Ah, knitting books . . . being an avid knitter and book lover, I have quite a few. Victorian knitters could relate—I am sure.
Mid-century homemakers decorated their household linens and handkerchiefs with embroidery, crochet, tatting, hairpin lace, and more—a discreet way to show off their needlework skills.
If you've admired the beaded dresses on Downton Abbey or Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, you're falling in love with tambour work too.
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Banish the winter blues with a sunny pattern from Weldon’s
Nancy shares patterns for the technique from the Iowa-based heritage center.
Eyelets and a fancy crocheted edging add a lacy touch to Ann Budd’s Knit a Ribbed Scarf with a Crocheted Edging, adapted from Weldon’s Practical Needlework.
Although knotted laces have the advantage of being stable, they have the disadvantage of taking a long time to make. Looped lace may be fast to make, but it lacks stability.
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