A one-page crochet pattern by Vera Best for an Italian lace made of petal-shaped medallions joined with filling rows and finished with picot edging and a heading. Written directions are given in ten numbered rounds or rows. The page also carries a reader "Requests" column asking for patterns (knitted shell bedspread, filet crochet, tatting) and advertisements for shoes, a mail-order style book and a rag rug premium for Needlecraft subscriptions.

A single page from the September 1919 issue of Needlecraft with Mary Card's filet-crochet pattern for the Statue of Liberty, shown as a full-page chart. The instructions call for No. 60 mercerized cotton and a No. 12 or 13 needle, with a finished size of 28 by 12 inches. The piece is worked in blocks and spaces with lacets for the window openings, and the foundation chain is 266 stitches. The page also carries unrelated short pieces on trousseau lingerie and on converting old bureaus into other furniture.

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.

A one-page 1919 Needlecraft article by Mrs. Bertha Knorr giving row-by-row crochet directions for a collar worked in antique (spiderweb) filet. It starts with a chain of 98 stitches, widens to the shoulder points, and narrows toward the front, using No. 30 cotton. The page also carries the end of 'Two Designs for Yokes in Filet-Crochet', with buttonhole and edging directions and a reader's tip on adapting yoke patterns for children with finer thread. A mail-order clothing advertisement shares the page.

A short encyclopedia entry defining crochet as a system of looping with a hook. It explains the basic method of making a chain and working plain crochet, how twisting the thread and skipping loops produce varied and open patterns, and how work can be made in the round. It also compares crochet with knitting and mentions the materials and items it is used for.

A very short encyclopedia entry defining crochet. It gives the etymology of the word (French for hook) and describes crochet as fancywork in which linen, cotton, worsted, or silk thread is looped with a hooked needle to make decorative and useful articles. It notes that varied patterns and openwork come from twisting the thread or passing over loops.

Sixth series of Th. de Dillmont's Le Crochet in the Bibliothèque D·M·C, a small-format pattern book of narrow crochet laces (dentelles) and insertions (entre-deux) for fine linen and table linen. After an introduction and general notes, it gives row-by-row written instructions in French for models 1 to 60, keyed to eight plates of photographs. Plates 1 to 5 are worked freehand with D·M·C No. 70 lace thread; plates 6 to 8 are worked directly into the fabric edge, with corner formation instructions. The back pages list D·M·C thread products and other titles in the Bibliothèque D·M·C series.

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.

A one-page crochet pattern from Godey's Lady's Book (August 1872) for an infant's boot worked in single Berlin wool with a Penelope hook, No. 4. It gives materials and row-by-row instructions for the toe and ribbed body, the sole (a chain of eleven worked in double crochet), and the ankle cuff, finished with cords and ball tassels of colored wool. An engraving shows the finished boot.

Issue No. 21 (First Series) of the Needlecraft journal, published by the Manchester School of Embroidery, devoted to Irish crochet lace. It opens with a short history of the lace, credited to Mademoiselle Riego de la Blanchardiere, and covers materials such as padding thread, cork-handled crochet hooks, meshes and Emerald-green foundation cambric. It then gives row-by-row crochet instructions for a collar band, a large Irish lace collar, flowers, stars, a passion flower, filling stitches with picots, a shamrock border, spiral and other edgings, a vine leaf with grapes, and a pomegranate sprig, illustrated with 24 photographs. The issue ends with advertisements for threads, wools and embroidery supplies.

Two pages from the "Needlecrafters' Own Page" department of Needlecraft Magazine, November 1912, with reader-contributed lace patterns in written instructions. They include a tatted wheel collar for a child, a crocheted doily with a star border, wave-braid insertion and lace, filet-crochet insertions (Fleur-de-lis and Walls of Troy), and an Irish-point Triple-Leaf Lace. Each pattern is illustrated with a photograph, and the pages also carry period advertisements.

Row-by-row written instructions for a small filet-crochet collar worn across the back of a coat or waist, by Mary E. Fitch. It starts with a chain of 218 stitches, uses 7 spaces to the inch, and is worked in trebles and spaces with narrowing for the neck edge. A photograph and a filet working-pattern chart of a scroll-and-leaf border accompany the text, and the article concludes with notes on adjusting the narrowed edge and finishing with picots.

