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Vintage Needlecrafts Pick of the Week: Crochet Workshop by James Walters

June 26, 2015May 30, 2013

This post contains affiliate links. 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 order it on Amazon here. Condition: Good. Craft: Crochet. … Read more

New Series: Vintage Needlecrafts Pick of the Week

June 20, 2015January 3, 2013

Regular readers may know that I have a sizeable collection of vintage needlecrafts books. (I’m using the Etsy definition of vintage, which includes anything at least 20 years old.) I currently have over 50 vintage books, e-books, and magazines in my collection. I love looking through older needlecrafts books. While the very old pattern … Read more

Interview with Kathryn Vercillo, author of Crochet Saved My Life

June 20, 2015August 15, 2012

This post contains affiliate links. Today, I’m interviewing Kathryn Vercillo, one of my favorite crochet bloggers, for the second time. (You can check out the first interview here.) Kathryn recently self published a book, Crochet Saved My Life, about the ways crochet supports physical and mental healing. Kathryn is a professional writer, and her work has been … Read more

Vintage crochet finds

June 26, 2015October 10, 2011

This post contains affiliate links. Since getting an amazing deal on Modular Crochet: A Revolutionary New Method for Creating Custom-Design Pullovers, I have started amassing vintage crochet books at a rapid pace. My favorite sources are PaperBackSwap.com (free books!), Amazon.com, and Etsy. I was inspired to share my recent finds with you by this post … Read more