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This set includes a fashionable wedding dress with an easy "ballooned" bottom skirt, veil, wedding flowers , and complete with a wedding cake to knit! Every one will want this dress to add to the collection! This uses baby yarn, knitting needles US # 5, and # 6. You will also need some netting...

Ahoy! An adorable nautical style set to wear when going on vacation or the next boat cruise! Set of 5 pieces, includes a full dress, nautical jacket that can be made easily with "or" without the collar, an easy fitting skirt, an easy crop top, and a cute, clever Sailor style hat! Great Spring and...

This pattern will allow you to recreate the Crossroads Bedspread, taken from the 1936 leaflet "No. 69" by the Spool Cotton CompanyEnjoyVintageCrochet

What a great way to show off your knitting skills than at your local yarn shop! Great to wear at the shop, or out to lunch and grocery shopping! This five piece set includes at "gansey" style tunic sweater, a two piece ribbed vest and skirt set, cozy afghan that also include directions for...

Now you can dress your doll in a different dress for every day of the week!Our week starts off in Book 1 with the Saturday Night Dance dress. A neat and pretty white dress with an easy rose colored trim. Add a satin ribbon bow, and this dress will work for any party and dance!Sunday,...

Designed by a 6 year old girl! With her love of dolls, (and her fondness of cotton candy), she’s now into designing doll fashions in luscious cotton candy colors, with yarn in a fuzzy texture of cotton candy! We thought it would be fun to take her designs and put them into patterns for all to use....

This wonderful slouch hat, inspired by the colorful patchwork caps seen at Renaissance fairs around the country, requires extremely basic knitting skills. The only complicated factors relate to slipping and picking up stitches. There is also a three needle bind-off needed at the end. The pattern...

First-time knitters and those new to the craft often start with a pattern like the garter stitch scarf. This simple pattern is quite basic in that is requires only the knit stitch. The end result, however, has a more complicated looking ribbed design and is an attractive fashion accessory that makes...

The beauty of Indigo quilts is undeniable. Step inside the Poos Collection of quilts, one of the largest privately held collections in the world. Explore the origins of the fiber and fabric presented by two members of the American Quilt Study Group. Featuring stunning quilts circa 1750 to 1890, this...

This book contains a classic article on the subject of quilting, being an exploration of its history, popularity, development, traditions, and influence. this illustrated article is worthy of a place in any collection, and is not to be missed by those with an interest in the history of the textile...

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

A beautiful book of seasonal projects for using the brilliant spectrum of colors derived from plants to naturally dye your clothing and home textiles. Organized by season, *Natural Color *is a beautifully photographed guide to the full range of plant dyes available, drawn from commonly...

Features over 135 specific recipes — gathered from historical sources — for cotton, wool, other fabrics. Genuine premodern handicrafts. 12 illustrations.

This volume presents papers delivered at the 24th Annual Klutznick-Harris Symposium, held at Creighton University in October 2011. The contributors look at all aspects of the intimate relationship between Jews and clothing, through case studies from ancient, medieval, recent, and contemporary history....