A 1914 pattern book of crocheted lace designs by Miss Ray L. Wilson of Philadelphia, with half-tone photographs of each finished swatch. It gives row-by-row instructions for about fifteen edgings and insertions, including Double Shell Point, Lot, Lo, Scallop, Pearl, Block, Diamond and Shell Point laces. Lot Lace and Lo Lace are worked as lettering in filet-style holes. A short glossary of crochet terms and abbreviations ends the book, followed by a Breyers ice cream advertisement.

Fifth volume of Madame Hardouin's album of fine Irish crochet lace, published for the Manufacture Parisienne des Cotons L.V. et M.F.A. After a short preface, it gives row-by-row crochet instructions in French for motifs used as edgings, insertions (entre-deux), yokes (empiècements) and blouse or bodice trimmings. Each pattern is illustrated with a photograph of the lace, and the pages near the end show finished items: a baby's cap, a handkerchief, a collar and a bib (rabat). The text refers readers back to the second volume for basic stitches such as the pavé and the arceau, and recommends specific thread numbers.

Sixth volume of an album of crochet patterns for antique Irish lace, written in French by Madame Hardouin and published for the Manufacture Parisienne des Cotons L.V. et M.F.A. It gives row-by-row instructions for series of motifs (stars, small motifs, arabesques, combinations), each followed by photographs of the finished motifs and of assembled pieces such as a child's collar, an insertion (empiècement), a lace edging, a baby bonnet (béguin), a berthe and a plastron. It also explains how to join motifs with the various net grounds (réseau), the picot edging and the ball picot (picot-boule). Patterns are worked in M.F.A. Irish thread, with recommended sizes given.

Second volume of an album of Irish crochet (guipure d'Irlande) patterns by Madame Hardouin, published for the Manufacture Parisienne des Cotons L.V. and M.F.A. It opens with a preface and an explanation of the basic crochet stitches (chain, single, treble, picot, crown, corded work), then gives numbered motifs 21 to 40 with row-by-row instructions and a photograph of each, including the triangle, fern, chestnut branch, caterpillar, tortoise, peacock wheel and oak leaf. It ends with fine Irish lace edgings and squares (petite dentelle courante, fer à cheval, carré à la rose, carré au trèfle). The text is in French and recommends specific thread and cord numbers for each motif.

A French-language pattern album of Irish crochet lace (guipure d'Irlande) by Madame G. Hardouin, third edition, issued for the Manufacture Parisienne des Cotons L.V. et M.F.A. After a preface and a page of basic stitch terms (chain, half treble, bride, picot, couronne), it gives written instructions for twenty numbered motifs, each with a photograph: helix, wild rose, poppy, pansy, clover, butterfly, tulip, fan, grapes, thistle and others. It ends with directions for joining the motifs into a ground network on a collar (rabat) and a photograph of a finished panel. Thread numbers are recommended for each motif, and advertisements for the manufacturer's products appear between sections.

Third volume of Madame Hardouin's album of Irish guipure (Irish crochet) lace motifs, in French, with written crochet instructions for patterns nos. 41 to 60. The motifs are mostly flowers, leaves and fruits (nasturtium, chrysanthemum, pansy, pomegranate, thistle, clematis, cherries), plus a dragonfly, a Louis XVI bow and a cornucopia with roses. Each pattern has a photograph of the finished piece. The volume closes with three net-ground insertions (clover, roses, grapes) with Irish lace appliqués, and the preface recommends M.F.A. Irish thread and L.V. cord.

A 1912 pattern booklet of crocheted edgings collected and arranged by Helen S. King, published by her needlecraft and lace studio in Springfield, Illinois. After a preface and illustrated instructions for basic stitches (chain, double, treble, double treble, triple-treble, picot), it gives row-by-row directions for towel edges (Nos. 1-16) and pillow-slip laces (Nos. 17-20), each accompanied by a photograph of the finished edging. The edgings are suited to towels, pillow slips, dresser covers, doilies, and dress trimmings.

Crochet instructions by Olive F. Ashcroft for a Cluny lace edging and a matching insertion, each with directions for turning a corner. Written row-by-row in abbreviated crochet notation using mercerized crochet cotton No. 10 or 15, with an optional scalloped edging worked along the lace. Suggested uses include teacloth trim, curtains, centerpieces and bedroom sets.

