This week we are diving into the world of Irish Crochet Lace and Welsh blankets. Two subjects that seem quite unrelated, but can be united by the fact that they are old crafts that were done to stay alive. There are still some ways to support the weavers in Wales, so we added some of those links down below! Definitely worth checking out; hand-crafting used to keep people alive, now we need to keep hand-crafting alive :).
Enjoy!
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bonnie-27
Websites for supporting Welsh weavers:
REFERENCES:
IRISH LACE:
McCooey, N. (2017). Life Saving Lace. Selvedge.
Brooks, M. (2012). Supplementary meterial1. Textile History. https://doi.org/10.1179/0040496912z.00000000010.s1
Knitting, Crochet, and Netting, With Twelve Illustrations (London: S. Knights, 1846)
Castles, H. (2011). Hybrid stitched textile art: Contemporary interpretations of mid nineteenth century Irish crochet lace making (thesis). University of Ulster, Belfast.
WELSH BLANKETS:
Pictures of Welsh Blankets:
https://www.celfadylunio.cymru/home/patterns/welsh-blankets/
FelinFach. (n.d.). Welsh sheep and breeds on https://www.felinfach.com/pages/welsh-sheep-and-breeds
Lucas, M. (n.d.). Caernarfon blankets. Museum Wales. https://museum.wales/articles/2111/Caernarfon-blankets-/
Otterburn, K. (2018, February 8). The A to Z of welsh design: B is for - - 'blanket'. https://welshotter.co.uk/blogs/news/a-to-z-of-welsh-design-b-is-for-blanket
Otterburn, K. (2018, November 4). The story of how Wales got its tapestry... https://welshotter.co.uk/blogs/news/the-story-of-how-wales-got-its-tapestry
