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Two More Pansy Doilies
Each day I try to pull out two of the 'pending' Mail Order patterns and get them processed and listed to the shop. This is typically a random draw, and as it just so happened, today I pulled out two...
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Modern Needlecraft Magazine, Volume 15
I've just finished processing Modern Needlecraft Magazine for the shop and wanted to take a couple minutes to reminisce before filing away in the 'completed' cabinet. This magazine is Volume 15 and is...
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ABC Book of Crocheted Edges by Asmus Bradley
I'm slowly working my way through the The ABC Book of Crocheted Edges and Corners - No 2. This book is one of 5 that was published by the Asmus Bradley Company during the 1920's. Usually, the leaflet...
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Ruffled Doilies Pattern Book No 306
I needed something light to work on for a couple days and selected a small doily leaflet from the awaiting stack. The pattern book takes us back to 1954, post war-era, when life and economy were...
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Hand Knit Fashions in Tweed, Bernhard UllmanVol 32
This pattern book, Volume 32, is just the 4th book that I've worked through in the Bernhard Ulmann collection, and I must say, it's quite delightful .... as well as a nice deviation from the doilies...
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Knitted Coats for Madame and her Dog
Although not in the hundreds, I have come across a fair number of knitting or crochet patterns that are designed for mother/daughter, or father/son, or even brother/sister, but this is a first for me...
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Womans Day Knitting Pattern Leaflet HH-46
Tucked away, in the September 1946 issue of Woman's Day Magazine ..... .... is a three page spread across pages 39 - 44. Here, the reader is shown a number of knitting patterns for the home....
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Crocheted Doilies Pattern Leaflet 208
In my stack of loose pattern leaflets is American Thread Leaflet 208. Tucked away in the back cover is the only identifier - American Thread Company - Leaflet No 208. Now, my first thought is ... I've...
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Tips on Tables, Vintage Crochet Book 167 from Spool Cotton
Okay, the title here gives us a great start. In the evenings I like to rework these vintage (public domain) patterns while watching TV with my husband. Well ... he's actually the one watching TV...
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Bedspreads and Tablecloths Crochet Patterns Book No 301
For this review, let's take it all the way back to 1953. (I don't know about you, but that's before even I was born!). In this time, the flight to the suburbs continues, many women continue to be...
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Crocheted Owl Pattern, Mail Order Designs
I'd assume that Owl's have been popular forever. I mean, seriously, who doesn't like an owl? But, I think with the popularity of Macrame in the 1960's, the owl became a natural; the colors so...
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Scintillating Pineapples Crochet Pattern Set
Now, I've written a number of blog posts about Mail Order (Away) patterns, but this particular pattern leaflet was a first for me. Leaflet T.C. 8 -- where the T.C. stands for True Confession. Do you...
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Crochet Doilies Pattern Lily Leaflet D-11
I've been working my way through a stack of leaflets the last couple of days. Near the end, I came across two individual leaflet patterns with the same number. Now, I've found this a frequent...
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Spinnerin Handknit Sweaters for Men Vol 124
This pattern book takes us back to 1954 with a variety of men's designs fashioned by Caroline Sadoux. It is jam packed with 20 knitting patterns, which include just a touch of crochet here and there....
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Mail Order Knitted Dress Pattern
As if frequently the case with the Mail Order pattern, I picked up Design 7031 to process for the shop thinking .... do I already have this pattern. The hunt was on. (Particularly since this is a...
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Crocheted Bottle Cap Covers
Vintage 1960's .... and creating crafts with 'upcycled' materials became all the rage. And, the innocent bottle cap was overly plentiful, making them an excellent candidate. The bottle craft craze...
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Crochet Pineapple Dress; What a beauty
I found the newspaper clipping in a stack of pattern leaflets I'd purchased off of Ebay. It's quite an elegant design, and obviously a fair amount of work in Mercerized Crochet Cotton. But, what a...
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Square Centerpiece Crochet Doily
Most of you will remember the 'old fashioned' TV set. You know, that large console that was in your, or perhaps Grandmother' living room. Or, for you younger folks, in old nostalgic movies. Big...
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Wards Knit to Fit Sizing Chart
Out this leaflet came last night from one of my 'pending' processing stacks. And, lo-and-behold, I had this leaflet already reformatted and in a PDF file. And, Jees, it was dated 2015. Now, that's...
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Knitted Halter Top with Hand Painted Motifs
Although I oversee a Knit and Crochet Pattern Shop, I'm actually a 'FABRIC' fiber artist. I paint on fabric frequently, but never gave thought to painting on knitted or crocheted pieces. Until now...
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