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Adapted needle-lace tradition · Relief lace

Venetian-Style Lace

Heavily raised, sculptural motifs on a minimal ground — the look Irish crochet was invented to imitate.

Difficulty
Expert
Category
Lace
Common fibres
Crochet Thread, Linen Thread, Silk Thread

Definition

Venetian lace is historically a needle lace worked in relief with padded cordonnet. Crochet renders it with padding cord, multiple layered petal rounds and dense filling bars.

Overview

Everything about it is about height: layers of petals lifted off the ground, cord under every outline, and stitches worked tightly so the relief holds without stiffener.

Modern makers use it sparingly — a cuff, a collar, a bridal appliqué — because a full panel is weeks of work.

Characteristics

  • Strong three-dimensional relief
  • Padding cord under outlines
  • Minimal, dense ground

Typical uses

  • Bridal appliqué
  • Collars and cuffs
  • Display pieces
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Related entries

Follow the thread

Regional lace tradition

Irish LaceRaised floral motifs worked separately over padding cord, then joined with a fine net of chains and picots.

Technique and regional tradition

Irish CrochetA fine motif-based lace in which padded roses, leaves and shamrocks are made separately and joined with a crocheted net ground.

Material

Padding CordThe thick cord carried under Irish and Venetian motif outlines to lift them off the ground.

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