Thinking Outside the Box with Vintage Crochet Patterns

re: Thinking Outside the Box with Vintage Crochet Patterns

KiwiLittleThings — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:12:21 GMT

Hi ! I love vintage crochet and purchased the Weldon's seventh serie, hoping I would find the pattern for that beautiful "out of square" doiley. Unfortunately I can't spot it in the book. English is not my mother tongue, so maybe I'm confused... I would be very grateful if f someone has the ebook and could indicate me where is the pattern of the doiley

Thanks !

re: Thinking Outside the Box with Vintage Crochet Patterns

Nancy Mills — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:19:47 GMT

I love Weldon's!! And upon occassion I find a vintage magazine tucked away in a used bookstore or antique shop. Other wise I collect the vintage work I discover and take it home to love, enjoy and ... COPY!!

I have two very delicate dolies that are framed and also framed three pieces my grandparents made - one from about 1940 called Pond Lily, and the others about 1910.

The delicacy of the work amazes me - I feel clumsy next to the dolies my grandfather made as a wedding gift to my grandmother from sewing thread while he was in the Army.

I want to carry on this tradition - and it is a passion for me.

re: Thinking Outside the Box with Vintage Crochet Patterns

Char55 — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:29:50 GMT

I love the look of lacework, but am afraid I wouldn't have the patience (or the eyesight) for such delicate work.

A beautiful example was posted recently in the CrochetMe Forums. The poster said that it was a 1917 pattern that had been reprinted in a magazine. She did a wonderful job!

The link to see the beautiful result is:

www.crochetme.com/.../137111.aspx

re: Thinking Outside the Box with Vintage Crochet Patterns

RuthC@32 — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:22:03 GMT

I regularly use Vintage patterns for the items I make for my Etsy shop, Scarletrabbit...I love "reinventing" them as pieces to wear---my most recent cuff and choker set starting out as an edging insert!

If you are willing to experiment with these old patterns you will be delighted with what you create once you get past the challenge of how they are written. Sometimes you have to rip out what you make and start again, but what you end up with is beautiful.