Old world lace; or, A guide for the lace lover (1920)
Blum, Clara M · New York, E. P. Dutton & co · leaf 80
OIrish Crochet. Imitating Venetian needle point; 19th century lace-making first started, about 1850, in the conventsof Ireland, the nuns turned their first efforts to copying,as closely as the crochet stitch permitted, the Venetianneedle point. This accounts for the remarkable simi-larity of some… … Illustration No. yiIrish Crochet. Nineteenth century; barbe; rare specimen of fine old crochet 77 &4V( _» .... r!?:!!g^o-.<cBiw
Lace and lace making
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