The Ladies’ Complete Guide to Crochet, Fancy Knitting, and Needlework

About this eBook

Author

Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia), 1810-1886

Title

The ladies' complete guide to crochet, fancy knitting, and needlework

Original Publication

New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1854.

Credits

Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Language

English

LoC Class

TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts

Subject

Needlework

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 73303

Release Date

March 31, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE LADIES’ COMPLETE GUIDE TO Crochet, Fancy Knitting, and Needlework.
2. 2.CONTENTS. — NEEDLE WORK AND ITS HISTORY. — KNITTING. — CROCHET WORK.
3. 3.INTRODUCTION.
4. 4.HONITON LACE COLLAR. [ Fig. 1. ]
5. 5.PASSION FLOWER IN CHENILLE [ Fig. 2. ]
6. 6.CARD BASKET IN CROCHET [ Fig. 3. ]
7. 7.BORDER FOR AN EMBROIDERED QUILT. [ Fig. 4. ] — KNITTED EMBROIDERY.
8. 8.CROCHET EDGING. [ Fig. 5. ]
9. 9.PUNCH’S ANTI-MACASSAR. [ Fig. 6. ]
10. 10.DEEP LACE IN CROCHET. [ Fig. 7. ] — FOR ANTI-MACASSARS, ETC.
11. 11.TATTED INSERTION. [ Fig. 8. ] — SUITABLE FOR CUFFS, BANDS, ETC.
12. 12.ANTI-MACASSAR. [ Fig. 9. ] — LAURESTINA LEAF PATTERN.
13. 13.NET FOR THE HAIR. [ Fig. 10. ]
14. 14.BERLIN WORK AND CANVAS EMBROIDERY. — THE STITCHES USED IN BERLIN WORK. — TO FRAME CANVAS. — NEEDLES.
15. 15.CROCHET COLLAR. [SEE FIG. 1, FRONTISPIECE.]
16. 16.KNITTED LACE UNDERSLEEVE. [ Fig. 2. ]
17. 17.INSERTIONS IN EMBROIDERY. [ Figs. 7 & 8. ]
18. 18.TABLE MAT. [ Fig. 3. ]
19. 19.GENTLEMEN’S KNITTED BRACES. [ Fig. 4. ]
20. 20.SMALL GIMPS IN CROCHET [ Fig. 5. ]
21. 21.JUDY’S ANTI-MACASSAR. [ Fig. 6. ]
22. 22.CROCHET D’OYLEY. [ Fig. 9. ]
23. 23.POINT LACE STITCHES.
24. 24.CROCHET COLLAR [ Fig. 1. ]
25. 25.MAT WITH BORDER OF MOSS, CHERRIES, AND LEAVES. [ Fig. 2. ]
26. 26.INITIALS IN EMBROIDERY [ Fig. 3. ]
27. 27.AUTOUR BOUTONS. [ Fig. 4. ]
28. 28.A VERY PRETTY CARRIAGE BAG. [ Fig. 5. ]
29. 29.D’OYLEY IN SQUARE CROCHET. [ Fig. 6. ]
30. 30.DEEP POINT LACE, FOR A HANDKERCHIEF OR VEIL. [ Fig. 8. ]
31. 31.CROCHET EDGING.
32. 32.CROCHET EDGING.
33. 33.CROCHET INSERTION.
34. 34.ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS IN EMBROIDERY. — TO MARK PATTERNS. — STITCHES.
35. 35.HONITON CROCHET COLLAR. [ Fig. 1. ]
36. 36.KNITTED BASKET. [ Fig. 2. ]
37. 37.INITIAL LETTERS IN EMBROIDERY. [ Fig. 3. ]
38. 38.SHAMROCK-LEAF D’OYLEY. [ Fig. 4. ]
39. 39.PINAFORE. [ Fig. 5. ]
40. 40.NECK TIE. [ Fig. 6. ]
41. 41.EMBROIDERY. [ Fig. 7. ] — SUITABLE FOR THE HALF OF A HANDKERCHIEF CORNER, OR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
42. 42.SQUARE D’OYLEY IN CROCHET. [ Fig. 8. ]
43. 43.DEEP LACE IN CROCHET. [ Fig. 9. ]
44. 44.COLLAR IN TATTING OR FRIVOLITE [ Fig. 10. ]
45. 45.ANOTHER COLLAR IN FRIVOLITE. [ Fig. 11. ]
46. 46.CROCHET INSERTION. — WORKED THE SHORT WAY.
47. 47.KNITTING INSTRUCTIONS.
48. 48.INFANT’S CAP CROWN. [ Fig. 1. ]
49. 49.INITIALS. — [ Fig. 2. ] — [ Fig. 3. ]
50. 50.KNITTED BAG. [ Fig 4. ]
51. 51.LACET BAG. [ Fig. 5. ]
52. 52.D’OYLEY IN SQUARE CROCHET. [ Fig. 6. ]
53. 53.CROCHET EDGING. [WORKED THE LONG WAY.] — [ Fig. 7. ] — [WORKED THE SHORT WAY.]
54. 54.LADY’S CHEMISETTE.
55. 55.ANTI-MACASSAR. [ Fig. 8. ]
56. 56.CROCHET MAT.
57. 57.ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS IN TATTING OR FRIVOLITE.
58. 58.EMBROIDERY ON CAMBRIC. — [ Fig. 1. ] SUITABLE FOR THE CORNER OF A HANDKERCHIEF. — [ Fig. 2. ] TO CONTAIN INITIALS.
59. 59.KNITTED LACE COLLAR. [ Fig. 3. ]
60. 60.SPANISH CROCHET EDGING [ Fig. 4. ]
61. 61.COLLAR IN FRIVOLITE. [ Fig. 5. ]
62. 62.COLLAR IN FRIVOLITE. [ Fig. 6. ]
63. 63.FISH CLOTH. [ Fig. 7. ]
64. 64.CROCHET INSERTION. — WORKED THE SHORT WAY.
65. 65.NETTED SCARF.
66. 66.NIGHT CAP IN CROCHET.
67. 67.CROCHET EDGING. [WORKED THE SHORT WAY.]

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