Vintage Needlecrafts Pick of the Week: The Complete Family Sewing Book
This week’s pick: The Complete Family Sewing Book edited by Cathi Hunt and Irma Fischler. Source: The Strand. Publication date: 1972. Status: Out of print, but available online, generally for reasonable prices. Condition: Very Good. Craft: Sewing. Some of my longtime readers may remember this book from my first ever posted list of craft goals. I had great plans of reading it [...]
Vintage Needlecrafts Pick of the Week: Crochet Workshop by James Walters
This week’s pick: Crochet Workshop by James Walters. Source: Amazon.com Publication date: 1983 reprint of a 1979 publication. Status: Out of print, but available online (sometimes, for exorbitant prices) Update: Thanks to PlanetJune for letting me know that Crochet Workshop will be republished by Dover next year. You can pre-order it on Amazon here. Condition: Good. Craft: Crochet. I first learned about [...]
Vintage Needlecrafts Pick of the Week: Teach Yourself to Knit the Easy Columbia Minerva Way
This week’s pick: Teach Yourself to Knit the Easy Columbia Minerva Way. Source: Found in my mom’s collection when she moved. Publication date: 1968. Status: Out of print and expensive online. Condition: This booklet has a fair amount of wear and tear. Craft: Knitting. This interesting booklet came into my collection when my mom moved recently. She found [...]
Vintage Needlecrafts Pick of the Week: Crocheting for Pleasure by Mildred Graves Ryan
This week’s pick: Crocheting for Pleasure by Mildred Graves Ryan. Source: Inherited from my grandmother’s collection. Publication date: 1983 Book Club Edition. Status: Out of print and widely available online. Condition: The inside is in great shape but the dust jacket has seen better days. Craft: Crochet. This is one of my favorites in my vintage collection. (I’ve previously reviewed it here.) I [...]
Vintage Needlecrafts Pick of the Week: Tricot Crochet by Rebecca Jones
This week’s pick: Tricot Crochet: The Complete Book by Rebecca Jones. Source: Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles. Publication date: 2000 US reprint of a 1991 Australian publication. Status: Available online ($22 at Lacis, or $80 on Amazon). Condition: Excellent. Craft: Tunisian Crochet. I reviewed this book before, but I felt it needed another look as a vintage book. It is [...]
Vintage Needlecrafts Pick of the Week: The Crochet Sweater Book by Sylvia Cosh
This week’s pick: The Crochet Sweater Book: Over 30 original designer patterns by Sylvia Cosh. Source: PaperbackSwap.com. Publication date: 1987. Status: Out-of-print but widely available online. Condition: Very good with protective library-type plastic cover. Craft: Crochet. The Crochet Sweater Book is the first true crochet fashion design primer that I’m aware of in the modern era. [...]
Vintage Needlecrafts Pick of the Week: Crocheting Patchwork Patterns by Annette Lep
This week’s pick: Crocheting Patchwork Patterns: 23 Granny Squares for Afghans, Sweaters and Other Projects by Annette Lep. Source: I’m not exactly sure when and how this book came into my collection. Publication date: 1981 Status: Reprinted by Dover Books in 2012 and widely available. Condition: Very good. Craft: Crochet. I’ve previously reviewed this booklet in my granny square [...]
Vintage Needlecrafts Pick of the Week: Better Homes and Gardens Crocheting & Knitting
This week’s pick: Better Homes and Gardens Crocheting & Knitting Source: Paperbackswap.com Publication date: 1977 Status: Out of print but available online. Condition: Smells like a basement, but in relatively good condition. Crafts: Crochet and knitting. I went on a hunt for this book after seeing Crochetbug’s version of the afghan on the cover. (For those of you considering making your [...]
Vintage Needlecrafts Pick of the Week: Coats & Clark’s Book No. 208 Edgings
This week’s pick: Coats & Clark’s Book No. 208 Edgings Source: Purchased from CountrynMore2 on Etsy. Publication date: 1971 Status: Out of print but available online. Condition: Edges are worn. Crafts: Crochet, knitting, and tatting. I’ve mentioned this booklet before on my blog. I bought it when I was planning to learn hairpin lace while I was crocheting my way through Crochet Master [...]
