In Irish Crochet, the motifs are first crocheted. This can be anything from a flower, a leaf, a bunch of grapes ... once all the motifs are ready, they're laid out and pinned onto a cut pattern. Then comes the process of filling in the spaces between the motifs that ultimately will create a solid fabric.
Freeform is similar. Little motifs (flowers & such), or motifs without traditional thoughts (scrumbles) are laid together and assembled. The spaces that exist between pieces are then filled in creating a solid fabric. (The term "scrumble" is credited to James Walters and the late Sylvia Cosh. They described the little crocheted bits as "scrumbles" because they are not considered a motif.)
Since much of freeform is borrowed from Irish Crochet, I think it's safe to call them first cousins.
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My point in showing my freeform crochet bag here is to demonstrate that Irish Crochet and Freeform are so close in technique that I encourage all crocheters to try both techniques -- at least once!
You never know; you just might fall in love with one of the two techniques, if not both! J
1 comment:
Now, this bag I like! Nice use of colors too! Ahhhh, perhaps someday I'll try freeform but that's far off into the future. Take care! Sheila
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