Antique Edwardian Crochet Knitting Patterns CD '17!

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Royal Society Crochet and Knitting II

CD REPUBLICATION!

Originally Published 1917!

If you are the first to bid, using the buy-it-now option, you win! Don't wait, bid now!!!

Up for bid is a marvelous UNABRIDGED CD REPUBLICATION of the original "Royal Society Crochet and Knitting II" with NO RESERVE!" We scanned and reformatted a scare original and are pleased to offer you this wonderful antique crochet and knit patterns and instructions guide for your wardrobe, accessories, home decorating, boutique sales or gift-giving occassions!

This HISTORIC CD REPUBLICATION includes detailed instructions and needle working techniques to make the lovely patterns included! (Original is NOT for sale)

This is certainly a fine source of historically valuable techniques and inspiration for the creative needlework and thread artists who desire to study and recreate the Victorian and Edwardian fancywork crocheted and knitted item techniques! This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version of another wonderful craft instructional revealing our heritage from early America culture!

An excerpt:

Crochet and Knitting, aside from being most fascinating pastimes, and profitable and useful accomplishments. Fashion, too, each season is developing many ways and means whereby style and refinement may be added to the simplest apparel by a touch of hand crochet or through the pretty knitted sweaters, scarfs, etc., that are part of every modern woman's wardrobe.

The designs and directions in this book for crochet and knitting are worked out with a great deal of thought, and thematerials best suited for each and every model and kind of work are suggested to give the most satisfactory results."

CONTENTS

Crochet Stitches

(Pictorial Studies and Written Instructions)

Abbreviations

Knitting Directions

(Pictorial Studies and Written Instructions)

General Directions for Filet Crochet

(Open Mesh, Closed and Open Mesh, Increasing and Diminishing of Open Mesh, Increasing and Diminishing of Closed Mesh)

Knitted Lady's Sleeveless Sweater

Knit Scarf

Crocheted Butterfly Nightgown Yoke

(With Beading and Sleeves)

Knitted Shirt Waist

Knitted Bag

Knit Sport Vest with Belt

Lady's Tam (Knitted with Fringe)

Lady's Knit Sweater

Lamp Shade with Leaf Motifs

Lady's Knit Scarf with Tassels

Crocheted Nightgown Yoke and Sleeves

Crocheted Nightgown Yoke

Boy's Crocheted Cap

Collar

Child's Dress

Crocheted Child's Hat

Collar

Crocheted Nightgown Yoke

Crocheted Nightgown Yoke

Man's Knit Muffler with Tasseled Fringe

Child's Knitted Tam

Child's Knitted Sweater

Lady's Sweater

Towel Crocheted Lace Edging

Sleeveless Sweater with Pockets

Lady's Crochet Hat

Towel Crochet Lace Edging

Infant's Knitted Cap

Infant's Knitted Sacque

Crocheted Doily Edging

Crocheted Water Lily Scarf

Crocheted Water Lily Pillow

Filet Crocheted Collar

Sleeveless Sweater

Crocheted Work Bag with Cross Stitch Roses

Crocheted Sleeveless Sweater

Lady's Crocheted Cape with Tassels

Plus numerous pages of advertisements for various brands of threads, yarns, needles, hooks and more!

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, hooks, floss, needles, etc., can be found on eBay 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…

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 into a CD-ROM REPUBLICATION using the Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format. You may download a FREE version of the Adobe software program at www.adobe.com .

This is NOT a copy of another CD-ROM. You will receive an ORIGINAL CD of this historic and resourceful book. The text is viewed easily from your computer or you may choose to print each page as you read this amazing book on crochet and knit items. Every page has been meticulously scanned, cleaned and burned to preserve this ANTIQUE book's information and patterns to CD-ROM! The format of this resource has so many more advantages than the original book.

What are the benefits of an antique book CD republication?

* Every image and every page has been scanned to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper!

* These scans are completely sizable. You can enlarge and print according to your visual needs!

* Each page is saved in PDF format at a high dsi and is readily accessible using Adobe Acrobat (or other pdf reading software programs). This program is very user friendly and allows you to print any one specific page or the entire book!

* Each time you want to use an image, a page or pages you can print it out. Every one will be as crisp and clear as the last!

* If you spill your coffee, tea or soda on a page you just print yourself another!

* You can put all of your notes or musings on your printouts and save them in a folder for future referencing!

*Each CD-ROM comes in a protective case!

Curious about the quality of these scans? Please contact me and I will forward an image for your own personal inspection! Scale it, edit it, print it to fit your needs and you are surely going to be quite pleased with the results! You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come...

Check out my other auctions for many other unique needlework ANTIQUE books on cd's of the same or similar interest!

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