vintage patterns and pattern books, needlework magazines, embroidery transfers

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  antique ladies fashion needlework magazine, 1920s Needlecraft issue with ads, sewing, lacemaking etc

  Vintage Needlecraft magazine from November 1925, a little worn (though not brittle), looks complete. Great ads, flapper era fashion illus...
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  Perfect Fit vintage sewing pattern making system, draft your own patterns alter style sizing

  Barely used (looks complete) 70s vintage pattern drafting system The Perfect Fit. Looks as though one jacket was begun, everything else i...
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  huge old book The Times London vintage 1905 Cyclopedia of Names Century dictionary of people, places

  Turn of the century vintage dictionary / encyclopedia from the London Times and the Century dictionary, the 'Cyclopedia of Names'...
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  1950s vintage Sears Craftsman tool catalog, 50 plus pages big book power hand tools

  Sears Craftsman tools catalog from 1951, 57 pages, well illustrated (no color). This has some wear - it's been stored in a garage for...
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  1940s vintage childrens craft pages lot, cutout paper doll farm animals, mini story books to make

  Lot of vintage paper craft 'toys' for children, probably all 1940s? These are paper dolls / animals (two pages), and little paper...
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  hippie vintage crafts 70s retro Embroidery, Quilting, Applique BH&G craft books lot

  Lot of three 70s vintage sewing craft books from Better Homes and Gardens - some very retro style projects here, with basic how-tos and c...
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  encyclopedia of crazy quilt stitches motifs for hand sewing ribbon embroidery, softcover booklet

  A Encyclopedia of Crazy Quilt Stitches and Motifs for embroidery, a softcover booklet from the American School of Needlework. Lots of fan...
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  1950s vintage Sewing Made Easy book, using a pattern, dressmaking etc w/ retro fashion illustrations

  Sewing Made Easy, 1950s vintage - this is really retro, so cute! Sewing before everything was made in stretch, when clothes were cut and...
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  Hardanger embroidery needlework booklets craft kit for hand stitched Christmas ornaments w/ frames

  Lot of Hardanger embroidery booklets and a kit to make Christmas ornaments with this traditional Scandinavian needlecraft. Kit is complet...
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  Scandi mod style Nordic modern home decor simple projects to sew, Urban Scandinavian Sewing book

  Newer softcover book Urban Scandinavian Sewing. Trendy modern style home decor, very simple to sew though pretty expensive to buy ready m...
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  classic vintage crochet patterns, booklet of favorite designs including filet unicorn, church lace etc

  Softcover booklet of greatest of all time crochet designs - lots of filet crochet, some really good patterns that are sometimes hard to f...
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  Needle felted animals to make, newer craft books on needle felting, designs tutorials

  Lot of two softcover books on needle felting, pets and other animals to make. These books make it look easy, and the little critters are...
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  Encyclopedia of Sewing Machine Techniques book, level up your sewing like an expert

  Encyclopedia of Sewing Machine Techniques, hardcover, 336 pages. Nice and clean, in good condition. Lots of very detailed diagrams and in...
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  70s vintage Butterick sewing pattern, stuffed toys, cat mouse couple cloth dolls w/ clothes

  Vintage Butterick pattern for cat dolls and mouse dolls as show on the front and the back of the pattern envelope. These are cute!...
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  sewing pattern lot, patterns for fabric handbags, purses, tote bags

  Lot of eight sewing patterns for purses and bags - some patterns used though all look complete. Most if not all of these are out of print...
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  home decorator sewing patterns lot, curtains, kitchen accessories, outdoor decor

  Lot of eight unused sewing patterns for home decor sewing - Burda, Simplicity and Butterick patterns. Valance curtains and shades, projec...
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  1940s vintage Simplicity sewing pattern for lingerie, tap pants panties or bloomers

  Vintage Simplicity 15 cent pattern (plain tissue paper, not printed) for ladies bloomers or panties, complete, with instructions. Envelop...
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  original vintage sewing patterns, retro boudoir pillows pleated texture, flower petal cushions

