History of Crochet

 The History of Crochet

Crochet is a timeless art that has brought joy to millions, yet no one can say for sure who first created it. Perhaps it is a divine gift, for what other household art can claim to have saved an entire nation from starvation?

The origins of crochet are shrouded in mystery. It is such a seemingly simple craft, involving nothing more than a hook and a length of yarn, that logic would assume it must have been around for thousands of years. However, while archeologists have found ancient pieces of knitting, embroidery, and weaving, no such examples exist of ancient crochet. In fact, the oldest known evidence of anything resembling crochet only dates back

History of Irish Crochet

 History of Irish Crochet

The introduction of lace making to Ireland is attributed to the Ursula nuns and to Mademoiselle Riego de Blanchardiere, the daughter of a Franco-Spanish nobleman and an Irish mother. But whoever deserves the credit for introducing this craft to Irish people, it is true that Irish lace was heavily influenced by Venetian needlepoint lace, another technique from Italy, just as beautiful, but far more labor intensive.

History of Knitting

 ^{The earliest known knitted items in Europe were made by Muslim knitters employed by Spanish Christian royal families. Their high level of knitting skill can be seen in several items found in the tombs in the Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, a royal monastery, near Burgos, Spain. Among them are the knitted cushion covers and gloves found in the tomb of Prince Fernando de la Cerda, who died in 1275. The silk cushion cover was knit at approximately 20 stitches per inch. It included knit patterns reflecting the family armory, as}