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Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum > Records

LIMERICK, EDGING

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c. 1900

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Lace, a costume accessory had been in vogue for 300 years. Handmade lace, needle or bobbin, was time consuming and expensive. Limerick lace was introduced in Ireland in 1843 as a quicker, cheaper and easier lace and to provide employment for women and girls during the Irish Famine of 1940s..

Delicate edging, handmade Limerick embroidery on machine made net.

Solid floral scrolling design edged with a hand stitched gimp. Scalloped edge with picots.

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cwa-org-78-2025.20

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Last modified

Wednesday, 13 August, 2025

Completeness

72

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

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