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Priscilla Cotton Knitting Book
Priscilla Cotton Knitting Book
Monograph · 51 pages
A 1918 Priscilla Publishing Co. pattern book of knitted cotton, linen and silk articles, edited by Belle Robinson. It opens with an introduction and basic instruction in knitting (holding needles, casting on, plain, purl, ribbing, moss stitch, fagoting), then gives row-by-row directions for cameo (two-colour) knitting, lace insertions and edgings, filet knitting with charts, Torchon-pattern collars, baby bonnets, bags, doilies, counterpane blocks and large centrepieces. Most pages carry photographs of the finished pieces, with some charts for cameo and filet designs. Advertisements for the Priscilla Initial Outfit and Modern Priscilla magazine appear at the front and back.
Priscilla Irish Crochet Book No. 2
Priscilla Irish Crochet Book No. 2
Monograph · 52 pages
A 1912 Priscilla Publishing Co. pattern book of Irish crochet, edited by Eliza A. Taylor, collecting designs from The Modern Priscilla plus new ones. It gives written crochet instructions (abbreviated stitch notation) for edgings, insertions, beadings, flower and leaf medallions, butterflies, roses, collars, jabots, baby caps, doilies, purses and bags, buttons and hat pins. Each design is shown in a photograph, and the book assumes the stitches are explained in the first Irish Crochet Book. The end pages carry advertising for the Priscilla Fancywork Catalogue and The Modern Priscilla magazine.

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