Antique Edwardian Embroidery Irish Crochet Book CD 1912
Richardson's American Beauty Book
CD Republication!
Originally Published 1912!
If you are the
first to bid on this auction, using the buy-it-now option, you win!
Up for bid is another lovely Antique Edwardian CD Republication, the "Richardson's American
Beauty Book, Number 8", with instructions for a variety of needlearts
plus scores of patterns! These folks proviced
some of the best instruction books for the needle arts ever published! The experienced
needlecraft and facywork artisans of the late 1800's and early 1900's
clamored for this type of item and with good reason! (Original is NOT for sale)
This 167 page CD Republication covers the gentle art
of using linen, cotton or other materials, needles and various threads (silk, linen and cotton)
to make the daintiest (but also amazingly sturdy) decorative embroidered doilies, centerpieces, photo frames and tea cloths for
the classiest of homes.
I have also reformatted the original 77
PATTERNS for these etchings to full size(with many of shown in the listing
collage) for your stitching pleasure! Wow! This makes a TOTAL of
244 pages in this CD Republication! This should keep you in stitches
for a long, long time!
FYI: You may trace these patterns to your fabric at the
sizen provided for your customized finished products or easily enlarge or
reduce them using a copier machine. You can see this book will keep you busy a
long time making beautiful, dainty, colorful decorative soft home furnishings
and fabric items for you and yours, as gifts or to sell!
This HISTORIC item contains scores and scores of
images, color plates, instructions, designs and fundamentals for
creating the extremely handsome soft furnishings of the Edwardian era! You will
also find historical facts on this ancient craft as well as various RARE
and UNIQUE guidelines to assist you along the way to recreating the needleworked
items of a classy and gentile society!
These instructions are characteristic of the
fancy work done by our oh-so-feminine lady ancestors during the Victorian and Edwardian
Eras! This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version of another
wonderful craft book revealing our heritage from early America and
Europe!
An excerpt:
"A simple
and easy course of lessons on embroidery suited to the needs of the beginner
and helpgul to the experienced and professional embroiderer
.
Especial attention is called to the illustrated
lessons and beautiful designs for Punch, Medieval, French and Eyelet, Italian
Cut Work and RAised Embroidery. The pages of full working size designs,
including complete alpahbets (two sizes), borders, towels, costumes and
lingerie, are worth several times the price of the book. The new designs for
crocheted and knitted ariticles will appeal to all women interesting in this
fascinating work."
All color Plates of flowers come with Marked
Diagrams which include colors used, stitch direction and order of
blending!
Contents:
Introduction
Stitches for
Modern Embroidery
Stitches for
Punch Embroider
Raised Stitches
for Rambler Roses and Other Small Flowers
Medieval
Embroidery
French and
Eyelet Embroidery
Color
Plate 1: American Beauty Rose
Types
of Stitches
Outline
Stitches
German Stroke
Stitch
Cord Outline
Stitch
Kensington
Outline Stitches
Stem Outline
Stitches
Couching
Stitches
Chain
Outline
Ox-Chain
Stitch
Russian Outline
Stitch
Feather Outline
Stitches
(5
variations)
Snail Trail
Outline Stitch
Covering
Stitches. Bullion
(3
variations)
Lazy-Daisy Stitch
French
Knots
Long and
Short Stitch Embroidery
Solid
Embroidery with Opus Plumariun or Featherstitch
Shading
Solid Emboidery
Color
Plate 2: Geranium
Flower Petal
Turn-Overs
Stem and
Branches
Different Parts
of a Flower
Direction of
Stitches
Description of Seven Plates of Full Working Size Embroidery
Designs
Plate 1.
3 Rambler Rose Patterns
Plate 2.
5 Florals & Butterfly, Swags, Continuous and Pillow or Towel French and
Eyelet Designs
Plate 3.
4 French and Eylet, and Punch Embroidery Patterns
Plate 4.
4 Punch Embroidery Patterns
Plate 5.
3 Combinations of Punch, Medieval and French Embroidery
Plate 6.
