Antique Crochet

This seller has some of the most interesting auctions! The most interesting of which is this auction for 2 1920's pattern books with instructions on how to make beadwork bags in both crochet and knitting. I've owned both of these pattern books before, and they are both exceptional. In the past I've sold copies of both books for more than $100 each, although that was years ago. These books look like they have some pretty serious condition issues, so I wouldn't expect the bidding to reach anywere near those levels for this particular auction. However, the starting bid of the auction is only $9.99, which makes it tempting even considering the damaged condition of the books. I have a web page up showing the projects in the "New Bead Book"; you can click to see it if you're curious about what the patterns in the book look like. I'll have to see if I can find my photos from the Virginia Snow book to post. Sharing them has been on my "to do list" and, if you like seeing vintage beadwork projects I think you'd probably really enjoy these. Edited to add: Web site has been updated with photos of the Virginia Snow Beaded Bags Book. The page is still under construction, but it's finished enough that you can get a good idea of the projects in the book, anyway. Enjoy! The auction is linked for your convenience below. If it is still live by the time you read this post, you'll see it. If not, you'll see a message about no items being found that match your keywords.