A single page with two short dictionary entries from Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary. One defines crochet-lace as hand-knitted lace, and the other defines the crochet-needle as a hooked needle used to draw thread through a loop in crochet-work.

Two pages from Needlecraft, September 1919, giving row-by-row instructions for a filet crochet pillow-cover with a Quartermasters' Corps emblem, by Mrs. L. M. Higgason. The pattern starts on a chain of 278 stitches and works 91 spaces across for 67 rows. It also gives an optional matching border and a picot-style edge. The pages also carry a knitted lace edging pattern (No. 3, For Grace McGregor) and advertisements for Corticelli yarns, Nadine face powder, Pepsodent and a pencil premium.

A one-page pattern from Godey's Lady's Book for a collar in imitation of Honiton lace, made from crochet sprigs and edging sewed onto Italian or Brussels net. It gives written instructions for the edging, the flower-and-leaf sprig, and an open-hem, plus directions for tacking the pieces onto a paper pattern and net to assemble the collar. An engraving shows the finished collar with scalloped edge and floral sprigs.

A D.M.C Library manual on making Irish crochet lace, edited by Th. de Dillmont. It covers tools and threads, and gives row-by-row instructions for the motifs: wheels, flowerets, leaves, sprays, calyxes and tendrils, all with photographs. Further sections cover picot stitches, crochet network grounds, footings and scalloped borders, and machine-made grounds as substitutes. Seven plates of finished laces come with working directions and thread specifications. The patterns are reproduced as tracings, including full-size versions on linen, and the book ends with D.M.C thread and publication advertisements.

Row-by-row filet crochet instructions for a set of 'Overall-Boys' panels, beginning with the Color-Bearer figure (No. 1), from Needlecraft Magazine, August 1922. The text suggests uses such as bedspread borders, scarf ends, pillow panels and curtain edgings, and gives sizes for different thread gauges. The scan also includes the conclusions of a filet crochet Wild-Rose tea-cosy (with a shell border) and a tatted rose-motif medallion collar, plus period advertisements.

A two-page article from Needlecraft Magazine (November 1912) on crocheting novelties with ivory rings for holiday gifts. It gives row-by-row instructions for a handkerchief-bag with a dahlia center and acorn pendants, two finger-purses, a curtain-band or napkin-rings, a hexagon hat-band, and several neckwear bows and velvet slides, many using the pineapple motif. Photographs illustrate the finished pieces.

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.

Row-by-row crochet instructions by Anna Ferrari for an 85-inch buffet scarf in Italian filet, worked lengthwise from a chain of 1023 stitches in 87 rows using spaces and trebles. The directions suggest thread sizes (linen No. 25 or crochet cotton No. 10), ways to widen the scarf, and a method of working across from a charted paper pattern. The scan continues on page 2 with the end of the instructions, the concluding section of a hemstitched linen article, and the editor's answers to readers' questions about treble stitch, knitted checks and corrections to earlier patterns.

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.

Filet-crochet instructions by Blanche Kendall-Job for a tea-cosy with a wild-rose design, matching a triangle and border from the previous month's issue. It gives a foundation chain of 326 stitches and row-by-row directions of spaces, treble stitches, lacets and bars through row 80, followed by a shell border with picots, padded lining and ribbon finish. The scan also includes the conclusion of a filet-crochet pattern, the end of a tatted rose-motif collar article, and period advertisements.

A one-page needlework instruction from the Work Department of Godey's Lady's Book (April 1890) for a trimming made from crochet and mediaeval braid. It gives row-by-row directions for the heading, which is worked into folded braid picots, and for a scalloped edge. A small illustration shows the folded braid with a picot edging.

Row-by-row filet-crochet instructions from Needlecraft, September 1919, for two yokes (No. 1 and No. 2) by Mrs. L. B. Hague. They cover fronts, backs, shoulder straps, joining, buttonholes and picot edgings, worked in No. 30 crochet cotton at about 7 spaces to the inch. The scan also includes a second pattern, a collar in antique (spiderweb) filet by Mrs. Bertha Knorr, plus a reader's tip on adapting yoke patterns for children with finer thread. Advertisements for Mennen talcum and Knickerbocker Mail Order appear on the pages.

