Miscellaneous publications

19th century knitting & crochet books, and a selection of publications from the Guild’s collection that don’t fit into another category.

Index

Copley Leaflet Catalogues

Lady’s World Fancy Work book

Miscellaneous Publications

Patons – booklets
Patons – leaflet catalogues

Pre-1940 magazines
Pre-1950 magazine supplements

Stitchcraft – Booklets
Stitchcraft – Magazines

Woolcraft & Other Handbooks

WW2 service Patterns

Other leaflet catalogues

Individual patterns for download

Cover of A Knitting Book of Counterpanes. Ornate decorative frames around a central image of a lady knitting.

A Knitting Book of Counter-panes

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Covver of Comforts for Soldiers. Plain text. Comforts for Soldiers and how to make them. Being Part 1 of No 1 of "The Needle-Worker" a monthly magazine for everyone interested in the Art and Craft of the Needle. Price One Penny. Profits from the sale of this Number will be given to H.R.H. Prince of Wales' National Fund. The original Articles illustrated herein have been presented to Queen Mary's Needlework Guild.

Comforts for Soldiers

A booklet published late in 1914, as the first issue of a short-lived magazine, 'The Needle-Worker' ...
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Cover of Gloves in Stylish Crochet. Photograph of lady's hand with network patterned gloves with an elegant elongated leaf shape from the wrist to base of middle finger.

Gloves in Stylish Crochet

'New Models and Old Favourites' - A 1950s Coats pattern booklet for gloves crocheted in cotton. 6 designs. (12 pages) ...
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Cover of Help the Trawlers. Central photogrape described as "A lady, aged 102, making mittens.

Helping the Trawlers 1896

1896 publication from the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, with patterns for knitted comforts ...
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Cover of Helping the Trawlers. Text reads Directions for making woollen comforts and other useful articles for the use of the deep sea fishermen. Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen. 68 Victoria Street, London SW1. Price twopence.

Helping the Trawlers 1940

Directions for woollen comforts, produced by the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen. The 1940 edition - some overlap with the earlier 1896 edition ...
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Cover of Supplemantary Price list April 1916 of Jevons and Mellor. Text reads: Supplementary prise list of Needlework Materials of all kids. Wools for Knitting and Crochet, cottons, threads, silks. Canvas, linens and fancy cloths for embroidery etc. Jevons and Mellor, Manufacturers and Importers, Corporation St and Old Square. Nox No 37 Biringham. Orders amounting to 10s and upwards, if accompanied by remittance, will be sent carriage paid to any railway station in the United Kingdom. Terms:- strictly cash. All prices being closely calculated for ready money, no credit is allowed. Prices are subject to market fluctuations.

Jevons & Mellor Price List, April 1916

A Birmingham store's mail order price list, mainly of yarns for knitting and crochet ...
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Cover of Munrospun knitting book - lady wearing horizontally striped top

Munrospun Knitting Book 8

A booklet of 19 patterns for Munrospun wools, for women, men & children. Published around 1946. (50 pages, 16.2MB) ...
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Cover of Stocking Knitters Manual. Drawing of three women knitting in a circle with a child in the centre.

Stocking Knitter’s Manual

By Mrs George Cupples. First published about 1871 - this edition published 1878. Gives general directions for stockings for all ages and all sizes of foot ...
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Cover of The Needle. This has a border of ivy leaves with roundelst containing classica-style drawings of people in the middle. The text is in gothic script. "A magazine of Ornamental Work under the directoin of Mademoiselle Riega de la Brandardiere"

The Needle, vol. 1, no. 6

A single issue of a magazine published by Mlle Riego de la Branchardiere, in 1852. (20 pages) ...
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Cover of The Queen's Winter Knitting Book by Mrs Mee and Miss Austin. Scalloped border around text. Royal crest above text.

The Queen’s Winter Knitting Book

By Mrs Mee and Miss Austin, 6th Edition, 1867. 18 patterns for mittens etc, 2 pages of illustrations at the front ...
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Cover of W H Head & Son price list 1918-1919. Text reads: Price list of yarns, wools, silke and cottone for knitting and crochet. Knitted Googd, Wmvoridery Materials, Knitting Pins, Cases, Crochet hooks, Books and sundreis. The Highlander Serie of direction cards. W H Head and sone The Bolden Tassle, 191a and 192a, Sloane Street, London, SW1

W. H. Head & Son Price List 1918-1919

A price list of assorted haberdashery from the end of WW1, including knitting needles, crochet hooks & other tools. (30 pages) ...
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Cover of Knitting and Needlework with photograph of man wearing roll neck textured sweater. (Golden Eagle leaflet 396)

Walsall Wool Stores 1939 catalogue

Includes several knitting patterns, as well as ads for leaflets then available to buy from the Stores. (24 pages) ...
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