DiscoverIt's a History Podcast062: The History of Crochet: Ambiguous Beginnings, Tambour Embroidery, and Irish Lace
062: The History of Crochet: Ambiguous Beginnings, Tambour Embroidery, and Irish Lace

062: The History of Crochet: Ambiguous Beginnings, Tambour Embroidery, and Irish Lace

Update: 2025-09-03
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Hello! In this weeks Episode we take a look at the history of crochet! Crochet has a bit of an ambigious history, but we can trace the origins of crochet to Tambour Embroidery and how the art of crochet transitioned into a way to make immitation lace. We also spend a good amount of today's episode looking at Irish Lace. 

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Sources for today's episode include: 

The history of crochet By Ruthie Marks

An article titles Irish crochet Lace 150 years of tradition that is published by the Lacis Museum of lace and textiles

An article titled Crochet from Arizona State University 

An article titled Crochet Through History by Dora Ohrenstein.

 

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062: The History of Crochet: Ambiguous Beginnings, Tambour Embroidery, and Irish Lace

062: The History of Crochet: Ambiguous Beginnings, Tambour Embroidery, and Irish Lace

Madison Schmidt