5 French Knot Embroidery
Color
Plate 3: Holly and Violets
(Two pages had
been removed from the original by the original owner and therefore are not
included in this CD)
Partial Alphabet Set
T-Z
Full Alphabet Set
A-Z
Illustrations
and Discriptions of the Latest Designs Manufactured by the Richardson Art Linen
Department
(These
designs have been reformatted and enlarged to full-page size for your ease of
use!)
French and Eyelet Embroidery Patterns
Beribboned Bells
& Flower Sprays
Dove with Olive
Branch Design for Centerpiece
Beribboned
Basket and Floral Vines Centerpiece
Color
Pate 3: Columbine
Butterfly
Centerpiece
Wheat
Centerpiece
Punch
Embroidery Designs
Dining
Room Set
Rose Centerpiece
and Narrow Rose Runner
Punch, Medieval and French Embroidery
Designs
Butterfly
Centerpiece
Medieval and
French Embroidery Designs
Color
Plate 4: Violet and Golden Rod
Outline Embroidery
Pattern
Wheat
Sheeve
Clover
Solid Embroidery
Patterns
Fullblown
Rose
Daisies
Pine
Cones
Conventional
Floral Design
Coventional Rose
& Wreath
Conventional
Rose #1
Conventional
Rose #2
Lazy-Daisy Embroider
Designs
Rambler Roses
and Butterflies
Raised Embroidery
Designs
Button Roses and
Violets
Italian Cut Work
Designs
Wild
Roses
French Knot or Meadow
Embroidery
Thistles
Color
Plate 5: Jacque Rose
Descriptions of Full
Page Illustrations
Corset Cover in
French and Eyelet Embroidery
Slip-Over Corset
Cover in Punch, French and Eyelet Embroidery
Lingerie Shirt
Waist in French and Eyelet Embroider
Shirt Waist in
Punch and French Embroidery
Slip-over Corset
Cover in Punch, French and Eyelet Embroidery
Lingerie Shirt
Waist with Grapes and Leaves in French and Eyelet Embroidery
Shirt Waist
Medallion Designs in Punch and French Embroidery
Lady's Kimono in
Outline Embroidery
Fancy Collar
Designs in French and Eyelet Embroidery
Daisy
Petals
Butterflies
Floral
Boudoir Cap
New Fancy Tea and Work
Aprons
Butterfly
Apron
French and
Eyelet Apron
Shadow
Embroidery Apron
Dainty Novelties for
Baby's Use
Bonnets
Bibs
Baby
Pillows
Carriage
Robes
Pin
Holder
Shirt
Holder
Wall
Decorations
Baby Clothes
Rack
Designs for Men
Gentleman's Toilet Set
Shaving Pads
Despenser
Pipe
Rack
Collar
Bag
2 Slip-Over
Pillow Case Designs for Day Use
Initials for
Marking
Color Plate
6: Clover and Buttercups
Half-Solid
Embroidery
Skeleton
Embroidery on Violets
Color
Plate 7: Bridesmaid Rose
Laudering a Rose Design
Color
Plate 8: for Cherries
Color
Plate 9: Carnation
Color
Plate 10: Sweet Peas
Color
Plate 11: with Eight Floral Motifs
Violets
Apple
Blossoms
Buttercup
Bachelor Buttons
or Corn Flower
Red
Clover
Yellow
Daisy
Wild
Rose
Carnation
Illustrations in This Issue of the American Beauty
Book
Richardson's Latest Table of Beneral Shading and Key to
Colors
for the
following flowers including for centers, stems, foliage,
anthers, buds, spots, stamens, thorns,
Apple
Blossums
Azaleas
Autumn
Leaves
Arbutus
Asters
(Yellow, Pink, Purple
White)
Bachelor
Buttons (Yellow,
pink)
Buttercups
Begonia
Bleeding
Heart
Bitter-sweet
Berries
Baby Blue
Eyes
California
Pepper
California
Poppy
Cherries
Corn
Flowers
Chrysanthemums (Lilac, pink,
red, yellow)
Clover
(Pink, red, white)
Carnation
(Pink, yellow, white)
Clematis
(Purple, red)
Columbine
Cosmos
(California) (Purple,
white)
Cactus
(Red, yellow)
Cyclamen
(pink, red, blue)
Currant
(red, unripe)
Daisies
(white, yellow)
Dogwood
Dandelion
Daffodils
Evening Primrose
(pink, yellow, red)
Forget-me-nots
Flag
Lily
Fleur-de-lis
(purple, yelllow)
Maiden Hair
Ferns
Fuchsia (pnk,
purple)
Grapes (purple,
Delaware, white)
Gernaiums
Golden
Rod
Holly
