Textile Design Block

Irish Textile Design.

Spotlighting on the more basic aspect of Irish culture, the plaid emphasizes the love that the Irish had for their families. Taken from the design of the Irish tartan which surfaced around 450 AD the tartan is a symbol for family clan that provides unity throughout all family members. The green representing tranquility of the family, yellow as the cheerfulness that surrounds Irish culture and celebration, and the red and blue for passion and a sense of regal pride that emulates from family togetherness. All lines join through the connection of another representing the unity of all aspects of family and are either vertical representing the aspirations of the Irish to live fulfilling lives, or horizontal to represent the consistency or the Irish through time, never faltering to endure through hard times.
The trinity is a symbol of a major Irish icon, St. Patrick, whom escaped slavery to become a minister to spread his message of God. He used a three-leaf clover as an aid to his sermon, telling that each point represented one of the holy threesome of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
The Celtic knot is the most telling of the Irish symbols. Encompassing all of the Irish wishes, it’s never ending, never starting design represents hopes for longevity, luck and duration of all new endeavors and embodies the timelessness of the human character as it has no suggestion to when the spirit should spark or fade.