Here is is a vintage homemade scrap book of mostly crochet patterns, with other types of needlework, fashion, recipes, etc. Needlework articles are collected in the front of the scrapbook, with recipes, period articles, and household hints in the back.
Oversized pages from magazines mostly from the 1920s (and and few 1930s) have been collected in a three-ring binder; many patterns appear to be crochet. Patterns include crochet bedspread designs from Yugoslovia, scarf end in Irish crochet, knitted wrap and sweater blouse, Dorondo embroidery, fernleaf lace, knitted baby coat and bonnet, Cluny lace doily, child's bedspread with animals, beaded crochet bags, tatting for garments or household decoration, tatted camisole yoke, lamp magic for needleworkers, novelties in wooden beads, beflowered bedroom things of crepe, snapdragon lace, recipe for junket for children, Oriental Drawnwork or Swedish Weaving, Mrs. Herbert Hoover's Colonial Quilt and Its History, children's frocks and jumpers for 1923, felt applique, ribbon flowers, flower trimmings made of yarn, a linen road map of your neighborhood, the humble button mold, French flowers we too can make, how to make a lamp shade, Why Do Babies Cry?, simple stitchery for children's frocks, embroidered vegetable bags for the ice chest, initial monograms, Lingerie as Paris makes it, Christmas collars and handkerchiefs, Merry Christmas with Silhouettes, punched embroidery, learn the butterfly art craft, Refreshments for the Hallowe'en Hostess, Casserole Your Own, banana recipes, Lent recipes, The Lure of the Luscious Dessert, Electrify Spring Cleaning Days, Sandwich Spreads for All Occasions, Gay Flower Garnishes and Food Fancies, Tempting Gelatines for Desserts, New Kitchens for Old, Raise Your Own Honey, How to Give a Successful Luncheon, Too Many Inches Around, etc.
Magazines include Needlecraft Magazine, Woman's Home Companion, The Modern Priscilla, The American Woman, Woman's World, The Girls' Companion, Country Gentleman, the Ladies' Home Journal, The Delineator, McCalls, Pictorial Review, The American Needlewoman, etc.
There are many wonderful vintage ads and fashions includes on these pages, such as Philipsborn's New York styles, Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Fels-Naptha soap, Sealy Mattress, Clark's Crochet, Carnation Milk, Salzer's Seeds, Stillman's Freckle Cream, Campbell's vegetable soup, 1922 Pyrex ad, Hamilton Garment Co., Radiola radio, the new West Electric Bobbed Hair Curler, Fairy Soap, Pepsodent, Montgomery Ward catalog, Black Flag Insecticide, Elizabeth Arden, Cream of Wheat, Puffed Rice, Heinz retailer tomato ketchup, Alaska Cork Insulated Refrigerator, Morton's Salt, etc.
Over 130 double-sided pages. In some cases, if a small portion of an article continued on another page, that portion was clipped and glued to the body of the article Almost all articles are inserted in the binder, with a few "newer" (meaning, 1930s) articles tucked into the front.
Product code: Vintage 1920s Homemade Scrapbook of retailer Crochet Patterns & Recipes, Needlework, Household Hints OOAK