Crochet Bags

Lavish crochet emerged alongside other forms of embroidery developed in the nineteenth century. Where paper documents began to be mass produced in the mid-nineteenth century, the popularity of crochet has increased considerably.

Patterns of handbags silk were the first to have been published from around 1824 in Holland. Before that, the hook has been transmitted to future generations without written reasons, but duplicated from small samples of hosiery.

Victorian crochet hooks were made of materials such as ivory, copper, various woods, and the bones of another. They were often decorated with drawings, the more impressive is often offered as a wedding gift. knitted bags, clothing and decor have been popular. Crochet was considered an ideal activity for rich women, and other forms of needlework. Heel hook began to appear on the market in the 1830s. Knitting with beads was already in vogue at that time.

Hook has become a cottage industry in Ireland, with a lace called Irish crochet or lace. In the mid-nineteenth century, it became a major industry because of a need for people to supplement their incomes because of the great famine of the time. It is still a cottage industry in some countries such as India, Greece, Italy and some Asian countries.
Hook samplers dating from the nineteenth century are presented in many museums. A variety of crochet and knitting books have been published from the mid-nineteenth century in the 1920s. Filet crochet has become very popular in the 1850s.

Hook continued to be popular in the early twentieth century. The 1920s brought a flood of bead crocheted bags with piles of bead loops to complete the look of the valve.
From 1937 to 1940, there were competitions for the design and manufacture of hook speed. The beginning of the Second World War saw the craft off, due to shortages of materials available. Heel hook bags were popular during the 1950s. Hook became an art form accepted in the 1960s and more experiments in textile art took place, including international shows fiber. Hook began to regain its popularity in the 1970s, when it became popular to wear hosiery.

The 1980s and 1990s brought a revival of the pearl and crochet thread. In the early 1990s Bead knitted bags grew in popularity, which has increased the demand for bags of beads to the hook.

In 1994, thirty four million American women knitted or crocheted, in 2002 this figure had increased to thirty eight million.

Hook today is mainly created by the use of soft son to produce clothing and blankets. Although the hook point can be made by machine, it continues to be a job at home.

Crochet History Part1