  Vintage Simplicity and McCall's sewing patterns for throw pillows (toss pillows, whatever). These are complete and uncut, though the...
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  vintage crochet booklets, lace doilies, tablecloths, linens, lot of digest size pattern books

  Lot of small needlework booklets, crochet lace designs from Coats &Clark, Lily Brand, Priscilla. Pretty, classic designs for tableclo...
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  hippie vintage crochet book home decor, pillows, hangings, afghans, quirky accessories

  1975 needlework book Decorating With Crochet. Tons of cute retro pieces for make for your home! This is clean and complete, has former ow...
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  vintage knit crochet pattern booklets 1960s retro Barbie Ken teen fashion doll clothes

  Lot of two vintage needlework booklets, outfits for Barbie and friends to knit and crochet. Cute period fashions for your vintage Barbies...
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  Patchwork Place quilting book, finishing your quilt bindings edgings, sawtooth borders

  Happy Endings - Finishing the Edges of Your Quilt, a vintage softcover from That Patchwork Place. This is one of those things that really...
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  70s vintage BH&G Christmas book holiday decorations to make retro decor craft projects

  1970s vintage Better Homes and Gardens book - Holiday Decorations You Can Make. Some really retro Christmas things here, ethnic style hol...
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  1970s vintage book of crafts techniques projects, mod hippie styles, retro!

  1975 craft project book - Jann Johnson's Discovery Book of Crafts with 65 fresh and exciting projects. Projects are still pretty exci...
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  McCalls Needlework book, crochet, knitting, tatting, embroidery, needlepoint

  1960s vintage McCall's Needlework Treasury, really good basics for most of the needle arts, as well as some really groovy patterns fo...
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  Giant Book of Crafts 70s vintage, working with glass, leather, metalwork etc

  Giant Book of Crafts vintage 1976, 480 pages of various useful arts and hand crafting techniques. If you're in a crafting rut, or jus...
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  vintage Dover book upcycle paper crafts cardboard box projects pattern diagrams

  1980s vintage Dover softcover, Cardboard Box Projects, 58 pages. Great modern style upcycles, eco-friendly!...
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  vintage needlework booklets lot crochet patterns lace doilies, bedspreads, tablecloths

  Lot of seven 40s - 50s vintage needlework booklets, all lace patterns to crochet for the home. These are the old Star and Coats and Clark...
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  Liberty of London prints home decor sewing projects out of print needlework book

  Vintage book The Liberty Home - distinctive sewing projects from classic Liberty fabrics. I've heard that JoAnns is now carrying Libe...
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  vintage McCalls Crochet book, instruction patterns, retro granny squares, hippie fashion

  McCall's Crochet Treasury, 1968 - this edition from 1977. Big hardcover book with tons of helpful info for crocheters both new and mo...
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  70s hippie vintage craft book, retro shoes sandals moccasins to make leather fabric

  1970s vintage book of footgear to make and wear - some really retro hippie styles here, and a ton of useful info about shoemaking in gene...
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  vintage Woman s Day book of soft toys, stuffed animals, dolls full size sewing patterns

  Woman's Day Book of Soft Toys and Dolls, this ex-library copy 1975, first published in 1963. So many cute vintage designs here, with...
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  lively letters alphabet cloth busy book vintage sewing pattern instructions

  1977 vintage book of patterns / instructions to sew a cloth alphabet book for children - each page with different activities such as zipp...
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  heirloom lace knitting patterns book, edgings, christening gowns dresses Victorian dolls

  Heirloom Knitting for Dolls, lots of lovely thread lace patterns here - some of which look easily adaptable to make christening gowns etc...
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  70s book nature crafting, crafts with found materials, hippie boho projects, ornaments

  1971 craft book, Creating With Cattails, Cones and Pods. 224 pages of fun, weird, even crazy projects using found materials in unexpect...
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  vintage crochet lace pattern book, tablecloths, bedspreads etc published in Japan 1980

