You can identify Irish crochet pieces by their lacy, netlike backgrounds with applied or set-in motifs. The motifs are often simulations of natural forms such as roses, petals, leaves and even ...

The motifs are usually swirls, leaves or flowers, but there's no strict limit. Irish crochet is often stitched with cotton rather than the more typical DK yarn. The finer the cotton, the more ...

The results show marked differences in the length of time between the first day of leaf unfolding in spring to the first day of leaf fall in autumn, with the trend towards longer gaps over the ...