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Since the half of the past century, in Ireland, were made two main types of lace: embroidered tulle or Carrickmacross and crochet hook lace. The latter was especially made in the convents of the south of Ireland and it was also used to trim clothes and house linens. Irish lace was characterized by the recurring presence in the decoration of floral motives joined by a net, or even by rosettes or round or square stars that, once united and suitably arranged, could originate the most varied motives. It was initially only produced in the cities of Dublin and Belfast, while later, around 1900, when the local production was no longer able to meet the increased demand for this lace, the making of Irish lace was extended to France, particularly Bretagne. Its fortune was so relevant that it was imitated pretty much everywhere, although it was rather soon substituted by its machine-made reproduction. Further reading:
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