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Answered by the Editor
Answered by the Editor
Article · 1 page
A single page from the September 1919 issue of Needlecraft magazine with the reader-question column 'Answered by the Editor'. It gives instructions for afghan stitch and pineapple stitch in crochet, a method of needle-tatting with a darning needle, and replies on selling contributed designs and on reproducing patterns from other publications. A reference list, 'Directions for Stitches in Crochet', defines chain, slip, single, double, treble and longer treble stitches. The page is surrounded by period advertisements.
Answered by the Editor, For the Home Dressmaker, Hints for the Embroiderer, What Other Needleworkers Have Found Out
Answered by the Editor, For the Home Dressmaker, Hints for the Embroiderer, What Other Needleworkers Have Found Out
Article · 4 pages
Four pages from the November 1913 issue of Needlecraft magazine, covering general needlework and home sewing. Content includes a subscription-premium notice, a reader's account of the Deerfield 'Blue and White Society' embroidery enterprise, gift-making ideas from a sewing club (netted shopping-bag, felt baby shoes, memorandum block), dressmaking and embroidery hints, a Madeira embroidery piano-scarf by Leona Bush, a reader-tips column, bridal and flower-girl dress patterns, and the editor's answers to reader questions. No weaving content.
Directions for Stitches in Crochet
Directions for Stitches in Crochet
Article · 1 page
A one-page item from the Needlecraft magazine of September 1919 combining a reader question-and-answer column with a glossary of basic crochet stitches. The column gives directions for afghan and pineapple stitch in crochet, explains how Needlecraft helps contributors sell their work, and describes making needle-tatting with a darning needle. The closing section defines the chain, slip stitch, single, double, treble, half treble, long treble, double treble and triple treble crochet stitches.

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