Clover Leaf Bedroom Set Filet Crochet Patterns for an Edging Insertion and Pin Cushion

by Debra // 03/09/2018 // No Comments

Clover Leaf The Clover Leaf Bed Room Set for The Young Girl Who Believes in Luck That’s what the heading says for this set of filet crochet patterns. The date is 1919 and the pattern booklet is J & P... Continue reading →

Fancy Party Basket Royal Society Vintage Crochet Pattern

by Debra // 02/23/2018 // 3 Comments

Basket Crochet Pattern Imagine this party basket filled with colorful candies or jelly beans. It has a beautiful flowing top edge and a handle with a ribbon accent. This vintage crochet pattern includes instructions on how to stiffen the basket... Continue reading →

Toddler Cardigan Sweater Knitting Pattern Botany Brand Yarns

by Debra // 02/16/2018 // No Comments

Today’s freebie vintage pattern is a toddler cardigan or sweater in sizes 1 and 2. This knitting pattern is from a 1948 Botany Brand Yarns booklet. It uses Botany Gilgora yarn. In the chart I’ve added below it describes this... Continue reading →

Vintage Crochet Heart Shaped Potholder Pattern

by Debra // 02/09/2018 // No Comments

Needlework Charm This is a quick and easy heart shaped potholder crochet pattern. It’s included in the 1954 booklet Needlework Charm with Kentucky yarns. If you’re interested in purchasing a copy of the complete booklet, it’s available on Ebay here.... Continue reading →

How to Draw a Bunny Rabbit for Embroidery

by Debra // 02/02/2018 // 5 Comments

Draw a Bunny Rabbit Today I’m going in a little different direction. I found this wonderful antique 1913 book What to Draw and How to Draw It by E. G. Lutz and wondered how I could use the drawings in... Continue reading →

Filet Crochet Pattern Free Vintage Stained Glass Chair Back and Arm Piece

by Debra // 01/26/2018 // 2 Comments

Filet Crochet Pattern from 1936 Today’s vintage pattern is from one of my earlier Spool Cotton Company’s pattern booklets. It dates to 1936 when no home was without chair backs and arm pieces. It’s titled Stained Glass and was used... Continue reading →

Arctic Animals in Cross Stitch Polar Bear Penguins Walrus Seals

by Debra // 01/12/2018 // 4 Comments

Arctic Animals in Cross Stitch If you’ve read this blog before, you know I love and have shared often the work of Thérèse de Dillmont. Especially the DMC cross stitch booklets she authored. I’ve found some wonderful Arctic Animals in cross... Continue reading →