This pattern is another from a newspaper clipping, contributed to the paper by a certain "Mrs. L. McW."
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About Me
- vintagekathleen
- I began knitting lace about 15 years ago, and what began as curiosity quickly became a passion. I have frequented used bookstores and antique shops for some 40 years, and have acquired an extensive library of works on textile arts going back to the 1850s. This blog chronicles the patterns found in a late-Victorian composition book that was used by an anonymous east-central Illinois knitter as a knitted lace sample book. Some of the instructions were clipped out of newspapers, others written out by hand. Most were accompanied by a small sample worked in fine thread. For more on the original book, see post #1, The Project. Phase Two of the blog documents the patterns in another late-Victorian knitter's notebook from my collection described in the August 2010 post Son of the Project. While including many knitted lace designs, the book also contains directions to make mittens, afghans, baby leggings and more.
2 comments:
Thanks for another great pattern. I can think of lots of uses for this one. The eyelets are perfect to use for a draw-string or weaving in a ribbon. It would be nice for a dainty handkerchief edging or even to add a little color to the edge of a kitchen towel.
Hi! And what a lovely pattern. I have been looking for an edging to put on a set of kitchen towels that I have embroidered and I think that this would be nice. Can you tell me what the size of needles and thread to use? Thanks in advance!
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