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Ouvrages de Dames No. 33 Dessins Variés pour Crochet, Filet, Tulle, Tricot, Frivolité, Buipure, Tapisserie, &a. |
26 pages not including cover. Blank pages omitted French booklet with 19 patterns for lace knitting.
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My Crochet Sampler with Numerous Illustrations |
Small hardcover book, 160 pages not including covers. This publication put together from two physical copies, one missing 12 pages and the other missing 4. Page 1-138 contains crochet patterns for bags, purses, pillow covers, table covers, caps, slippers, doilies and several patterns for general application. Page 140-160 contains knitted lace edges.
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Star Needlework Journal Vol VIII No 2 |
Softcover stapled quarterly publication, 20 pages not including cover. Dated 1923. The results of the Journal's Fifth Needlework Contest are fully explained in this issue. A color chart of cross-stitch designs, baby and infant clothes, tatted and crocheted yokes, knitted mats, embroideries, a bedspread with a religious text, womans dresses in knitting and crochet, all with lovely illustrations and the occasional chart.
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The Workbasket Vol. 9 No. 12 Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit Ideas for the Bazaar, the Home, Gifts and Sparetime Moneymakers - with Many Inexpensive, Easily Made Articles that find a Ready Sale |
Issue includes full prose instructions for a crocheted apron, a knitted or crocheted shoulderette or scarf, a quilting block entitled 54-40 or Fight, several knit lace edgings, and the third installment of a lesson on two-color tatting (frivolite). Knitting and crochet instructions use American notation and needle sizes.
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The Workbasket Vol. 12 No. 2 November 2-934 Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit |
Folded strip of paper, 8 pages. Knitting: "Double Nine-Patch" Knitted Rug. Sewing: "Brickwork" Afghan. Crochet: Crocheted Table Runner. Knitting: Baby Socks, Knitted Lace Edging.
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The Workbasket Vol. 12 No. 5 February 2-937 Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit |
Folded strip of paper, 8 pages., page 4 and 5 combined into one. Crochet: Tea Rose Card Table Cover and pan holder. Another pan holder, combination of crochet and cross-stitched rose. Knitting: Knitted lace. Quilting: Ships A-Sailing Quilt
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The Workbasket Vol. 12 No. 6 March 2-938 Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit |
Folded strip of paper, 8 pages. A girl's crochet dress, heirloom bedspread with knitted strips and linen embroidered strips, crocheted butterfly as corner of a tablecloth, shaded tatted doily with one shuttle and one ball.
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The Workbasket Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit |
Crocheted collar in white, crocheted rug in two shades of blue, yellow and orange, crocheted glass coasters, knitted scalloped baby set of sweater, bonnet and bootees, crocheted blouse trim, tatted medallion, crocheted edging, crocheted primrose doily, household tips, crocheted flower frog closure, textile painting, crocheted luncheon set, Aunt Ellen's Club Notes, crocheted flower sprays, knitted lace vanity set, crocheted braid trim, crocheted round doily, and an article about textile painting. Softcover stapled, 24 pages. Scanned 400dpi png From the collection of Sarah Dalton, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder. |
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The Workbasket Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit |
Crocheted "Tucks 'N Ruffles" Vestee, needlepoint over crochet pan holder, apron, crocheted starched painted lattice plant bracket "Tole Ware", jabot, place mat "Violets in the Garden", collar trim, glass muffs, refreshment set "Pansy Garden", tatted edge scalloped on two sides, crocheted flower ornament, cat, cluster daisy, Aunt Ellen's Club Notes, interior decoration, games, receipes for white cake, caramel icing and hot spice tea, block printing, coaster doily with tatted edge, tatted doily, knitted lace edging. Softcover stapled, 24 pages. Scanned 400dpi png From the collection of Sarah Dalton, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder. |
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The Workbasket Volume 14 February 1949 No. 5 Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit |
Stapled softcover, 32 pages. Crochet: Roll stitch doily. Knitting: knitted mittens with in-knitted girls face, knitted lace.Crochet: Filet Luncheon Set with three monograms, alphabet chart included. Crochet: Cross Bar Lastec Belt. Crocheted and Tatted edge. Knitted toeless bootees, knitted insertion.Aunt Ellen's Club Notes. Brass and Coppercraft, etching and coloring with chemicals, alphabet for etching included. Crocheted Vanity Set. Knitted Bed Sock.
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The Workbasket Volume 14 August 1949 No. 11 Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit |
Stapled softcover, 32 pages. Crocheted Bunny Crib Spread, Tatted Gold, tatted motif, Two Color Mittens, Knitted Rug, Pan Holder, Crocheted Rooster, Knitted Three-Piece Set, Lace Edging, Pottery and Ceramics, Aunt Ellen's Club Notes, Glove Making (continued from July), Rick Rack Doily, Pansy Doily, Lapel Ornament "Sandals".
