Vintage Knitting Books
Posted in Posters on 04/06/2009 11:19 pm by admin
In My Mailbox – August 26th – Back To School
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Reynolds – A Vintage Collection (#82389) – Knitting Book from Reynolds $8.00 A Vintage Collection booklet from Reynolds includes 3 fabulous sweater designs for women. The sweaters in this booklet feature timeless styling and silhouette. Knit in Whiskey, a soft, heathered 100% wool with a contemporary color pallette, they are perfect update to any wardrobe…. |
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Gertie’s New Book for Better Sewing: A Modern Guide to Couture-Style Sewing Using Basic Vintage Techniques $21.24 Gretchen “Gertie” Hirsch is a passionate home seamstress, a sought-after sewing teacher, and the creator of one of the web’s most popular sewing blogs: Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing. The blog began as a way for readers to follow Hirsch’s progress as she stitched all 14 fashions from the iconic 1950s sewing book Vogue’s New Book for Better Sewing (a Julie & Julia–esque experimen… |
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200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws, and Afghans: Crochet Squares to Mix and Match $12.98 From Art Deco-inspired geometric designs to traditional checkerboard stripes and elaborate motifs, this guide helps crafters rediscover crochet with more than 200 fabulous block patterns. Employing traditional styles and contemporary colors, crocheted blocks inspire crafters to create a dynamic palette of color, pattern, and texture by mixing, matching, and combining. Step-by-step instructions acc… |
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Sweet Shawlettes: 25 Irresistible Patterns for Knitting Cowls, Capelets, and More $12.95 Knitwear designer Jean Moss shares 25 creative knitting patterns for shawlettes, capelets, cowls, collars and more. The garments are grouped by style: Country, Couture, Folk and Vintage. A great resource for knitters of all skill levels, with helpful illustrations, charts, schematics and an appendix with instructions for special stitches…. |