  1980 Ondori book Crochet Laces for Interior Decoration, 132 pages. Lots of lovely designs here, with charts. Reminds me of the vintage Fr...
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  Indiancraft vintage book of camp craft projects w/ diagrams, illustrations

  The Complete How-To Book of Indiancraft by W Ben Hunt, a classic of vintage campcraft projects. This is a softcover in very good conditio...
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  70s vintage Better Homes & Gardens book, knit and crochet designs afghans home decor

  1977 BH&G craft book, 50 projects for (very retro looking!) home decor to knit and crochet. 'Indian pots', lots of afghans and gr...
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  vintage Holly Hobbie cloth doll & clothes, Butterick sewing patterns dated 1990

  Vintage Holly Hobbie 'rag doll' and wardrobe, lot of two Butterick patterns dated 1990. These are uncut, never used....
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  40s 50s vintage pink bunny suit costume sewing pattern, Ralphie A Christmas Story

  Mid-century vintage (no dated that I could find) Simplicity sewing pattern for kids costumes, including a pink bunny suit! It's marke...
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  large lot out of print sewing patterns all kitchen aprons, full & half aprons

  Large lot of sewing patterns for aprons - some of these are vintage, or vintage reprints from the pattern companies. Many of these are ou...
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  lot vintage Vogue Craft sewing patterns, designer pattern cloth dolls, doll clothes

  Lot of eleven out of print Vogue Craft sewing patterns, all dolls or doll clothes. Some are used, and envelopes marked up. All look compl...
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  large lot out of print sewing patterns, all aprons for children or mommy & me

  Large lot of sewing patterns for aprons for children or matching 'mommy and me' styles. Some of these are vintage, or vintage rep...
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  Wool Stitchery 60s vintage needlecraft book, crewel embroidery, slow stitching

  Wool Stitchery by Osma Gallinger Tod, no date on this copy, 60s vintage. This is a hard cover with dust jacket, nice and clean though joi...
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  antique & vintage sewing needles, old advertising notions counter packages & needle books

  Huge collection of antique and vintage packages of sewing needles, many worn or much used - but a ton of needles and good old advertising...
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  antique & vintage sewing needles, old advertising notions counter packages & needle books

  Huge collection of antique and vintage packages of sewing needles, many worn or much used - but a ton of needles and good old advertising...
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  1970s BH&G Better Homes and Gardens book Christmas crafts holiday decorations retro decor

  Great hippie / bohemian style holiday decor projects from Better Homes and Gardens - this book is dated 1974, 208 pages of REALLY RETRO C...
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  large lot vintage needlework booklets, thread crochet lace patterns doilies edgings

  Large lot of vintage Coats & Clark and Star type needlework pattern booklets in poor condition, complete but much used, and held together...
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  vintage Simplicity sewing pattern uncut dress me teaching doll, manipulative learning play

  Vintage Simplicity sewing pattern dated 1970, a pre-school learning doll teaching dressing, tying shoelaces, counting skills etc.. This i...
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  vintage crochet pattern booklet, crocheted lace motifs pineapple patterns

  1950s vintage Coats and Clark crochet booklet - Pineapple Squares, with fifteen designs in pineapple crochet. This has a little wear but...
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  vintage needlework book, crochet patterns Americana afghans traditional style bedspreads

  Vintage Bernat pattern booklet, crochet afghans photographed at Old Sturbridge Village. These are lovely, very elaborate - heirlooms in t...
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  1950s vintage Coats & Clark crochet booklet, doilies & lace patterns etc.

