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Fancy Work
Fancy Work
The Designer, September 1903
Article · 2 pages
A two-page "Fancy Work" feature from The Designer (September 1903) with instructions for crocheted and knitted accessories. It gives directions for a net and zephyr fascinator, a crocheted ice wool circular shawl, a knitted bedroom slipper of Germantown yarn, a tie of net, lace and ribbon, and a knitted pointed lace edging. It opens with lists of crochet and knitting abbreviations, and most items are shown in photographs.
Some New Hand-Made Laces
Some New Hand-Made Laces
The Designer, May 1897
Article · 2 pages
A two-page article from The Standard Designer, May 1897, giving written instructions for five hand-made laces and trimmings: a crocheted silk star, shell-stitch hairpin lace, tatted picot point edging, crocheted picot and loop point, and crazy-stitch hairpin lace. Each pattern is given row by row or round by round in period abbreviations, with notes on suggested uses such as trimming for flannel underskirts, waists, children's collars and cuffs, and babies' dresses. Photographs show each finished piece.

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