Weldons Practical Needlework: Applique Embroidery, Crochet, Hairpin Crochet, Knitting, Leather Work, Pincushions, Point Lace and Ribbon Plaiting. This item is unavailable.Weldons Practical Needlework: Applique Embroidery, Crochet, Hairpin Crochet, Knitting, Leather Work, Pincushions, Point Lace and Ribbon Plaiting

In the late 1800s, an English company called Weldon's offered monthly newsletters that featured needlework patterns and instructions for projects. Later, the company inaugurated a series of books titled Weldon's Practical Needlework, each volume consisting of twelve issues of newsletters bound with a cloth cover. Every book is filled with hundreds of vintage projects, illustrations, information on little-known techniques, fashion as it was at the turn of the 20th Century, and brief histories of needlework. Volume 10 offers exquisite applique embroidery; lots of crocheted edgings, insertions, and even baby rattles; hairpin-crochet edgings; a wide array of knitting-from a really cool knitted tassel to adorable booties for baby; an entire section on pincushions (who would have guessed you can make a pincushion out of a beechnut?), sections on beginning point lace and beginning ribbon plaiting; and last but not least, "practical leather work." This volume is a cornucopia of ideas!