  Vintage Coats and Clark Crochet, Book 516, dated 1957. This is a soft cover booklet, 31 pages. Some cute, very mid-century style designs...
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  1960s vintage holiday craft book Things Children Can Make pack o fun type projects

  Vintage softcover booklet, 48 pages of Things Children Can Make For All Holidays. These are really retro, Pack o Fun style projects - the...
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  Dover book vintage crochet patterns, lace tablecloths and motifs for bedspreads, curtains

  Dover book of vintage crochet lace designs (now vintage in it's own right!), a reprint of several needlework booklets by Florence Wei...
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  crochet doily patterns, doilies vintage needlework booklets lot Star Coats & Clark

  Lot of six 40s - 50s vintage needlework booklets, all doilies patterns to crochet. These are the old Star and Coats and Clark booklets, c...
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  70s mod vintage Chrissy doll clothes wardrobe Simplicity sewing pattern dated 1973

  1973 Simplicity sewing pattern, clothes for a Chrissy doll. Very cute, totally 70s styles here! This has been used and very carefully kep...
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  lot vintage sewing needles, needle books collection w/ retro graphics & advertising

  Lot of vintage needle books - many of these have some of the needles used, or are a little worn. There's nine in all, shown altogethe...
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  vintage home decor sewing patterns, bedspreads to sew, embroidery transfers

  Lot of vintage bed spread patterns - the McCall's pattern is several styles of bedspreads to sew, the others have hot iron transfers...
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  vintage sewing patterns lot, cute pinafore aprons & kitchen / craft smocks

  Lot of five vintage patterns for aprons and cover ups, 1950s. These are size medium....
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  vintage sewing patterns lot, cute pinafore aprons & kitchen / craft smocks

  Lot of five vintage patterns for aprons and cover ups, 1950s. These are size medium....
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  1940s vintage McCalls patterns mannequin, composition doll Peggy sewing fashion model

  Here's 'Peggy', a 1940s vintage mannequin doll made to show off fashionable styles in WWII vintage McCall's sewing patte...
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  50s vintage sewing pattern, mod Italian sport shirts for him and her

  Vintage sewing pattern leaflet with scale diagram pattern and sewing instructions for Match-Mate Italian shirts in small, medium and larg...
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  lot of 1950s vintage Singer home sewing instruction booklets w/illustrations

  Lot of mid-century vintage, home sewing and dressmaking booklets published by the Singer Manufacturing Co. These are from the estate of a...
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  french curve sewing pattern tailoring tool, Fashion ruler w/ instructions

  Plastic Fashion ruler french curve for pattern making or altering sewing patterns... this has the original package with illustrated instr...
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  vintage sewing patterns lot, 60s retro girls dresses in plus sizes 'chubbies'

  Lot of twenty vintage sewing patterns, none in perfect condition (many have been used, and all envelopes have wear - th...
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  vintage sewing patterns lot, retro 60s 70s dresses, pants etc. 50+ patterns

  Lot of about 50 vintage sewing patterns, none in perfect condition (many have been used, and all envelopes have wear - though al...
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  60s vintage wedding dress pattern, McCall's sewing pattern for gown w/ detachable train

  60s vintage McCall sewing pattern for a wedding dress in a size 12 (32" bust). It's been neatly used, and is complete. The env...
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  vintage sewing patterns lot, 70s retro fashions in plus sizes, pantsuits & dresses

  Lot of 25+ vintage sewing patterns, none in perfect condition (many have been used, and all envelopes have wear - thoug...
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  vintage sewing patterns lot - 1940s 50s and early 60s dresses, accessories

  Lot of eight vintage sewing patterns for ladies fashions, 40s, 50s, early 60s....
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  vintage sewing pattern w/ embroidery transfer to make rag doll toaster cover

  1940s vintage needlework pattern to sew and embroider a toaster cover doll - very cute! This is complete, uncut,...
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  vintage sewing pattern w/ embroidery transfer for Mammy kitchen cook apron

  1940s vintage needlework pattern to sew and embroider a 'girl' apron, as it's called on the pattern. This is comp...
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  vintage sewing patterns lot, 60s 70s mod dresses & mini skirt dresses, pants

