{"product_id":"weldons-practical-knitter-series-14-ebook","title":"Weldon's Practical Knitter, Series 14 eBook","description":"\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover Vintage Lace Stitches for Edgings, Borders, Veils, and Shawls\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePieceWork \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emagazine\u003c\/strong\u003e is pleased to present this exact reproduction (neither alterations nor corrections were made to the original published in the 1800s) from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWeldon's Practical Needlework\u003c\/em\u003e, Volume 5. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe have reproduced for you the knitting material from the fourteenth series, complete with knit \u003cstrong\u003estitch guides for edgings, borders, and even lace shawls\u003c\/strong\u003e using fife (or fine) lace yarns. This 15 page eBook includes \u003cstrong\u003e40 patterns\u003c\/strong\u003e ranging from simple to ornate, such as the Pheasant's Eye Pattern for a shawl, Cross-Stitch Knitting for a Shawl or Cloud, a Lady's Cap in Puffed Knitting, and several edgings such as Cypress, Willow Leaf, Belgrave, and Sea Shell. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe instructions might perplex a contemporary knitter accustomed to detailed charts and succinct directions, but the patterns are often ingenious and transcend to the modern era.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is a fitting example of needlework and knitting history, hand in hand.\u003c\/strong\u003e This electronic pattern book opens a window on another time and another place. The time is the turn of the twentieth century and the place is London, England. Needleworkers of that era would be amazed to see their favorite knitting patterns in a virtual format of which they could never have dreamed.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn an effort to \u003cstrong\u003ebring needlework to the emerging middle class\u003c\/strong\u003e, Weldon’s, a paper pattern producer of the Victorian era, began to publish monthly newsletters devoted to various crafts (beading, knitting, crochet, patchwork, and the like). These newsletters were typically 14 pages and cost 2 pence. Later, they were collected into book form, titled We\u003cem\u003eldon’s Practical Needlework.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis electronic eBook serves as a curiosity, inspiration, and a resource to link to a time beyond our memories. In using and enjoying it, you keep the craft alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Long Thread Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58634377822511,"sku":"war1791805101949","price":7.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/7003\/1151\/files\/weldons-practical-knitter-series-14-ebook_1.jpg?v=1791805107","url":"https:\/\/cloveray.shop\/products\/weldons-practical-knitter-series-14-ebook","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}