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Beehive Woolcraft Practical Guide to Knitting & Crochet

Shawls, Capes, Scarves & Hats

Spiral Bound Book Republication™

Originally Published 1915!

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Up for bid is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures Spiral Bound Book Republication™ of an original Depression Era Women's Clothing knit & crochet Guide with photos and instructions for delicately feminine shawls, capes, scarves and hats! There are 83 patterns for men, women, children and more! It includes what materials are used, number of yarn skeins, size of needles or hooks and even color suggestions! Plus there are photos showing the basic knitting and crocheting stitches! What a great item for your recreating pleasure or for gift-giving occasions!

You can make baby blankets, bonnets, caps and hats, plus underwear, socks, women's shawls, capes, sweaters, scarves, stockings, gloves, potholders, tea cosies and more!

This item includes detailed instructions and needle working techniques to make the lovely fancy work patterns included! (Original is NOT for sale)

This item is a great resource for those who are WWI and Titanic Era historical reenactment enthusiasts, opera, stage and theatre costumers, and students of historical clothing, fiber and textile arts, etc!

Our new line of Spiral Bound Book Republications™ oh-so-conveniently lie flat while in use!

This is a unbelievably nice touch if you have every tried to read a pattern's instructions while your hands are full of your in progress project. As an avid needleworker myself my personal experience prompted my choice of spiral binding for it's ease-of-use alone. I bet you'll love it too!

This is certainly a fine source of historically valuable techniques and inspiration for the creative needlework, fabric and thread artists who desire to study and recreate the WWI and Titanic Era clothing and clothing making techniques! This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version of another wonderful arts and crafts instructional revealing our heritage from early America and European cultures!

An Excerpt:

"Reliable Instructions on the Use of Knitting Wools in the production by hand of Serviceable Garments for Every-day Wear ."

CONTENTS

Chapter 1

Materials and General Instructions

Wools, fingering, Vest Wool, Soft Knitting, Wheeling, Double Knitting, Fleecy (or Petticoat Wool), Zephyr Wool, Shetland, Andealusian, Fancy Wools, “Kingfisher” Lustre Wool, “Azalea” Floss

Winding the Wool, Needles and Hooks, Making up a Garment, Brushing (or Raising), Washing

Chapter 2

First Lessons in Knitting

Abbreviations

Making a Slip Loop

Holding the wool and needles

Casting-on

Knitting plain

Tension

Slipping a stitch

Casting-off

Casting-off two needles together

Grafting

Joining the wool

Purling

Decreasing

Increasing

Knitting in Rounds

Knitting up stitches

Plain smooth fabric

Ribbed fabric

Moss Pattern

Broad Basket Pattern

Cable pattern

Beehive pattern

Chapter 3

First Lessons in Crochet

Abbreviations

Holding the wool and hook

Chain stitch

Single Crochet

Double Crochet

Half Treble

Treble stitch

Long Treble

Joining the Wool

Increasing

Decreasing

Shell Pattern

Crazy Pattern

Star Pattern

Tricot or Afghan Pattern

Crossed Treble Pattern

Rosebud Pattern

Chapter 4

Jackets, Coats, Jerseys and Suit

Infant’s Jacket

Baby’s Jacket

Infant’s coat and Hood

Boy’s Jersey, with proportions for 10 - 12 years and 12 - 14 years

Infant’s Light Coat

Child’s Coat

Boy’s Jersey Suit

Baby’s Matinee Coat

Tunic Suit

Chapter 5

Bonnets, Hat, Caps and Tam o’ Shanter

Baby’s Dutch Bonnet

Tammy Hat

Infant’s Bonnet

Boy’s Cap

Child’s Tam o’ Shanter

Child’s Brushed Cap

Bonnet

Baby’s Brushed Bonnet

Shetland Cap

Chapter 6

Waistcoat, Shawls, Jackets and Spencer

Man’s Waistcoat

Circular Shawl

Under-Jacket

Knitted Shawl

Spencer

Dressing Jacket

Shetland Shawl

Crochet Shawl

Triangular Shawl

Chapter 7

Muffler, Scarf, Blankets and Household Articles

Muffler

Hot-water Bottle Cover

Teapot Cosy

Scarf

Egg Cosy

Sofa Blanket

Kettle Holder

Double Blanket

Baby’s Cover

Antimacassar

Baby’s Brushed Blanket

Chapter 8

Knickers, Drawers, Petticoats and Combinations

Girl’s Knickers

Pilch Drawers

Overall Drawers

The Gusset

Knickers

Child’s Petticoat

Girl’s Petticoat

Child’s Combinations

Woman’s Petticoat

Woman’s Combinations

Chapter 9

Under Vest

Child’s Vest

Youth’s Knitted Vest

Infant’s Shetland Vest

Baby’s Vest

Woman’s Vest

Chapter 10

Mittens, Gloves, Bootees, Slippers, Bed Socks, Knee Caps and Gaiters

Infant’s Mittens

Knitted Gloves for Children age 6 to 8 years

Woman’s Gloves

Man’s Gloves

Man’s Mittens

Man’s Warm Gloves

Bootees

Bed Socks

Knee-Caps

Bedroom Slippers

Infant’s Slippers

Bedroom Slippers

Chapter 11

Socks and Stockings

Openwork Socks

Striped Socks

Openwork Stockings

Ribbed Socks size 5 years

Ribbed Stockings size age 7 years

Stockings with Turn-over tops size age 10 years

Ribbed Stockings for Women in 3 sizes

Plain Stockings for women in 3 sizes

Men’s Golf Stockings

Men’s Heavy Socks

Men’s Striped Socks

Men’s Light Socks

Men’s Ribbed Socks

Fancy Top for Stockings

What a historically educational and delightful art instructional piece this is!

The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience needleworker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim.

The antique and vintage threads, fabrics, needles, hooks, etc., can be found on Atomic Mall quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, of course, you can utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a nearby fabric, craft or hobby store…

The Spiral Bound Book Republication™ you will receive is representative of the types of needlework expertise of earlier genteel and feminine American and European culture! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of enjoyment recreating antique needlework items for yourself or others dear to your heart just the way your great-grandmothers did!

You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come. This information has been scanned at a high resolution and electronically revamped to provide you with the very best hardcopy reproduction. Our Spiral Bound Republication™ has so many more advantages over the original book.

What are the benefits of our antique book Spiral Bound Book Republications™?

* Our products are produced with front and back covers of heavy stock paper.

* Our spiral binding allows your book to lie flat during use for ease of viewing while working on your needlework projects.

* Our products do not cost a small fortune for you to obtain and enjoy.

* Every image and every page has been scanned to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper!

* These scans are enlarged to full-page dimensions for ease of viewing!

* You can gift these wonderful Victorian, Edwardian, Flapper and Depression Era pattern finds with family and friends!

*Each item is shipped with extra packing materials to prevent it being folded or bent while traveling through the postal system!

You will appreciate the attention we have taken in providing you with a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that will be use for many years to come...

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