Fourth volume of Madame Hardouin's album of Irish guipure crochet lace, with photographs and written crochet instructions in French for numbered motifs (Nos. 61-77). Motifs include sweet peas, a field butterfly, jonquil, hyacinth, sun, palm, hazelnuts, lizard, water lily, iris, bindweed and a Brazilian butterfly, meant as appliqués for clothing and collars. The final section gives filet (net) insertions (entre-deux) with Irish guipure appliqués: the rose, cyclamen, violets, an Empire design and a Japanese design. A preface advises on thread (M.F.A. Irish thread, L.V. cord) and refers readers to earlier volumes for basic stitches.

A printed leaflet with crochet directions for the Bourbon Rose Tidy, Design No. 8 in a series of twelve tidy patterns by Nellie Arnold, made with Glasgo Twilled Lace Thread No. 40. It gives round-by-round instructions for the large and small rose wheels that are joined into a square, followed by a glossary of crochet terms. The first page lists the full series and has a photograph of the finished tidy, and the last page carries customer testimonials for the thread.

A single magazine page from Needlecraft (September 1919) with crochet instructions by Angeline L. Townsend for a yoke made of novelty braid medallions joined with filet crochet. It gives row-by-row directions for the front, back, shoulder straps and corner filler pieces, plus lazy-daisy forget-me-not embroidery. The page also carries the end of 'A New Collar in Filet-Crochet', a reader tip on buttonholing scallops, and advertisements for a Harold Bell Wright novel and an aluminum cookware set.

Second volume of a French pattern album of coarse crochet lace by Mme G. Hardouin, published by the Manufacture Parisienne des Cotons L.V. It gives written instructions (chain, stitch and bar counts) with full-size photographs for home furnishing and dress pieces: round collar, insertions, round bag, chair-back cover, cushions, lampshades, dress band, bed-cover squares, fringes, a 16th-century frieze with chimeras, a mantel band, and a blind or sofa band. Each pattern names the thread, either lustred linen thread or crochet cordonnet in M.F.A. sizes. A preface explains the two-volume series, and the last page lists other albums from the publisher.

Lesson XXV of The Lace Maker, a serial lace-making instruction book, devoted to Irish crochet lace. It gives photographs of collars, cuffs, chemisettes, a hat crown, a blouse, insertions, edges, beadings, medallions and a matching centerpiece-and-doily set. The text explains foundation stitches, the Clones knot background, padding-thread technique and assembly on paper or muslin shapes, and stitch-by-stitch directions for roses, scrolls and other motifs. It also distinguishes Baby Irish, guipure and heavy Irish crochet.

Selected pages from an 1890 household encyclopedia containing a chapter of written patterns for crochet and knitted lace, credited to Mrs. A. K. Stauffer. It gives row-by-row directions for edgings and insertions such as medallion, Vandyke, punnet, wheel, beaver, spider web, shell, pineapple, clover-leaf, crazy and strawberry lace, many worked on novelty braid, along with a crocheted shoulder cape, neck ruching, an afghan, and a tidy. Knitted laces for flannel skirts, tortoise shell, Tunisian, woolen and lattice lace are also included. Most patterns are accompanied by photographs of the finished lace, and the volume's title page is included.

A short fictional narrative from Needlecraft Magazine in which members of the Mendon Merry Christmas Club share inexpensive handmade gift ideas. It gives crochet instructions for a ribbon-threaded needlebook, a hat-shaped needlebook, a rose needlebook, a pin-case and a wishbone thimble-holder. Other projects include a wishbone pen-wiper, an embroidered memorandum-block, a netted shopping-bag with Solomon's knot handles, felt baby shoes and a butterfly sachet. Page 2 closes with short columns on home dressmaking and embroidery hints, plus period advertisements.

Issue No. 27 of the Needlecraft journal, published by the Manchester School of Embroidery, is the second series on Irish crochet lace. It introduces the Clones knot and gives written round-by-round directions for a coat collar built from five sprigs, a baby's dress trimming, a dress trimming with scrolls, a deep border design, a necktie end, and a dessert d'oyley or pincushion top. It is illustrated with 26 photographs of the finished lace, and it opens with notes on materials and tools. The last pages carry advertisements for threads, wools and needlework supplies.

Pages from the August 1922 issue of Needlecraft Magazine with Edward Ellis Ford's filet crochet instructions for a scarf-end, inset, lace and insertion in a horn-of-plenty design, given as row-by-row written directions in trebles and spaces. The scan also holds two other needlework articles: Grace Eastman Macomber's piece on white Madeira-style solid-and-eyelet embroidery for a dining-room set, and a design for an Oriental (Japanese-style) embroidered luncheon set with a crocheted edging. Pattern numbers and prices for stamped goods are listed, and suggestions for using the crochet pieces are included.

February 1914 issue of The American Woman, a monthly women's magazine published in Augusta, Maine. It contains serialized and short fiction, a needlework department (crochet, tatting, embroidery, lace edgings, centerpieces), a homemaker's column with household recipes and remedies, a gardening column, dress-pattern pages, a children's corner, and many advertisements and subscription premium offers. Textile content is limited to the needlework and embroidery-design pages.

A single page from Needlecraft Magazine, August 1922, with the "Answered by the Editor" reader-question column. The editor explains treble, double and single crochet stitches, how to knit a two-color check or basket-weave scarf, and corrections to a shamrock edging and an insertion pattern. The page also carries the ends of two articles, on twisted hemstitch and picot table linens and on an Italian filet buffet scarf with row-by-row directions, plus an advertisement for Reelastic elastic.

A booklet of crochet and tatting instructions for lace trimmings on Catholic altar linens, issued by the Order of Saint Veronica (Our Sunday Visitor, Huntington, Indiana). It opens with a foreword and a letter explaining the society's mission, then covers cutting and folding altar linens, simple edges, stole collars, sick-call towels, tatted edgings, crocheted cinctures, and Irish crochet. Larger projects follow, including filet and mesh altar cloth laces (Cross and Heart, I.H.S., Diamond Frontal, Grape Design), pineapple and wheel laces, medallions, and a cut-work altar cloth. Written row-by-row directions accompany photographs of the finished pieces, and the booklet ends with a poem, 'Weaving for the Master'.

Josephine Weal Ryan describes chain (crochet) weaving, a form of hand weaving in which crocheted chains serve as both warp and weft and are darned over and under on a simple frame or two-roller loom. She lists the equipment (bone crochet hook, punched cardboard spacer, smooth stick, shuttles, needles), gives step-by-step directions for two scarves with shaped ends, and describes a child's sleeveless bed jacket with woven trim bands. Yarns are specified (Bernat Heather, Spanish Stocking Worsted) along with finishing by steam pressing. Photographs show the finished articles.

Two pages from The Delineator's crochet column (No. 68) giving instructions for several projects. They include a round crocheted mat for a toilet bottle edged with yellow silk, a beaded crochet net-work for a jersey or waist, a linen center-piece with a hair-pin (Maltese) crochet border, and a Smyrna lace edging worked in 13 rows. The column opens with a list of crochet abbreviations and an explanation of asterisks and repeats.

A pattern booklet of crochet designs built from daisy-shaped motifs made on the Crazy Daisy Winder, a spoked tool for winding yarn or thread into flowers. It gives written instructions with materials lists for about 28 projects: tablecloths, doilies, a bedspread, afghans, rugs, sweaters, a bed jacket, baby sets, slippers, pot holders, a beret and bag, scarves and table sets. Photographs and block-joining charts accompany many patterns. The booklet is published by the manufacturer of the winder, Ralph C. Springer Co. of Culver City, California.

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.

A single page from Needlecraft Magazine with instructions by Mrs. Ruth Bell for a round medallion and a strip of insertion worked in coronation braid combined with tatting-style double knots, rings, chains and picots. Suggested uses include blouse trimming, towel ends, scarf borders, cushion covers and hand-bags. The page also includes a knitting pattern for Francesca Lace (Lillian Hilt), the end of a tatted collar pattern, a mending hint, and a transfer-pattern coupon.

A short 1883 instruction booklet (second, enlarged edition, Crochet Series No. 2) on crocheting with twine, compiled and edited by Marie Louise Kerzman and published by Henry Bristow of Brooklyn. It explains basic crochet stitches, abbreviations, suitable twine and needles, and gives row-by-row directions for eleven lambrequin (valance) edging designs, each illustrated, plus fringe-making instructions. It ends with a section on netting a hammock with a seine needle and mesh board.