  Lot of 25 vintage sewing patterns, none in perfect condition (many have been used, and all envelopes have wear - though...
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  50s vintage Simplicity sewing pattern, easy stuffed toys animals, clown doll, dachshund dog, kitty

  Vintage Simplicity sewing pattern with simple easy to make stuffed toys, 8" to 12" tall. These are cute little animals and a clow...
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  antique sewing pattern, 1920s vintage ladies size 16 pajamas, trousers & jacket w/ frog closures

  Very old sewing pattern published by the Pictorial Review, 1924. This is an unprinted tissue paper pattern for oriental pa...
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  vintage doll clothes sewing patterns lot, fashion dolls Barbie & Ken wardrobe etc

  Lot of six vintage sewing patterns, all doll clothes (many fashion doll wardrobes). Most have been used, and not all envel...
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  vintage sewing patterns, retro 70s cowboy western style men's shirts & vests

  Lot of ten vintage sewing patterns, mostly 70s western yoke shirts, a few retro sport shirts and a few vests (one more dis...
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  70s vintage sewing craft patterns for retro stuffed animals & toys, Pooh, Snoopy dog

  Lot of three 70s vintage McCall's and Simplicity sewing patterns for stuffed toys, including Winnie the Pooh and...
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  DIY lampshades, Simplicity home decor booklet Crafting Lampshades step by step

  Simplicity Decor - Crafting Lampshades, a 28 page booklet with design patterns, step by step photos and instruction tutori...
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  vintage crochet booklets lot - patterns for pot holders, doilies, crocheted lace edgings and more

  Huge lot of 20+ 1940s and 50s vintage needlework booklets (Star brand, Coats and Clark thread etc.) with patterns f...
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  vintage needlework pattern booklets lot, knit & crochet for baby, knitting clothes for babies

  Lot of three vintage knit and crochet booklets from Coats & Clark, Red Heart, and Star thread, all 'woolies for babies'. Tons...
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  vintage crochet booklets lot - patterns for pot holders, doilies, crocheted lace edgings and more

  Lot of 20+ 1940s and 50s vintage needlework booklets (Star brand, Coats and Clark thread etc.) with patterns for gifts, doll cloth...
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  1940s vintage Crochet & Knitting for Every Woman, needlework handy book of fashions & gifts to make

  Vintage 1947 book of Crochet and Knitting for Every Woman - 300 things to make down to the last stitch. Knit, Crochet, Sew, pl...
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  vintage crochet pattern booklets, Star and Coats & Clark books of needlework patterns

  Lot of vintage pattern books for crochet lace and other fancywork and accessories... these are mostly 40s and 50s vintage bo...
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  vintage lot for crafts / scrapbooks, lined music staff score paper and old blank books

  Lot of assorted old music staff lined paper, for crafting, altered art, or hand writing your own songs....
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  old crochet potholders pattern booklets lot,40s vintage pot holders

  Lot of five 1940s vintage thread company crochet pattern booklets, showing some wear but complete. Lots of cute vintage potholders to mak...
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  40s-50 vintage crochet booklets lot, crocheted afghan patterns

  Lot of 1940s - 50s vintage thread crochet pattern booklets, showing some wear but complete. These are all afghans, from lovely old-fashio...
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  lot knitting / crochet pattern booklets, afghan - baby blanket patterns

  Lot of four needlework pattern booklets and leaflets, all afghans. These have some wear, and some have old prices marked on the covers....
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  Learn to Tat, tatted lace patterns how to booklet w/ tatting tutorial instructional DVD

  Learn to Tat booklet with DVD - this book has some great patterns for edgings and lace even if you already know something about tatting....

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  antique tatted lace patterns edgings doilies, vintage reprint tatting booklets lot

  Tatting Books #1, #2, #3 from the House of White Birches - these are full of lovely old designs for edgings and doilies etc.. Nice and cl...

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  vintage crochet lace edging patterns, Dover book of old needlework designs

  Dover softcover book of crochet lace edgings collected from vintage needlework booklets etc.. 45 pages, SO MANY designs here, all in a n...

