Shawl Patterns Knitting Book Knit Titanic WWI Hats Bonnets Undergarments 1915

Description: Woolcraft Practical Guide to Knitting & Crochet Shawls, Capes, Scarves & Hats Comb Bound Book Republication Originally Published 1915! Why buy Just One? Receive a 50% shipping discount, on all items in your order after the first purchase, providing all are paid for in a single payment as invoiced! Up for bid is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures Comb Bound Book Republication™ of an original Depression Era Woman's Clothing knit & crochet Guide with photos and instructions for delicately feminine shawls, capes, scarves and hats! There are 83 patterns for men, women, children and more! It includes what materials are used, number of yarn skeins, size of needles or hooks and even color suggestions! Plus there are photos showing the basic knitting and crocheting stitches! What a great item for your recreating pleasure or for gift-giving occasions! You can make baby blankets, bonnets, caps and hats, plus underwear, socks, women's shawls, capes, sweaters, scarves, stockings, gloves, potholders, tea cosies and more! This item includes detailed instructions and needle working techniques to make the lovely fancy work patterns included! (Original is NOT for sale) This item is a great resource for those who are WWI and Titanic Era historical reenactment enthusiasts, opera, stage and theatre costumers, and students of historical clothing, fiber and textile arts, etc! Our new line of Comb Bound Book Republications oh-so-conveniently lie flat while in use! This is a unbelievably nice touch if you have every tried to read a pattern's instructions while your hands are full of your in progress project. As an avid needleworker myself my personal experience prompted my choice of Comb binding for it's ease-of-use alone. I bet you'll love it too! This is certainly a fine source of historically valuable techniques and inspiration for the creative needlework, fabric and thread artists who desire to study and recreate the WWI and Titanic Era clothing and clothing making techniques! This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version of another wonderful arts and crafts instructional revealing our heritage from early America and European cultures! An Excerpt: "Reliable Instructions on the Use of Knitting Wools in the production by hand of Serviceable Garments for Every-day Wear." CONTENTS Chapter 1 Materials and General Instructions Wools, fingering, Vest Wool, Soft Knitting, Wheeling, Double Knitting, Fleecy (or Petticoat Wool), Zephyr Wool, Shetland, Andalusian, Fancy Wools, “Kingfisher” Lustre Wool, “Azalea” Floss Winding the Wool, Needles and Hooks, Making up a Garment, Brushing (or Raising), Washing Chapter 2 First Lessons in Knitting Abbreviations Making a Slip Loop Holding the wool and needles Casting-on Knitting plain Tension Slipping a stitch Casting-off Casting-off two needles together Grafting Joining the wool Purling Decreasing Increasing Knitting in Rounds Knitting up stitches Plain smooth fabric Ribbed fabric Moss Pattern Broad Basket Pattern Cable pattern Beehive pattern Chapter 3 First Lessons in Crochet Abbreviations Holding the wool and hook Chain stitch Single Crochet Double Crochet Half Treble Treble stitch Long Treble Joining the Wool Increasing Decreasing Shell Pattern Crazy Pattern Star Pattern Tricot or Afghan Pattern Crossed Treble Pattern Rosebud Pattern Chapter 4 Jackets, Coats, Jerseys and Suit Infant’s Jacket Baby’s Jacket Infant’s coat and Hood Boy’s Jersey, with proportions for 10 - 12 years and 12 - 14 years Infant’s Light Coat Child’s Coat Boy’s Jersey Suit Baby’s Matinee Coat Tunic Suit Chapter 5 Bonnets, Hat, Caps and Tam o’ Shanter Baby’s Dutch Bonnet Tammy Hat Infant’s Bonnet Boy’s Cap Child’s Tam o’ Shanter Child’s Brushed Cap Bonnet Baby’s Brushed Bonnet Shetland Cap Chapter 6 Waistcoat, Shawls, Jackets and Spencer Man’s Waistcoat Circular Shawl Under-Jacket Knitted Shawl Spencer Dressing Jacket Shetland Shawl Crochet Shawl Triangular Shawl Chapter 7 Muffler, Scarf, Blankets and Household Articles Muffler Hot-water Bottle Cover Teapot Cosy Scarf Egg Cosy Sofa Blanket Kettle Holder Double Blanket Baby’s Cover Antimacassar Baby’s Brushed Blanket Chapter 8 Knickers, Drawers, Petticoats and Combinations Girl’s Knickers Pilch Drawers Overall Drawers The Gusset Knickers Child’s Petticoat Girl’s Petticoat Child’s Combinations Woman’s Petticoat Woman’s Combinations Chapter 9 Under Vest Child’s Vest Youth’s Knitted Vest Infant’s Shetland Vest Baby’s Vest Woman’s Vest Chapter 10 Mittens, Gloves, Bootees, Slippers, Bed Socks, Knee Caps and Gaiters Infant’s Mittens Knitted Gloves for Children age 6 to 8 years Woman’s Gloves Man’s Gloves Man’s Mittens Man’s Warm Gloves Bootees Bed Socks Knee-Caps Bedroom Slippers Infant’s Slippers Bedroom Slippers Chapter 11 Socks and Stockings Openwork Socks Striped Socks Openwork Stockings Ribbed Socks size 5 years Ribbed Stockings size age 7 years Stockings with Turn-over tops size age 10 years Ribbed Stockings for Women in 3 sizes Plain Stockings for women in 3 sizes Men’s Golf Stockings Men’s Heavy Socks Men’s Striped Socks Men’s Light Socks Men’s Ribbed Socks Fancy Top for Stockings What a historically educational and delightful art instructional piece this is! The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience needleworker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim. The antique and vintage threads, fabrics, needles, hooks, etc., can be found online quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! Or, of course, you can utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a nearby fabric, craft or hobby store… The Comb Bound Book Republication you will receive is representative of the types of needlework expertise of earlier genteel and feminine American and European culture! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of enjoyment recreating antique needlework items for yourself or others dear to your heart just the way your great-grandmothers did! You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come. This information has been scanned at a high resolution and electronically revamped to provide you with the very best softcover reproduction. Our Comb Bound Republication has so many more advantages over the original book. What are the benefits of our antique book Comb Bound Book Republications? * Our products are produced with front and back covers of heavy stock paper. * Our Comb binding allows your book to lie flat during use for ease of viewing while working on your needlework projects. * Our products do not cost a small fortune for you to obtain and enjoy. * Every image and every page has been scanned to produceclear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper! * These scans are enlarged to full-page dimensions for ease of viewing! * You can gift these wonderful Victorian, Edwardian, Flapper and Depression Era pattern finds with family and friends! *Each item is shipped with extra packing materials to prevent it being folded or bent while traveling through the postal system! You will appreciate the attention we have taken in providing you with a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that will be use for many years to come... Check out Dakota Prairie Treasures current auctions for many other unique needlework Comb Bound Book, CD and Single Pattern Republications for your creative needle working pleasure! Payment: PayPal. Shipping: Within the USA: $4.00 via USPS. Out-of-country destinations $24.99 via USPS Air Mail International. Canada: $18.99 via USPS Air Mail International. International buyers are responsible for their country's custom duties. We do not mark merchandise shipments as "gift" on the USPS Customs form. Combined shipping is available for all Dakota Prairie Auctions ending within 48 hours. A 50% shipping discount will be automatically applied to each item after the first purchase in all combined orders. Copyright Restrictions: All Dakota Prairie Treasures products produced by said seller are copyrighted and owned by us (as is all listing text and photos). 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Price: 12.99 USD

Location: Freeman, South Dakota

End Time: 2024-08-16T01:52:17.000Z

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