A Lesson on Hemstitching Drawn Thread Needlework

by Debra // 05/05/2017 // No Comments

Hemstitching It’s a popular type of ornamental needlework where you arrange and group threads in different ways. Hemstitching is a type of openwork, the warp of threads are drawn from the fabric and then drawn together by various stitches that... Continue reading →

A Scholehouse for the Needle embroidery sprigs design

A Scholehouse For The Needle Book Seventeenth Century Embroidery Patterns

by Debra // 04/21/2017 // 2 Comments

The embroidery sprigs found on this blog post are from the pattern book A Scholehouse for the Needle by Richard Shorleyker published in 1632, but I found these examples in a book titled Embroidery edited by Mrs. Archibald H.... Continue reading →

Filet Crochet Edging Patterns for Lace Altar Cloths and Robes

by Debra // 04/14/2017 // 1 Comment

Today’s free vintage pattern is for filet crochet edgings. The designs I’m featuring are church laces for altars or robes. The church lace filet crochet edging patterns are included in the Coats & Clark’s crochet Book No. 320 titled Edgings... Continue reading →

Embossed Daisy Placemat Crochet Pattern - Vintage Crafts and More

Embossed Daisy Placemat Free Filet Crochet Pattern

by Debra // 04/07/2017 // No Comments

Today’s free vintage crochet pattern is a pretty daisy placemat for Spring. It’s from a 1950’s Lily Mills booklet. The placemat measures 12 x 18 inches with daisies wrapped around a lace mesh middle. There are pretty scalloped edges... Continue reading →

Quite A Quacker Duck Amigurumi Vintage Crochet Pattern

by Debra // 03/31/2017 // No Comments

I have the cutest little duck crochet pattern to share. Today we call them Amigurumi which means a crocheted or knitted stuffed toy. Where does the name Amigurumi come from? The word comes from the Japanese words ami, meaning... Continue reading →

Crochet Flower Basket Pattern from Smart Chair Sets Coats and Clark’s Booklet

by Debra // 03/24/2017 // 1 Comment

Crochet Flower Basket Spring has sprung and what better way to welcome Spring than with a pretty crochet flower basket pattern. This one comes from a 1954 Coats & Clark’s book titled Smart Chair Sets. Even though this is a... Continue reading →

Crocheted Knitting Bag Pattern - Vintage Crafts and More

Free Crochet Bag Pattern to Hold Your Knitting A Crocheted Knitting Bag

by Debra // 03/03/2017 // No Comments

Today’s crochet bag pattern freebie could be an oxymoron. A Crocheted Knitting Bag. Many times those of us that crochet also knit. So this bag would make sense. Some like one craft more than the other. Which do you... Continue reading →

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