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The Workbasket Volume 15 March 1950 No. 6 Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit |
Crochet: Buffet Runner, Round Table Doily in pineapple design, Mrs Stokes crocheted handkerchief edgings, Daisy Hot Plate Mat Cover, Small Round Curtain Pull, Lounging Slippers. Knitting: Knitted Lace Edging. Hairpin Lace: Handkerchief Edge (with crochet). Embroidery: Huck Weaving, St. Pat's Colleen. Tatting: Tatted Dress Ornament for shoulder. Commercial suggestions: Growing Guinea Fowl, decorating cactus pots, sewing slippers. Aunt Ellen's Club Notes: History of lilies. Cooking: Southern Upside Down Dinner, Lima Bean Sausages, Baked Noodles and Tuna Fish, Hungarian Stuffed Cabbage Stapled softcover, 48 pages. Scanned 400dpi png. From the collection of Sarah Dalton, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Linda M. Mays. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder. |
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The Workbasket Volume 15 April 1950 No. 7 Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit |
This issue contains a knitted lace, a tatted collar, and crochet bedspread, chair set, and edging. There is also an April Miss to applique, the North Carolina rose quilt to sew, and details on the invisible patch. The many uses of gourds are discussed. Did you know you can make vases, lamps, dolls, and more from gourds? Basketry is covered in detail, including materials to use, weaves, and where to find the supplies. The recipe section covers an Easter menu with ham, pigs in blanket, and several egg dishes. One of the books reviewed, named Cosmopolitan Cooking, covers how to make international dishes like bortsh, marmite, vichyssoise. Stapled softcover, 32 pages. Scanned 400dpi png. From the collection of Sarah Dalton, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Linda Mays. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder. |
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The Workbasket Volume 15 June 1950 No. 9 Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit |
This issue has lots to crochet: a tablecloth, infant sandals, pillow case insert, Star of Star doily, pinafore dish cloth, and an original cover for a hot pad asbestos mat. For tatters, there are a handkerchief with tatted edging and a primer on tatting. There is a knitted lace and also tips for knitting. Included is a template for the Friendship Dahlia quilt and a June Bride to applique. There are articles on painting figures and making a curio from a wood tray. Food covered are 2 puddings from scratch, marshmallow ice cream, French dressing, and summer salad. Books reviewed were on how to do leathercraft and southern cooking. Stapled softcover, 48 pages. Scanned 400dpi png. From the collection of Sarah Dalton, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Linda Mays. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder. |
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The Workbasket Volume 17 November 1951 No. 2 Home and Needlecraft For Pleasure and Profit |
Crochet: Place Mat. Tatting: Tatted Butterfly. Crochet: Crocheted Rug. Selling handmade items. Kn itting: Knitted Doily With Pointed Edge. Sewing: Bitty Bears. Aunt Ellen's Club Notes. Junior Workbasket: making string holder from an old funnel. Cooking: Turkey Roll, Date Gems, Gingerbread Muffins, Orange Cake. Crochet: Pillowcase Insertion, Hot Pan Holder, How to Crochet (with basic crochet stitches). Felt Earrings and matching buttons. Crochet: Leaf Doily. Embroidery: Thanksgiving Miss. Sewing: Stove Pads, Take Pride in Your Darning. Tatting: Yoke or Collar, Combining Two Pieces of Insertion. Crochet: Snowflake Doily, "Varsity" Beanie in Crochet. Cute Lapel Pins of Felt. Crochet: Double Shell Insertion. Stapled softcover, 80 pages. Scanned 400dpi bitmap. From the collection of Sarah Dalton, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Linda M. Mays. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder. |
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The Workbasket Volume 17 June 1952 No. 9 Home and Needlecraft For Pleasure and Profit |
This issue has the Lacy Scallop and the Blue Flower doilies, a bleeding heart edging, spoke pan holder, medallion, and rose vanity set. For knitters, there is an insertion and edging to do. To tat are earrings and a medallion. Included are the complete how to's on sewing a sunbonnet, embroidery stitches, making nylon corsages, and block printing. Recipes this issue are Strawberry Jam (a cup more sugar than strawberries!), a frozen berry treat, and rhubarb crisp. There are tips on buying, preparing, and freezing strawberries. Read the home canning hints and five things to do with old doilies and other linens. The garden expert discusses removal of leopard moth, red spider mites, trips, and white flies. Someone asked about ridding moles and the response was hooking your car exhaust with a tube going down into their trails. Run car for 30 minutes! Stapled softcover, 48 pages. Scanned 400dpi bitmap. From the collection of Sarah Dalton, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Linda M. Mays. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder. |
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The Workbasket Vol. 23 No. 9 June 1958 |
Tatted Rose Doily, Tatted Cup and Saucer, Knitted doily, crocheted Mosaic Scarf, and the usual gardening and cooking pages.
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The Workbasket Volume 16 November 1950 No. 2 Vol. 16 No. 2 |
64 pages. Crochet: Vanity Set and Scarf. Winding lampshades, ceramic pins. Crocheted Baby Set. Aunt Ellen's Club Notes. Crocheted Pan Holder Set, Embroidered Christmas Cards. Quilting: Pilgrim Boy Block. Knitting: Cable Stitch Tam. Tatting: Tatted Collar. Crochet: Night Table Doily, Picot Cluster Crochet Edge. Knitting: Knitted Pinwheel Doily. Quilting: Star of Bethlehem. And many, many advertisements.
