Vintage Knit Crochet - Bits of History

Bits of Knitting and Crochet History collected and researched from vintage pattern books, newspapers and magazines. A fun look at old advertisements and tid-bits about the makers of threads, yarns, tools, pattern books and more.

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Laura Wheeler, Genius of Needlecraft

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I was wandering around in Newspapers.com searching out pattern notations, when I came across this interesting article from June 8, 1945. T...

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Thursday, May 24, 2018

Columbia Minerva Calibar Yarn

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And, in 1957 --- another brand introduction from Columbia Minerva --- Calibar Quick Knitting Yarn! Photo from Ebay seller spatstospurs...

Monday, May 7, 2018

Anne Cabot Needlework Column

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The syndicated Anne Cabot Needlework column was a part of the Readers Mail family, along with the other two well known mail order pattern na...

Dawn Baby Yarn, American Thread

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Dawn Baby Yarn, from the American Thread Brand .... (photo from collection of Ravelry member) Dawn Baby Yarn - 100% Wool, 3 ply, Art...

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Thursday, May 3, 2018

Dawn Bulky Yarn, American Thread

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This afternoon, I decided to take a break and cover one of the vintage yarns. Now, how do I decide which one? Well, today I went to knitt...

Saturday, April 28, 2018

The American Weekly, Mail Order Patterns

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The American Weekly was a weekly magazine insertion to the Sunday newspapers from the late 1896 until 1966. The paper (from my recall as a...

Friday, April 20, 2018

Dritz Luxury Corde Yarn, Article 100

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World War II has just ended and the yarn makers are again gearing up to produce yarns for the Home Needle Crafter, versus wools for the mili...

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