Tag Archives: 1890s needlework designs

free victorian crochet lace pattern

Victorian Crochet, Knit, and Lace Making Patterns

Here are some scans showing mostly lace making patterns and crochet designs from the early 1890s for various things, including how to knit and crochet childrens booties and baby clothes! This series of scans from the 1892 Delineator Fashion Magazine start with patterns for a crochet fascinator and infant’s blanket. The crochet and knit section [...]

how to make a yarn doll - 1890s

Yarn Doll instructions, Brazilian Embroidery Patterns, Fur trimmings, Seasonable Millinery, and How to Care for Canaries – misc

Starting out with yarn doll illustrations and how to make one for your tot from cotton yarn or cord – with shoe button eyes! The next page is an illustrated article on “Cozy Corners and Artistic Nooks”, followed by a pattern or design for Brazilian Embroidery, to be made of gold thread. Fashionable dress fabrics [...]

1890s hat fashion illustrations

Illustrated Miscellany: 1892 Hat Fashions, Victorian Embroidery, Dressmaking at Home, and other household crafts

Wow! These 10 pages of Fashions for January 1892 from the Delineator were truly illustrated miscellany! These include the latest hat fashions of the early 1890s, a discussion and description 0f different kinds of decorative bows, an illustration of a walking skirt and yolk waist, and a very full article on dressmaking at home. The [...]