Historic needlework books digital archive
September 25, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under crochet, lace, tatting
Several of my readers and I have been talking lately about NOT recycling needlework and craft magazines so that a valuable ethnilogical, anthropological, historic and sociological resource is not lost. (Besides, we just plain like old needlecraft magazines and books!)
First of all
check out the
lace behind
the bunny
tatting
shuttle….
It’s a fragment
of needle lace that
I bought 20 years
from a lace collector.
I am fascinated by fragments of interesting lace whenever I come upon them, as I feel that they are a valuable resource that have clues to the history of needlework.
Anyhow… check out the tiny flowers… aren’t they gorgeous? Bear with me… this gets a …read more
Vintage Lux Knitting Books
July 14, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under books, yarn crafts
A few weeks ago, I was absolutely delighted to find a copy of the ‘New Lux Knitting Book – 1951 edition’.
One of my treasures is a 1958 edition of the Lux Knitting book. My grandmother gave me her copy many years ago, and it’s a treat.
So, to find an even earlier edition just had me over the moon.
The 1951 edition is particularly poignant,
because of a statement from the editor.
The un-named editor explains
that it is the first edition in more than 7 years,
because of a paper shortage from ‘the war’.
Apparently, the previous Lux Knitting book
sold out in a few short weeks,
and …read more
