Antique Victorian Crochet Knit Embroidery Lace CD 1893!
The People's
Handbook Series - The Ladies' Model Fancy Work Manual: Containing Designs and
Directions for
Knitting, Crocheting and Lace-making, With Complete Instructions in the Various Brances of Artistic
Embroidery
CD
REPUBLICATION
Originally
Published - 1893!
Up for bid is a marvelous CD
REPUBLICATION of a stunning collection of original Antique Victorian
Knitting, Crocheting, Lace-making and Embroidery Instructions with NO
RESERVE!"
We have scanned and reformatted AN extremely
scare original and are pleased to offer you this wonderful collection of antique
Victorian Knitting, Crocheting, Lace-making and Embroidery instructions and
patterns for your needlework pleasure! This cd reproduction has
instructions and steel plate etchings of many PATTERNS to assist you in
making the most deliciously wonderful traditional and unique Victorian
laces, doilies, soft furnishings and clothing re-enactment articles!
INTO
HISTORICAL NEEDLEWORK AND LACE MAKING RE-CREATION?
This CD contains a
pleathora of very charming patterns for making Victorian
era needlework items that were so popular in the 1800's. The degree of
needlework difficultly could range from beginner to expert levels depending on
the type of pattern you choose to utilize! (Original is NOT for sale)
You can find the
antique, vintage and contemporary items needed to make these marvelous old
items. This may include linen, cotton and silk threads,lace making
materials such as lace making wheels, needles, knitting pins, crochet
hooks, fabric, etc on eBay by doing a general search for said items. You
just have to look a little bit! :^) Of course, you can also obtain them from
your local hobby, craft or fabric stores...
All the beautiful patterns
are shown in the listing collage and this cd
includes all the detailed instructions for the items shown.
Contents:
(Hisory
commentaries regarding the varuious beautiful
needlecraft arts are sprinkled throughout this edition)
PART
I. KNITTING, CROCHETING AND LACE-MAKING
Explainations of Abbreviations and Terms Used in Giving Directions
Knitting
Crocheting
Infant's
Vest
Zigzag
Wheel for Tidy
Child's
Knitted Drawers
Wide
Lace (Knit)
Gold Thread
Embroidery
Implements and Materials
The
Spindle
Paste
for Stiffening Embroidery
The
Knife
Use of
the Spindle
Embroidery with Gold Purl
Wide
Diamond Lace (Knit)
Crocheted Guipure Lace
Wave
Pattern (Knit Lace)
Chair
Scarf with Tassels (Crocheted)
Crocheted Wheel for Tidy
Doylies
of Seaweed (Yes, seaweed! A remarkable Victorian fancy!!!)
How to
use Oatmeal Cloth for Breakfast or Luncheon Use Including Pillow-shams, Tidies,
Table-mats, etc.
Linen
Tea Table Mats
Double
Smilax Vine Lace (Knit)
A
Crocheted Purse
Using
Colored Plush for Picture and Easel Decoration
The Use
of Shaded Cotton Flanned Stamped with Arabesque Pattern Outlined with Crochet
with Cross Work, Darning, or Honey-comb Needlework
Knitted
Swiss Lace
Crochet
Lace
A
Pillow-sham Holder
How to
Make a Rug from Pieces of Tapestry Carpet
Shopping
Bag (Embroidered Fabric)
Lamp
Shade (Embroidered Fabric with Crocheted Lace)
Wheel
Lace (Crocheted)
Fancy
Braid, Crocheted
(For use
on valances for mantel-pieces and brackets, wide borders for quiltes,
table-cloths, couvrepieds, curtains, blinds, etc.)
Crocheted Edge, Feather Edge Braid
Edge of
Fancy Braid (Crocheted)
Knitted
Lace Edging
("Worked
in linen, cotton or wool, and is very handsom knitted with knitting
silk.)
Tatting
Tatted
Shamrock Doily
Narrow
Crochet Edge
Pretty
Knotted Lace (Crocheted)
A
Handsome Afghan (Knitted)
Diamond
with Open Trellis (Knitted)
Knitted
Shoulder Shawl
Blotting
Pads (For blotting the ink from writing quills!)
Crochet
Shawl
Ball
Tidy (Using "a 20" wooden frame with pegs an inch apart all
around.")
An
Inexpensive Portiere Made of Rope
Knitted
Leaf Lace
Rose-bud
Pattern Border (Knit)
Edge for
Babies' Skirts (Knit)
Crochet
Toilet Set (3 pieces)
Oceania
Lace (Knit)
Narrow
Pointed Edging (Kint)
Desighn
for Stockings, Socks, Etc. (Knit)
Pretty
Crocheted lace
Stripe
with Twisted Bars (KNit)
Scalloped Edging (Crocheted)
An Easel
Drape with Tassels (Using fabric, silk crocheted around brass rings which are
then formed into rings, etc, etc)
Easy
Narrow Edging (Crochet)
Vandyke
Pattern (Knit)
A Pretty
Crocheted Edge
Counterpane - Maltese Pattern (Knit)
Crazy
Pattern Edging (Crochet)
Point
Lace (Crochet)
Crochet
Edging
Porcupine Stitch
Brosh
Decoration Aided by a Pen
("Brush
decoration or crewel painting executed on velveteen, silk, satin, or any fabric
that answers to the requirements of the worker.)
