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Steph Walker

Practicing sustainability. Running an eBay store. Digging in the garbage to save things. Repairing items. Ph.D. in Soft Materials Science + Robotics
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Photo of a page from the Star Needlework Journal from 1920, with three women showcasing outfits made using filet crotchet.

Patterns from Star Needlework Journal, 1920 (Free!)

January 05, 2023 in Design

A few weeks ago I went to an estate sale run by the family of the deceased in a 55+ park. There wasn’t much left in the house, but there was a box of antique needlework and crotchet magazines dating all the way back to the 1910s and 1920s. I was going to buy the whole box but because of my interest in the magazine contents the family decided to give them to me for free. Most of these types of magazines do sell on eBay but for me they are not necessarily worth the time and postage to individually go through them. Many people use them for the ads and fashion references. I thought that scanning and posting these online would keep the information in these magazines alive a little longer (they are disintegrating as we speak!) and let people access these old patterns for free. My personal favorite in this issue is the lion table runner. I also admire any craft that gets us making our own items and buying less stuff. I did check the copyright information on this issue and because it is from 1920, and I did not find a copyright renewal record, I believe this has gone into the public domain. (If I am wrong of course I will take it down.) So, I am posting the PDF of the issue as-is here, including an extra page and some missing information, for your reference, enjoy!

Tags: needlework, crafts, 1920s, star, patterns, free
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