx

Second Calyx

First Tendril

Second Tendril

Ring with Stalk

Cluster

Scallop with Rings

Groundings for Irish Crochet Lace

Irish Crochet Lace

Plain Picot

Small Upright Picot

Small Drooping Picot

Double Picot

Double Open Picot

Triple Picot

First Ground

Second Ground

Third Ground

Fourth Ground

Fifth Ground

Sixth Ground

Seventh Ground

Eight Ground

Ninth Ground

Tenth Ground

Eleventh Ground

Twelfth Ground

Subjects Surrounded by Grounds in the Shape of a Square or a Scallop

Rosette Surrounded by a Square-shaped Ground

Semi-circle on a Ground in the Shape of a Scallop

Footing for Irish Crochet Lace

First Footing

Second Footing

Third Footing

Scalloped Borders for Irish Crochet Lace

First Scalloped Border

Second Scalloped Border

Third Scalloped Border

Fourth Scalloped Border

Fifth Scalloped Border

Sixth Scalloped Border

How to Finish Off and Clean Pieces of Lace Work

Imitations of Irish Crochet Lace

Instructions as to the Manner of Doing the Work and the Use of Machine-made Grounds

First Woven Lace Ground

Second Woven Lace Ground

Third Woven Ground

Fourth Woven Lace Ground

How to Fix the Woven Lace Ground on to the Crochet Figures

Lace with Woven Lace Ground

Picot Braids

How to Make a Ground of Trebles with a Picot Braid

Lace with a Ground of Trebles Made with Picot Braid

Patterns of Irish Crochet Lace

Directions for Working the Patterns of Plate I:

Narrow Lace

Wide Lace

Directions for Working the Patterns of Plate II:

Braid

Insertions

Directions for Working the Patterns of Plate III:

Lace with Big Scallops

Lace with Rosettes

Directions for Working the Pattern of Plate IV:

Wide Lace with Big Scallops

Directions for Working the Pattern of Plate V:

Wide Lace with Straight Edge

Directions for Working the Patterns of Plate VI:

Three Squares

Three Rounds

Directions for Working the Patterns of Plate VII:

Collar and Cuffs

The ladies of earlier times beautified their home, linens, children's clothing and, of course, their own!

You can find all the antique thread, crochet hooks, etc. on Atomic Mall. You just have to hunt a little bit! Or, you can find the supplies at your nearest fabric, craft or hobby store!

The CD Republication you will receive is representative of the types of needlework expertise of earlier feminine American culture! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of enjoyment making and recreating vintage needlework items for yourself or others dear to your heart just the way your grandmothers did!

The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience needleworker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim.

The antique and vintage threads, fabrics, hooks, floss, needles, etc., can be found on Atomic Mall quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, of course, you can utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a nearby fabric, craft or hobby store…

The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience needleworker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim.

You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come. This information has been scanned into a CD-ROM Reproduction™ using the Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format. You may download a FREE version of the Adobe software program at www.adobe.com .

This is NOT a copy of another CD-ROM. You will receive an ORIGINAL CD of this historic and resourceful book. The text is viewed easily from your computer or you may choose to print each page as you read this amazing book on embroidery. Every page has been meticulously scanned, cleaned and burned to preserve this ANTIQUE book's information and patterns to CD-ROM! The format of this resource has so many more advantages than the original book.

What are the benefits of Dakota Prairie Treasures' Antique Book CD Republications™

* Every image and every page has been scanned to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper!

* These scans are completely sizable. You can enlarge and print according to your visual needs!

* Each page is saved in PDF format at a high dsi and is readily accessible using Adobe Acrobat (or other pdf reading software programs). This program is very user friendly and allows you to print any one specific page or the entire book!

* Each time you want to use an image, a page or pages you can print it out. Every one will be as crisp and clear as the last!

* If you spill your coffee, tea or soda on a page you just print yourself another!

* You can put all of your notes or musings on your printouts and save them in a folder for future referencing!

*Each CD-ROM comes in a protective case!

Curious about the quality of these scans Please contact me and I will forward an image for your own personal inspection! Scale it, edit it, print it to fit your needs and you are surely going to be quite pleased with the results! You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come...

Check out Dakota Prairie Treasures' current auctions and store listings for many other unique needlework CD Republications™ for the creative muse in you!

Payment: I prefer Paypal but also accept money orders or personal check.

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Copyright Restrictions: All Dakota Prairie Treasures needlework, design and/or other cd or hardcopy products produced by said seller are copyrighted and owned by us (as is all listing text and photos). Any descriptive text and trademarks provided by the seller in this listing's title, subtitle and description are the sole property of Dakota Prairie Treasures. All rights reserved. You are permitted to use our product's information for items you make for yourself, as gifts or for items you may produce to sell. However, the original designs and images remain the exclusive legal property of Dakota Prairie Treasures. Neither the CD Product content or hardcopy designs or images, or any part thereof, may be reproduced, used in class lessons or duplicated in any media format to be resold or ''shared'' (either individually or as a package or kit) without Dakota Prairie Treasures' prior written consent. Any and all violations will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Returns allowed due to manufacturing defects only.

USA customers: I prefer Paypal but also accept money order or personal check. International customers:payment is accepted via Paypal only. Buyer to contact me within 3 days of auction close. All payments must be received within 10 days following close of auction(s). Email address for Paypal payments will be included following the close of the auction. Please visit out other auctions and store listings at http://stores.Atomic Mall.com/Dakota-Prairie-Treasures for other items of similar interest! Thank you!

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Please visit out other auctions and store listings for other items of similar interest at http://stores.Atomic Mall.com/Dakota-Prairie-Treasures ! Thank you! USA customers: I prefer Paypal but also accept money order or personal check. International customers: payment is accepted via Paypal only. Buyer to contact me within 3 days of auction close. All payments must be received within 10 days following close of auction(s). Email address for Paypal payments will be included following the close of the auction.

On Jul-01-06 at 08:39:26 PDT, seller added the following information: