Victorian Alphabets, Monograms, and Names for Needleworkers from Godey's Lady's Book and Peterson's Magazine

Author: Rita Weiss
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486230724
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 121

Book Description
The Victorian woman put initials on nearly every piece of linen and clothing she owned ? everything from handkerchiefs and blouses to tablecloths, napkins, and towels. The modern needleworker may not be quite so avid about initialing everything, but initials and monograms are still attractive and popular ways of decorating common items. This book brings you a large selection of alphabets, initials, monograms, and common names from Godey's Lady's Book and Peterson's Magazine, the most popular American women's magazines of the Victorian era. Each is available in a variety of letter forms, so that you may find the most suitable for your sewing needs: scripts, floral, geometric, Old English, block, ornamental, and many more. Although eminently usable for embroidery, there are also a number of alphabets for crochet and needlepoint. You will find these motifs of the highest quality ? both easy to use and productive of professional-looking results. For traditional embroidery and sewing needs, these alphabets, monograms, and names are ideal but you will also find them applicable to a number of modern uses: for decorating blue jeans and hats, for patches, and even a variety of non-sewing needs.

Victorian Alphabets, Monograms and Names for Needleworkers

Author: Godey’s Lady’s Book
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486156303
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 121

Book Description
Culled from two popular American women's magazines of the Victorian era, here are alphabets, initials, monograms, and common names in various letter forms — script, floral, geometric, Old English, block, ornamental, more.

Decorative Alphabets Charted Designs

Author: Barbara Christopher
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486256313
Category : Alphabets
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
Charted designs for 29 distinctive alphabets. Letters on balloons, trains, more. Ideal for counted cross-stich, needlepoint. Instructions, color keys.

Encyclopedia of Embroidery Stitches, Including Crewel

Author: Marion Nichols
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486139778
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 233

Book Description
Precise explanations and instructions, clearly illustrated, on how to work chain, back, cross, knotted, woven stitches, and many more — 178 in all, including Cable Outline, Whipped Satin, and Eyelet Buttonhole. Over 1400 illustrations.

24-Hour Knitting Projects

Author: Rita Weiss
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486800334
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Reprint: Originally published: New York: Sterling Pub., 2004.

24-Hour Quilting Projects

Author: Rita Weiss
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486800318
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
It doesn't have to take months or years to make a quilt ― believe it or not, these patterns require only 24 hours or less! Whether you're an absolute beginner or an experienced quilter, these simple instructions for 20 projects offer everything you need to know from start to finish. You'll discover innovative, time-saving techniques that make fast work of cutting and sewing heirloom-quality quilts. Full-color photos illustrate directions for pinwheel layouts, zig zag arrangements, patchwork designs, and appliqué motifs. Create wall hangings, decorative throws, and traditional quilts of all sizes that will add charm to any room. This wealth of projects — many of which can be finished in just six hours—offers designs that look as if they took months to stitch. In addition to their keepsake value, the quilts make wonderful gifts for all occasions.

24-Hour Crochet Projects

Author: Rita Weiss
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486800326
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Twenty-four quick and easy patterns include stylish hats, scarves, sweaters, and purses as well as afghans, doilies, and baby clothes. Includes full-color photos plus a helpful "Refresher Course."

New York Magazine

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76

Book Description
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Knitting in the Nordic Tradition

Author: Vibeke Lind
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486794911
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 140

Book Description
Richly illustrated with photos, charts, and drawings, this guide features more than 100 patterns for children's and adults' sweaters, jackets, caps, mittens, stockings, and shawls. Includes suggestions for adaptations to individual tastes.

Victorian Monograms Motifs and Borders

Author: Susan Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781080450350
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 53

Book Description
Monograms have always been a fashionable way for embroiderers to personalize fashion and home decor. In contrast to the subtle white-on-white embroidery often found on bed linens and handkerchiefs, the exuberantly colorful designs that follow are more modern than you might expect from Victorian needlework.This collection is reproduced from German textile designer Friedrich Fischbach's work titled "Bunt-Stickerei-Vorlagen" (colorful embroidery patterns) published around 1870. These individual letters, entwined monograms, motifs and borders are a remarkable resource for modern needleworkers to use on their own projects. Designs charted on graph paper are a universal language which can be translated into needlepoint and counted cross stitch, with each square on the pattern representing a single stitch. Author's Note: Please be aware that older alphabets may not contain all letters. For example, "I" and "J" were often considered interchangeable, and many alphabets contain only one or the other, not both. The elaborate diagonal monogram series ("L" and "M" are shown on the front cover) does not include "J", "X" or "Y".