http://antique-crochet.com Antique & Vintage Crochet Patterns, Books, Yarn, Designers, and Finished Crochet Work Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:19:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Don't you just love vintage beaded bags? I do. What I hate: trying to find affordable vintage bags in useable condition. Good luck with that; I long ago figured out that I'd rather just make my own.For those of you who would like to try making a vintage style beaded ... http://antique-crochet.com/learn-how-to-knit-flapper-style-beaded-bags/226 Do you maintain a crochet blog? If you do, and you would like more blog readers, you would benefit from discussing your crochet blog with the community at crochet.about.com.The process involves filling out a simple form where you share your blog's URL, tell a little bit about your blog, and ... http://antique-crochet.com/crochet-blogs/224 Hello crochet-loving friends! I am once again writing with an apology about the appearance of this web site. I just installed a new Wordpress plugin that will hopefully help me to make the site more "international-friendly". (For those who don't know, wordpress is blog software, in case you were wondering.) ... http://antique-crochet.com/more-antique-crochetcom-site-updates/220 Updated June 9, '08: The auction that I posted about has ended. The final price was $505.98. [inline] function getCacheBuster() { return Math.floor(Math.random()*999999999999) } document.write(""); document.write(""); Click here to see the ended auction. Now THAT'S an ebay auction! Does the word "WOW" mean anything to you??! OK, the auction lot does actually have a tiny bit of antique ... http://antique-crochet.com/antique-lovers-ebay-auction-eye-candy/219 There are quite a few antique issues of the Home Needlework Magazine listed for sale on ebay right now. It's especially worth noting the January 1903 Issue of Home Needlework, which has 3 amazing patterns for antique beaded floral opera & reticule bags, among other things. http://antique-crochet.com/home-needlework-magazines/218 Post updated June 3 '08. The auctions I originally posted about have now ended. If you're curious about the final prices of these auctions, here are some links for you: Click here to see the ended auction for the January 1903 issue of Home Needlework Magazine. High bid price was ... http://antique-crochet.com/antique-crochet-needlework-pattern-book-auctions-on-ebay/204 Updated to add: The auction has ended. Sorry if you missed out! If I find another one of these filet crochet charts I will be sure to post about it though, so please make sure to take a look at my latest posts on the site to see current auction ... http://antique-crochet.com/mary-card-filet-crochet-chart-for-sale-on-ebay/203 This seller apparently specializes in selling collectible antique textiles. I thought that some of her current crochet offerings looked really interesting. She is located in the USA, but ships worldwide. The items linked above are just a few of the things that are currently being offered; only items with the ... http://antique-crochet.com/more-vintage-crochet-ebay-auctions/200 This post and This post have both been updated. These posts show images of some very rare antique European crochet books. I posted about them before when they first came up for sale, but apparently they haven't found a home yet. So, if you missed out on seeing them the ... http://antique-crochet.com/antique-european-crochet-finds-on-ebay/199 I've been working on updating the antique-crochet.com site. So, what do you think of the new Wordpress theme? There are a lot of things I like about it, but there are also quite a few things that I really don't like about it. In the long run I have plans ... http://antique-crochet.com/more-site-updates/198