http://antique-crochet.com Antique & Vintage Crochet Patterns, Books, Yarn, Designers, and Finished Crochet Work Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:04:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Would you like to learn how to crochet flowers? If so, you'll probably appreciate these free crochet flower patterns. There are a variety of different flower patterns listed; some of them are vintage, some of them are antique, and some of them are contemporary. There's a great mix of flowers: ... http://antique-crochet.com/free-crochet-patterns-for-vintage-antique-and-contemporary-flower-appliques/227 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 the About.com crochet website.The process involves filling out a simple form where you share your blog's URL, tell a little bit about ... 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