Weldon S Practical Needlework Volume 1

PieceWork magazine brings you Victorian needlework at its finest with these special compilations of Weldon's Practical Needlework. In this volume you'll find an abundance of simple, practical knitting patterns, with an emphasis on socks, mittens, and other small accessories, as well as several lovely counterpane squares. Patterns are exact replicas of the premier needlework magazine from turn-of-the-century England. Each volume is filled with hundreds of vintage projects, illustrations, information on little-known techniques, fashion as it was in the late 1800s and brief histories of needlework.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This tenth volume in the Weldon's Practical Needlework series showcases premiere needlework newsletters from turn-of-the-century England that include exact reproductions of hundreds of patterns. This volume offers exquisite applique embroidery; lots of crocheted edgings, insertions, and even baby rattles; hairpin-crochet edgings; and a wide array of knitting--from a knitted tassel to adorable booties for baby. There is also a section on pincushions, sections on beginning point lace and beginning ribbon plaiting, and tips on practical leather work.

Knitted socks, a crocheted vest, a beaded archway curtain, and lace collars are among the more than 140 projects included in this knitting and crocheting idea book for bent iron.

Part of an ongoing series of exact reproductions, this book presents hundreds of patterns and projects for Victorian needlework. Included are patterns for ivory, canvas, crocheting, knitting, and macramé lace.

Eighteenth-century needlework newsletters inspire this anthology of favorite Victorian era knitting and crochet projects that include instructions for creating an assortment of doilies, household items, knitted socks, waistcoats (vests) and white-on-white Mountmellick embroidery, drawn-thread work, and smocking projects.

A celebration of vintage needlework. Weldon's Practical Needlework was a popular Victorian magazine that offered knit, crochet, patchwork, and a variety of other needlework patterns for "useful articles". Published in England roughly between 1885 and 1915, it offered women of the growing middle class technical instructions and projects. Whether sturdy items of daily wear such as stockings, "a gentleman's waistcoat" or lady's vest, or more fanciful lacework and "d'oyleys", or truly odd items such as knitted tennis ball covers and knee-warmers, such projects allowed women to fill their leisure hours with useful work. Originally publishing small pamphlets 12 times a year, Weldon's eventually collected these into larger volumes. The popular leaflets could be found in many households, often surrounded by the very type of needlework they contained. Now available as an extravagant boxed set, Weldon's Practical Needlework: Deluxe Edition is a facsimile edition of the first 6 volumes of the series. In addition to knit and crochet, each volume contains a variety of decorative needlework: crewel, applique, cross-stitch, macrame, smocking, bead netting, and other lesser-known techniques. This box set serves as a historical document and a collector's item. Open a window to another time and place with Weldon's Practical Needlework: Deluxe Edition as you explore fashion, domestic life, and the history of needlework.

Part of an ongoing series of exact reproductions, this book presents hundreds of patterns and projects for Victorian needlework. Included are patterns for ivory, canvas, crocheting, knitting, and macrame lace.