Heliotrope
Honey
Suclke
Hops
Hyacinth (white,
pink, purple)
Hollyhock (pink,
red, yellow, purple)
Hibiscus
Iris
Ivy
(English)
Ivy
(German)
Jonquil
Lilac (white,
purple)
Lilly
(Japanese)
Lily
(Easter)
Lily (Calla and
Water)
Lily
(Tiger)
Love-in-a-Mist
or Ragged Lady
Morning
Glory (blue, purple, pink, red)
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Nastrtiums
(yellow, red, brown)
Orchis (purple,
pink, yellow)
Orange
Blossoms
Poppy (red,
pink, yellow)
Pansy (purple,
yellow)
Rose,
Wild
Rose,
Yellow
Rose, American
Beauty
Rose, La
France
Rose, Marcechal
Neil
Rose,
Moss
Rose,
Jacqueminot
Rose,
Bridesmaid
Rose, Bride or
White
Rose, Catherine
Mermet
Rose, Golden
Gat
Strawberries
Sweet Peas
(pink, purple)
Thistle
Tulip (red,
yellow)
Trumpet
Violet (purple,
yellow)
Verbenas (pink,
purple)
Wheat
Wisteria
Wisteria,
Japanese
Irish
Crochet and How to Make It
(ncludes thread
size, amount needed, hook size)
Abbreviations of Terms
Filet
Crochet Handkerchief Bag #5 with Tassels
(size 6x7
inches)
Filet
Crochet Reticule #6 with Tassels
(size 6 x 9
inches)
Irish
Crochet Reticule #1
Irish
Crochet Opera Bag #2 with Pedants
(size 6 x 6
inches)
Irish
Crochet Reticule #3 with Pendants
(size 6 1/2 x 7
1/2 inches)
Irish
Crochet Handkerchief Bag #4 with Fringe
(size 7 x 8
inches)
Irish
Crochet Waist Set #7
includes Yoke
and Sleeve Edging
Irish
Crochet Collar and Cuff Set #15
Irish
Crochet Hat Band #16
Irish
Crochet Evening Cap #17 with Pendants
Irish
Crochet Jabot #1
Irish
Crochet Jabot #2
Plus a number of advertisment pages
for needlework goods.
What a historically educational and delightful art instructional
piece this is!
Pretty much everything
you need to make the dainty silk Victorian household embroideries but the
antique or vintage threads, fabric, hoops or frames, etc. Those can be readily
found on eBay! You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, you can obtain the
contemporary materials at your nearest fabric or craft store...
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 fiber art and thread worker will be capable of altering as
per individual needs and artistic whim.
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!
This information has been
scanned onto CD-ROM using the Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format. You may download
the latest FREE version of this software quickly at
www.adobe.com . This is NOT a copy of another
CD-ROM. You will receive an ORIGINAL CD reproduction of this resourceful
dressmaking item.
The text is viewed easily from
your computer or you may choose to print each page as you read this amazing item on
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
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 at a high dpi 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! They
are reformated in full-page sizing for better viewing of details, etc.!
* Each page is saved in PDF
format at high resolution and is readily accessible using the downloadable Adobe Acrobat Reader
software program. This program is very user friendly and allows you to print
any one specific page, pages or the entire CD contents!
* 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!
* YOU WILL FIND YOUR CD REPUBLICATION HAS A HUGE
ADVANTAGE OVER A BOUND HARDCOPY PAPER REPRODUCTION, IN THAT, IF YOU SPILL
COFFEE, TEA OR SODA ON YOUR PRINTED PAGE(S) YOU CAN JUST PRINT ANOTHER!
* A CD REPUBLICATION PROVIDES YOU WITH UNLIMITED CLEAN
COPIES FOREVER!
* 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...
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