Antique Crochet

I just updated the antique-crochet.com site with a new page about a crochet pattern book from 1917 called Royal Society Crochet Lessons No. 10. The page includes lots of photos showing the crochet projects that are included in the book, and a list of patterns and projects. Click Here For More Info About the Royal […]

Edited to add: Sorry, the ebay auction I originally posted about has ended. Please click here if you are interested in visiting my web page about antique crochet books; I have lots of “eye candy” and photos posted on that page, along with links to book descriptions and lists of all the projects you will […]

Edited to add: This auction ended.

One of today’s best finds: an antiquarian needlework book that looks like it is from the Victorian era. It is called Ladies’ Fancy Work: A Manual of Instruction In Artistic Needlework, Embroidery, Painting, Home Decoration, Etc. “Profusely illustrated”, according to the title page. I’ve never owned this particular […]

Check out this ebay auction!
(quick! It ends in just a few hours.) Scratch that, the auction ended. Sorry if you missed out!

Books included in the lot this seller is offering for sale sold are:

Corticelli Lessons in Crochet, book 9, 1919
J & P Coats book by Anne Orr, 1923
Star Book of Crochet Designs
Star Book of […]

Royal Society Crochet Lessons Book No. 9 contains numerous outstanding patterns. The book is dated 1917. It was published by the H.E. Verran Company. I’ve updated the antique-crochet.com site with an entire page about this book. The page features lots of photographs of the various crochet patterns in the book, plus a brief listing […]

You simply must see this ebay auction for a set of 4 needlework & crochet books from Germany! According to the seller’s auction listing, the books were published in Germany in 1916 and 1917 by the small arts press of Christian Stoll in Plauen. These designs are pretty amazing. Many of the designs are filet […]

Edited to add: The auction I originally posted about has now ended, so I removed the link to it. However, you can still click the link below to visit my page about the Star Needlework Journal Volume 9 Number 4.

I just found what looks like a fantastic deal on a lot of 4 original vintage […]

Seeing this ebay auction reminded me that I have owned quite a few of the crochet pattern books for sale in that auction. The Royal Society Crochet Lessons Vol. 1 No. 7 is one of my all time favorites. There are so many interesting patterns in this book. It is really a pleasure to […]

Edited to add: the auction I originally posted about has ended, but you can still click here to view the page for the “My Trousseau” book

Click Here For an Amazing Find on Ebay ~ TEN crochet pattern books from the Edwardian era through the 1920’s! I’ve owned quite a few of these titles, […]

This ebay auction for a lot of 3 Home Needlework Magazines reminded me that I wanted to share the contents of the October 1899 issue (which is one of the issues being auctioned in that ebay lot.) If you’re in a buying mood, take a look at the auction, because it seems like a fantastic […]

Updated April 25 ‘08: Sorry, the auction I posted about has ended. However, I now have a whole page dedicated to Home Needlework Magazine. Please click here check it out!

Take a look at this ebay auction! This lot of 3 Home Needlework magazines looks like a fantastic find. You can see from the seller’s photos […]