Vintage Crochet
National Library of Australia
At the National Library, we know that it’s hip to be (a granny) square…
Vintage Crochet presents a selection of 38 patterns for women’s, men’s and children’s clothes, as well as accessories and homewares, sourced from historical newspapers and magazines. Each pattern has been tested and updated, with modern yarn and sizing tips. A handy difficulty rating means you can choose the projects that are right for you.
If your preschooler likes to party like it’s 1888, there’s a cute dress in Tunisian crochet from an 1888 edition of Launceston’s The Colonist. If you’re a flapper at heart, you’ll love the unisex waistcoat from The Australian Woman’s Mirror of 1928. If the 60s make you want to go-go, there are mod collars, a bikini cover-up and a topcoat with matching pill-box hat, ‘the symbol of winter chic’ according to The Australian Woman’s Weekly in 1965.
As you crochet, learn about the history of granny squares, crochet in fashion and art, the original superstar pattern designers of the early twentieth century, amigurumi and more.
- Release
- Apr-2024
- ISBN
- 9781922507655
- RRP (AUD)
- $39.99
- Format
- Hardback
- Category
- Craft
National Library of Australia
NLA Publishing was established in 1971 to ‘share fully and effectively with scholars, students and the general reader the original manuscripts, fascinating pictorial records, rare books, literary, historical and social material in the Library’s collections’.
National Library of Australia Publishing
NLA Publishing creates books that tell stories by and about Australians. We explore the Library’s extensive collections to share Australia’s culture and history.
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- Contact
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Lauren Smith
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