A few posts ago, a reader commented that she would enjoy a post explaining the difference between Irish crochet and regular, everyday crochet.
I’ve done very little crochet and have only token knowledge of the subject. As I have declared time and time again, I am an expert only on the merits of my children and grandchildren. But I am happy to share what I know and what I have discovered after doing a little research. I was especially pleased to find the Irish crochet demonstration YouTube video posted below.
Irish crochet is made up of motifs, basted to waste fabric, connected with crochet stitches and then removed from the waste fabric. This makes possible the dimensional motifs which are characteristic of Irish crochet.
Pictured below are three pieces from my collection in the very popular shamrocks and roses pattern.
These, obviously, are all edgings.  The first piece is 4 yds. long, with a definite curve. I suspect it edged a tablecloth.
