Style · Motif

Medallion Crochet

Circular or rosette motifs, often in fine thread, used singly as doilies or joined into larger lace fabrics.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Styles
Common fibres: Crochet Thread, Mercerized Cotton

Definition

A medallion is a self-contained round motif with radial symmetry, historically the building block of thread-crochet tablecloths and bedspreads.

Overview

Antique bedspreads were frequently made from hundreds of identical medallions joined at their outer picots — a project measured in months rather than evenings.

Single medallions remain popular as coasters, table centres and framed pieces.

Characteristics

Round, radially symmetrical unit
Traditionally worked in fine cotton thread
Joined at outer loops or picots

Typical uses

Doilies and table centres
Bedspreads
Coasters
Framed lace

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Technique family

Thread CrochetCrochet worked in fine cotton thread with steel hooks — the basis of doilies, lace edgings and most heirloom crochet.

Style

Mandala CrochetCircular designs worked outward in rounds, each round introducing a new stitch pattern or colour.

Construction style

Motif CrochetFabric assembled from decorative shaped units — squares, hexagons, flowers, circles — rather than worked in continuous rows.

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