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Padding Cord

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

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Definition

Padding cord is a bundle of thread or a soft cotton cord worked over as the base of a motif outline, creating raised relief.

Overview

Without cord, Irish crochet roses look flat; the cord is the entire reason the tradition reads as sculptural.

Cord thickness is usually built by folding the working thread several times, so colour matches exactly.

Characteristics

  • Worked over, not into
  • Creates relief
  • Usually the same thread folded

Typical uses

  • Irish lace motifs
  • Venetian-style relief
  • Firm lace edgings
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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.

Adapted needle-lace tradition

Venetian-Style LaceHeavily raised, sculptural motifs on a minimal ground — the look Irish crochet was invented to imitate.

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.

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