That suited the technique to mass production, as did the fact that, unlike ordinary crochet, which is worked in rows, Irish crochet consists of motifs—leaves, flowers, fruit—that are individually ...

Crochet took on a completely new look when manipulated into tubular and spherical shapes over undulating layers of organza while botanical motifs of Irish wildflowers and snowberries in lace were ...

For Irish crochet – Clones lace, for example – you use a crochet hook and very fine thread to make individual pieces of lace that you then stitch together.