Tag Archives: Victorian home fashions

1890s advertisement scans

Victorian Advertisements: Dress Trimmings, Fur Coats, Beads, Stamps, New Mother Instructions, and More

This begins the extended end of the Winter issue of the 1892 Delineator fashion magazine. It starts with a full page advertisement for all kinds of pretty miscellany, including fur sets for children, fur trimmings, decorative nail heads, guimps, lace of all kinds, medici collars, and squares of printed China silk. The next page includes [...]

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Victorian Handcrafts, Flowers, Beauty Advice, and Moral Advice

Here are some miscellaneous scans from near the back of the winter Delineator Fashion Magazine. As you can tell, Victorian women had alot of past times and made alot of arts and crafts! Articles include: Rugs and Robes of Fur: Unfortunately, this 1892 article on fur fashions didn’t include any pictures, but it goes quite in [...]

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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 [...]