Even the horse which pulled the boat would benefit from their skill as they would make a fringed and tasselled headdress which covered its' ears and shielded its' eyes from annoying insects in summer.  

The crochet work could be easily carried in their pocket and worked on whenever they had a moment to spare and being made of cotton they would withstand the frequent washing which was necessary after trips carrying a dirty or dusty cargo.  Women would make small samples of favourite patterns (like the ones below) which they would then trade with each other; in this way they learned new designs and collections of these swatches would often be passed on through the generations.

These designs are now being brought into use again by both narrowboat owners and house owners alike; as well as being the traditional narrowboat window decoration they are equally beautiful as edgings for shelves, curtains, table linen, towels, etc.

If you would like to buy lengths of any of these designs, please use the 'E-mail me' button at the bottom of this page.

All prices are per 'point', except for 'Two Hearts' & 'Towpath Flowers where the price is per pattern repeat and Sea Shells which is per 'shell'.

Mollington

Point depth: 5¼"

Point width: 3¾"

£1.50

Little Daisies

Point depth: 3¼"

Point width: 1½"

£1.00

Two Hearts

Patt depth: 3¼"

Patt repeat: 4¼"

£1.20

Lacet Diamonds 

Point depth: 4¾"

Point width: 3"

£1.70

Friendship

Point depth: 5¼"

Point width: 3½"

£1.50

Towpath Flowers

Point depth: 4¾"

Patt repeat: 5"

£1.60

Stanney

Point depth: 5"

Point width: 3"

£1.50

Sea Shells

Patt depth: 2"

Patt repeat: 2"

80p (per shell)

 Hearts

Point depth: 4"

Point width: 3"

£1.20

Backford

Point depth: 5"

Point width: 3¼"

£1.60

Caughall

Point depth: 5"

Point width: 3½"

£1.50

Point depth: 5½"

Point width: 4¼"

£1.80

Gifford 

Point depth: 5"

Point width: 3"

£1.60