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Carrickmacross lace is a form of lace that may be described as decorated net. A three-layer 'sandwich' is made consisting of the pattern (at the bottom), covered with, first, machine-made net and then fine muslin , through which the pattern can be seen.
New net based laces emerged, such as Carrickmacross and Tambour lace. [16] By 1870, virtually every type of hand-made lace (pillow lace, bobbin lace) had its machine-made copy. It became increasingly difficult for hand lacemakers to make a living from their work and most of the English handmade lace industry had disappeared by 1900. [17]
The new lace the women developed garnered interest with its artistic designs. From around 1820 the women taught local women and girls the lace making skill, from patterns they developed. The resulting lace, Carrickmacross lace , was successful with the local women earning extra income through their lace making.
The net varies: Woven fabric with threads removed to make a grid (Reticella, Buratto) Machine made hexagonal net (Limerick, Needlerun net, Tambour) Knotted square net (either hand-made or machine-made) [1] Sol laces are embroidered in a circular pattern on radiating spokes of threads. These include Tenerife lace and Ñandutí lace. [2]
Carrickmacross (Irish: Carraig Mhachaire Rois, meaning 'rock of the wooded plain') [4] is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The population was 5,745 at the 2022 census, [1] making it the second-largest town in the county. Carrickmacross is a market town which developed around a castle built by the Earl of Essex in 1630.
Carrickmacross Lace - Irish Embroidered Net Lace, a Survey and Manual with Patterns, (Dolmen Press, 1985) Limerick Lace: A Social History and a Maker's Manual (With Veronica Rowe) Valentia, A Different Irish Island; Hardship and High Living (Portobello Press 2003)
Cutwork is considered the precursor of lace. [2] Different forms of cutwork are or have traditionally been popular in a number of countries. Needlework styles that incorporate cutwork include broderie anglaise, Carrickmacross lace, whitework, early reticella, Spanish cutwork, hedebo, [3] and jaali which is prevalent in India.
The bobbinet was best producing straight net, but the Pusher was slow and could be used to imitate handlace of any complexity though could't put in liners leaving the impression of sharpness from the lace. When in William IV reign, tatting and putting on fancies became popular, the Pusher was in great demand.