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  1950s vintage childrens book sewing doll clothes dollmaking w/ patterns

  The Real Book About Making Dolls And Doll Clothes, dated 1951. So cute! Fun, simple sewing for beginning sewers of all ages....

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  50s vintage Golden Book of Crafts & Hobbies, camp craft projects, DIY how-to

  The Golden Book of Crafts and Hobbies with so many projects here that are really worth making - I think this would be as much fun for adu...

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  Make Doll Shoes workbooks 1 2, full size craft sewing patterns for antique vintage dolls slippers

  Two softcover books with full size patterns and instructions for making shoes for heirloom dolls. Nice for a doll collector or restorer,...

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  vintage sewing pattern lot historical fashions for reenactors costumes Folkwear, Past Patterns etc

  Lot of vintage sewing patterns - Folkwear and some small press designs, many out of print. Some of these have been used, but all are comp...

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  vintage sewing pattern, stuffed animal toy dogs mama baby beagle hound puppy

  Vintage sewing pattern (uncut, never used) for mama and baby hound dogs with floppy ears, so sweet! Complete with instructions....

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  fabric cornices pelmet drapery sewing pattern w/ instructions, Victorian curtain valances

  Unused M'Fay sewing pattern with several variations and instructions for Soft Cornices - I'd have called these pelmets as I don&#...

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  vintage needlework pattern booklet, crochet lace edgings 145 designs Royal Society

  145 designs for handmade crochet lace edgings and corner trimmings, a softcover booklet in very good condition. So many pretty patterns h...

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  vintage sewing patterns lot, 60s 70s 80s 90s fashion doll clothes for Barbie, Skipper

  Lot of 12 vintage patterns, Barbie doll size clothes (one pattern is clothes for Skipper). Lots of great retro styles here - just look at...

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  lot of Vogue sewing patterns, ladies hats, vintage style millinery

  Lot of six sewing patterns for hats - most of these are Vogue patterns. Some have been used, very neatly....

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  large lot out of print sewing patterns all kitchen aprons, full & half aprons

  Large lot of sewing patterns for aprons - some of these are vintage, or vintage reprints from the pattern companies. Many of these are ou...

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  collecting vintage sewing tools, two volume identification guide color photos reference books

  Vintage (out of print) collector's books - Sewing Tools and Trinkets. Lots of great photos and other information and history of vint...

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  Pixie Felt Biritte Krag Hansen craft book, needle felting gnomes, faces & dolls

  Pixie Felt - Using the Felting Needle, a hard cover book in very good condition. I'd call these gnomes, not pixies - but they're...

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  50s needlework booklet, Learn How to instructions tutorial embroidery, crochet, knitting

  1950s vintage soft cover needlework booklet Learn How crochet, knitting, tatting, embroidery. Cute retro stuff to make, so even your begi...

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  out of print vintage sewing / tailoring books lot, garment construction techniques

  60s 70s vintage sewing books lot - so much great info in these, with LOTS of diagrams and drawings. This is sewing from before the days o...

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  complete H P Lovecraft, horror sci-fi stories collected fiction hardcover book

  Newer (2008) collected fiction of H P Lovecraft, published by Barnes and Noble. This has gilt page edges and cool, gothy cover art! It...

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  1950s vintage needlework booklet, crochet potholders & Swedish embroidery kitchen towels

  1950s vintage Star needlework booklet, cute things to make for your kitchen. Crochet hot mats or pot holders and trivet covers - also Swe...

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  vintage craft book how to make silk flowers, illustrated instructions full size patterns

  From Silk to Flowers - Hand Rolled Silk Flowers for You to Make, a 1970s vintage softcover booklet with full size patterns, 41 pages in a...

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  1950s vintage Womans Day big book of crochet how-to techniques and patterns

  Woman's Day softcover book of crochet designs and general tutorials for stitches etc.. This is dated 1955. Cover is loose from the bo...

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