Crochet Lace Making Class in Portland, Maine

Length: 2 hours
Class Fee: $70

In this 2-hour workshop, we will cover a brief history of Irish crochet lace, learn crochet basics, and then make a three-dimensional Irish rose motif, a fundamental design in the tradition. Size 10 crochet thread will be provided along with a fine, but beginner’s size, crochet hook. Previous crochet experience is not required.

About the instructor:
Both of Grey Smith Louisos’s great-grandmothers were prolific crochet lacemakers - one from Ireland and one from Greece - and they had the great pleasure of growing up around the beautiful work that was passed down to them. Grey has been making crochet and needle lace with inherited materials for the past decade.  They still consider themself to be a student of this tradition and are deeply honored by the opportunity.