Ireland · Lace making; Textile arts; Irish heritage
Lása Chearthainn Mhic Rois agus Luimnigh — Traidisiún Lása na hÉireann
The Irish lace making tradition — two distinct Irish lace traditions: Carrickmacross (appliqué and needlerun muslin on net, Monaghan County) and Limerick (tambour and needlerun on net, County Limerick), both developed during the 19th century Famine relief industry and representing the Irish adaptation of Continental lace techniques into a distinctly Irish aesthetic. The Irish lacemaker reads the net ground quality through a stretch-and-spring assessment — gently stretching the net ground and reading the specific spring-back that indicates correct net tension for lace work.
Risk level: Endangered · Not listed; Irish lace on the Irish national heritage inventory
The Irish dry stone walling tradition — the building of the distinctive Irish field walls without mortar (particularly the Burren limestone pavements and the Aran Islands gray limestone field system) using the specific Irish random rubble…
The Irish sally rod basketry tradition — the production of the distinctive Irish wicker baskets from the sally rod (Salix viminalis — the Irish basket willow) whose specific Atlantic coastal climate produces a willow with particular…
The Irish soda bread baking tradition — the production of the distinctive Irish quick bread leavened with bicarbonate of soda and buttermilk rather than yeast, whose specific baking chemistry and Irish soft wheat flour produces the…
The Irish bodhran making tradition — the production of the distinctive Irish frame drum from a single goatskin stretched over a circular wooden frame, whose specific skin tension determines the playing range and tone quality of the…
The Ulster linen weaving tradition of Northern Ireland and the Irish border counties — the production of the distinctive fine Irish linen cloth from locally grown flax whose specific wet-spinning technique, double-damask weave capability,…
The Donegal tweed weaving tradition of Northwest Ireland — the production of the distinctive Irish handwoven woolen cloth whose characteristic random fleck of contrasting color in the warp and weft (the Donegal slub) creates the most…
A five-centuries-old form of bobbin lace-making that today exists only in Puerto Rico and Spain, worked by winding fine threads around wooden bobbins to build delicate lace patterns.
Pojagi is the traditional Korean wrapping cloth — used to wrap and carry gifts, food, books, and ceremonial objects — and in its patchwork form (jogakbo) is one of the most sophisticated textile composition traditions in Asia.
The hand-embroidery of the ia, a white linen, hemp, cotton, or silk blouse central to Romanian and Moldovan folk dress, defined by the altiță — an intricately embroidered panel at the shoulder combining chain, satin, cross, and hem…
PARTIAL RECORD BY DESIGN. The stringing of colored glass or acrylic beads into elekes (collares) — necklaces worn in Cuban Santería (Regla de Ocha/Lukumí), each corresponding in bead color, count, and pattern to a specific orisha (Yoruba…
The Red Dao (Dao Do) people of northern Vietnam — named for the dominant red color of their traditional dress — produce one of the most visually striking embroidery traditions in Southeast Asia.
Bobbin lace-making and hand embroidery centered on Trinidad, Cuba, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the island's south coast.