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The Workbasket Volume 16 February 1951 No. 5 Vol. 16 No. 5 |
To Tat: doily. To Knit: baby saque, bonnet, and bootees set, golf club mitts, and leaf edging. To Crochet: vanity set, cup and saucer, jar ring hot pad, bleeding heart pan holder, window shade pull, doily with points, popcorn stitch belt, heart pincushion, imitation rick rack braid, mittens, filet 9 animal squares for a bedspread. To sew: February Valentine. Recipes: cherry torte, cherry sauce, chocolate cherry cake, pepper nuts. Aunt Ellen: History of tapestries, mechanizing the making of tapestries in the 1900's killed the art. Women who make Cents: clothes pin bag, nut cups, knit wearer mender, sequin jewelry. Garden: care for rex begonia, gloxinas, amaryllis, and camelia. How to: Growing African Violets. How to: Mrs. Colter tells how to make material flowers. Scanned 200dpi bitmap. Scans donated by Joyce Noverr, edited by Linda Mays. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder. |
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The Workbasket Vol 60 No. 2 January 1995 |
Knitting: Christening Ensemble, Lacy Bookmarks, Rudolph Slippers, Square Scrubbers. Crochet: Christening Gown, Tooth Fairy Pocket Pin, Santa Ornament, Photo Album Cover. Embroidery, sewing: Tooth Pillow, Cross-Stitch Silver Anniversary Card, School-Kid-Made Baby Quilt, Bridal Handkerchief, Easy-Stitch Anniversary Card. Tatting: Lace Garter. Crafts: Tooth Fairy Guardian, Baby Carriage Centerpiec, Candy Pacifier Party Favors, Retirement Memento. 96 pages, stapled. Scans donated by Thomas Stevens, not edited. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder. |
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The Workbasket Vol. 21 No. 1 |
64 pages. Crochet: Shell Stitch Afghan, Swirl Tablecloth, Decorated Plate, Novel Soap Holder, Star Doily, Rose Hot Pad. Knitting: Knitted Lace. Embroidery: Poppy. Sewing: Stuffed Toys, Felt Jacket Coasters. Cooking: Cooking with Sour Cream and Milk. Gardening: Flower and Garden Forum.
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Bedspreads Book No. 166 To Knit And Crochet |
32 pages including covers. Fourteen bedspreads, two knitted, three filet crochet, nine crocheted. Most are constructed from square, hexagonal or round elements. Of course the individual elements can be used for other purposes (think of placemats and pincushions). All made with white or ecru yarn. .Pineapple Popcorn, Traditional, Keepsake (filet crochet), West Wind (knitted), Cockle Shells, Nosegay, Cameo (filet crochet, Irish Melody, Coquette, Golden Age (knitted), Quick Work (filet crochet), Land o' Cotton, Maker of Magic, Dawn o' Day.
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Stoles and Shawls Book No. 86 Hairpin Lace, Knitted, Crocheted |
Knitting: Park Avenue, Nob Hill, Beacon Hill, Country Club, Plaza. Crochet: Peachtree Street, La Louisian, Wilshire, Campus Queen. Hairpin Lace: Esplanade, Gold Coast, Metropolian. All patterns are illustrated. Dated 1951. Softcover stapled, 16 pages including cover. Scanned 600dpi jpg. Scans donated by Clara Bruning, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. |
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Needlecraft Magazine Vol. VIII No. 7 March 1917 |
Soft cover stapled magazine, 28 pages including covers and advertisements. Monthly publication. Nightgown Yokes with Sleeves, Needlecraft's Easter Gift-Box (apron, doily, guest-towel, collar, fruit-set. Colored Embroideries for the Household (pillow cover, centerpiece, towel, scarf). What Can Be Done with Fish, Knitted Lace and Insertions, Attractive Variations of the Antique or Spider-Web Pattern, A Dainty Party-Bag, Needlecrafters Own Page with tatted border, babies' mitts, tatted/crocheted baby yoke, flounce in knot-stitch and Maltese lace, Some of the Newest Bags, Square Yoke of Novelty Braid and Tatting, Couch-Cover in Crochet, and dress patterns that could be ordered separately.
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Knitting Decorative Bedspreads Book No. 37 Revised |
Copyright 1941, Anne Orr. Mrs. Coolidge's Great-Grandmother's Counterpane, New Edges and Insertions, A Luncheon Cloth, Knitted Luncheon Sets and Towel, Three Lovely Doilies, A Knitted Strip in a Vine Design, Lace and Cable Design, A Simple Spread of Small Blocks, A Spread in a Pointed Leaf Design, A Spread in a Modern Design, A Colonial Knitted Spread, A Colonial Spread in Fan Design, Cable and Diamond Design, Edges and Insertions (many), A Tea Rose Design, A Lovely Afghan, and directions on knitting stitches. Softcover, stapled, 32 pages. Scanned 600dpi png Scans donated by Nettie Kraaij, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. |
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New-York: D.M. Peyser, 58 John-St., and 363 Broadway. 1847.