Ornamental Chair
Rose
Leaf Lace (Knit)
Round
Sofa Cushion (Crochet)
Double
Rose Leaf Pattern (Knit Lace)
Cradle
or Chair Cover (Crocheted)
Herring-bone Stripe Lace (Knit)
Crocheted Afghan
Oval and
Diamond Pattern (Knit Lace)
Pincushion (Crocheted cover for "calico fabric filled with
bran")
Knitted
Dressing Slipper (Knit)
Babies'
Socks (Knit)
Coral
Pattern (Knit)
Lace
Edging, Crocheted ("pretty trimmings for wash dresses")
Double
Knitting
Knitted
lace Edging
Infant's
Afghan in Pop-Corn Stitch (Crochet)
Bell
Pattern (Crochet "for counterpanes and all coverlets")
Crochet
Night-Net (Crochet Night Cap!)
Web Lace
(Knit)
Wool
Shawl (Knit)
Cable
Pattern (Knit Twist Pattern)
Knitted
Lace
Crocheted Clover Leaf Edging
Gate
Pattern (Knit)
Key-Rack
("a unique key-rack made of an ear of field corn")
Lattice
Lace (Knit)
Double
Diamond Lace (Knit)
Trimming: Crochet
Lyre
Pattern (Knit)
PART
II - ARTISTIC EMBROIDERY
CHAPTER I
Worsted
Embroidery
("Embroidery has been defined as "the art of adding to the surface of
woven textures a representation of any object we wish to depict, through the
medium of the needle, threaded with the material in which the work is to be
executed.")
Crewel-Work
("This
style of work was much in vogue during the latter part of the eighteenth
century...")
Addresses the various superior qualities and end results of various
fabrics, techniques, stitches, silks, etc...
Articles
to be Worked in Crewels
An
Embroidered Frieze
A
Worsted-Worked Portiere
Curtains
with Sprays of Sumac
A
Sweet-Pea Table Cover
Screens
in Crewel-Work
Carriage
Wraps (And they mean HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES!)
CHAPTER II - SIMPLE IDEAS OF COLOR
Addresses the "simple rules of color: and the "proper arrangement of
color"
CHAPTER III - SILK EMBROIDERY
The
Stitch for Silk Embroidery
Group of
Flowers for Silk Embroidery
French,
or Flat Embroidery
Border
in Flat Embroidery - The French Knot
Stalk-Stitch
Point-Russe
Herring-Bone, or Feather-Stitch
Chain
Stich
Ladder
Stitch
Medallion in Point-Russe I
Medallion in Point-Russe II
Chinese
Embroidery
Border
in Chinese Embroidery
Border
for Furniture Covers, Portieres, Etc
CHAPTER IV - DESIGNING AND TRANSFERING DESIGNS
Transferring Designs
CHAPTER V - ARTICLES IN SILK EMBROIDERY
A Screen
of Peacock Feathers
A Pretty
Banner-Screen
Another
Banner-Screen
Embroidered Dresses
Embroidered Table-top
Window
Curtain Border
Panels
(Painted)
Small
Curtains or Hangings
A
Wreathed Picture
An
Embroiedered Room
A Fan
Table-cover
A
Chair-cover
Fire
Screens
A
Child's Afghan
CHAPTER VI - PRINT-WORK
CHAPTER VII - SILK EMBROIDERY WITH GOLD
Border
for Cover of Bible, Prayer-book, Etc.
Modern
Work
Materials Used
Cover
for Prayer-Book
Gold
Braid
Gold
Cord
Bullion
Corner
of Border in Statin-stitch Embroidery for Album Covers, Portfolios,
Etc.
Spangles
Gold
Thread
Crests
or Coat of Arms
CHAPTER VIII - EMBROIDERED BOOKS AND OTHER
ARTICLES
A Velvet
Marron-Book
A
Queen's Needle-Work
Petrarch's Sonnets
Another
Royal Book
Methods
and Materials Used
A Book
of Engravings
Scrap-Book Covers
Album
Covers
Gold and
Silk Embroidry
Letter-Case
This is certainly a
wonderful source of historically valuable designs which are sure to inspire
the creative needleworker in you! This is the perfect opportunity to
purchase your own version of another wonderful craft instructional revealing our
heritage from early America and European cultures!
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 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…
The CD Republication you will receive is
representative of the types of needlework expertise of earlier feminine American
culture!!! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of
enjoyment making/recreating vintage/antique needlework items for yourself or
others dear to your heart just the way your great-grandmothers did!
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resourceful dressmaking item.
The text is viewed easily from
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antique frock making. Every page has been meticulously scanned, cleaned and burned
to preserve this ANTIQUE item's information and patterns to CD-ROM! The format
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What are the benefits of an antique book CD
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clear as the last!
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