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The American Thread Company

Star / American Thread Book 83	Star / American Thread Book 94	Star / American Thread Book 142
Crochet for Christmas	Crochet for Christmas	Make It Yourself For Christmas

Pattern includes transfer designs for two cross-stitch florals, lily and hibiscus, for pictures or pillows. Designs are to be worked in 5-to-inch cross-stitch plus French knots for lily. See directions for colors, amount required and manufacturer's color numbers of six strand cotton.

MATERIALS REQUIRED: ⅝ yd. of 52" wide smooth natural, ivory or cream linen or cotton with a linen finish will make two pictures or pillows. Use ⅝ yd. 35" or 36" fabric for one picture or pillow, 1¼ yds. 35" or 36" for two. If making pillow cover, use boxed inner pillow 18" or 20" square. Buy enough contrast fabric for back and sides of pillow and for corded welting. Cut cover 1 " larger than finished pillow to allow for ½" seams.

Patterns: 

Hibiscus	Lily

Pattern includes transfer designs for two cross-stitch florals, lily and hibiscus, for pictures or pillows. Designs are to be worked in 5-to-inch cross-stitch plus French knots for lily. See directions for colors, amount required and manufacturer's color numbers of six strand cotton.

MATERIALS REQUIRED: ⅝ yd. of 52" wide smooth natural, ivory or cream linen or cotton with a linen finish will make two pictures or pillows. Use ⅝ yd. 35" or 36" fabric for one picture or pillow, 1¼ yds. 35" or 36" for two. If making pillow cover, use boxed inner pillow 18" or 20" square. Buy enough contrast fabric for back and sides of pillow and for corded welting. Cut cover 1 " larger than finished pillow to allow for ½" seams.

CROSS-STITCH: Cut fabric 22½" wide x 25" high.  Turn under raw edges ¼" and edge stitch. Using contrasting thread, baste along the stamped corner angles and from center line to center line through the design both ways to divide it into quarters. Using a colored pencil, mark leaflet through center of design both ways. Follow leaflet charts for placing colors. Use full six strands of six-strand cotton in needle. In working cross-stitch it is important to have the crosses of the entire design crossed in the same direction. See detail. Keep stitches even by having them touch, putting the needle in the same hole used for adjoining stitch.

TO BLOCK DESIGN: Cover a large board with clean paper and mark size of fabric (22" x 24½") on the paper. If embroidered piece is soiled, wash. Place wet piece (right side up) on board, pull edges of fabric to meet guide lines drawn on paper. Thumb tack all edges of fabric to board, placing tacks ½" apart. Allow to remain until thoroughly dry.

TO MOUNT AND FRAME: Mount the embroidered piece by stretching over stiff cardboard cut 16⅞" wide x 17⅞" high. When stretching be sure to keep design perfectly straight and centered. Drive straight pins through fabric into the edges of cardboard, keeping fabric straight. Paste the edges of fabric down on wrong side or use masking tape. Illustrations show the picture framed in a 17" x 18" frame with a 1⅛"-1½" wide molding.

Pattern includes transfer designs for two cross-stitch florals, lily and hibiscus, for pictures or pillows. Designs are to be worked in 5-to-inch cross-stitch plus French knots for lily. See directions for colors, amount required and manufacturer's color numbers of six strand cotton.

MATERIALS REQUIRED: ⅝ yd. of 52" wide smooth natural, ivory or cream linen or cotton with a linen finish will make two pictures or pillows. Use ⅝ yd. 35" or 36" fabric for one picture or pillow, 1¼ yds. 35" or 36" for two. If making pillow cover, use boxed inner pillow 18" or 20" square. Buy enough contrast fabric for back and sides of pillow and for corded welting. Cut cover 1 " larger than finished pillow to allow for ½" seams.

CROSS-STITCH: Cut fabric 22½" wide x 25" high.  Turn under raw edges ¼" and edge stitch. Using contrasting thread, baste along the stamped corner angles and from center line to center line through the design both ways to divide it into quarters. Using a colored pencil, mark leaflet through center of design both ways. Follow leaflet charts for placing colors. Use full six strands of six-strand cotton in needle. In working cross-stitch it is important to have the crosses of the entire design crossed in the same direction. See detail. Keep stitches even by having them touch, putting the needle in the same hole used for adjoining stitch.

REMAINING EMBROIDERY FOR LILY: Using transfer sheet as guide, work French knots in lily petals, using 4 strands of henna six-strand cotton in the needle, three times over needle. Steel blue or dark green back stitches outlining white crosses are optional.

TO BLOCK DESIGN: Cover a large board with clean paper and mark size of fabric (22" x 24½") on the paper. If embroidered piece is soiled, wash. Place wet piece (right side up) on board, pull edges of fabric to meet guide lines drawn on paper. Thumb tack all edges of fabric to board, placing tacks ½" apart. Allow to remain until thoroughly dry.

TO MOUNT AND FRAME: Mount the embroidered piece by stretching over stiff cardboard cut 16⅞" wide x 17⅞" high. When stretching be sure to keep design perfectly straight and centered. Drive straight pins through fabric into the edges of cardboard, keeping fabric straight. Paste the edges of fabric down on wrong side or use masking tape. Illustrations show the picture framed in a 17" x 18" frame with a 1⅛"-1½" wide molding.

These vintage pattern books have been digitally restored, recreated as a downloadable pdf file and offered to you at the low price. Download is immediately available to you when payment is received.

Please note: An eBook is an electronic, downloadable book. You will not receive a hard copy in the mail.

Spool Cotton Company

The Spool Cotton Co Book 40	The Spool Cotton Co Book 88	The Spool Cotton Co Book 95	The Spool Cotton Co Book 118
Modern Table Settings in Crochet	Modern Table Settings	New Table Settings	Doilies, Luncheon Sets and Table Runners
The Spool Cotton Co Book 123	The Spool Cotton Co Book 135	The Spool Cotton Co Book 152	The Spool Cotton Co Book 157
Table Topics	Tables of Tomorrow	Table Treasures	New Table Talk
The Spool Cotton Co Book 185
New Table Topics

American Thread Company

Star / American Thread Book 11	Star / American Thread Book 28	Star / American Thread Book 109
Bedspreads and Tablecloths	Tablecloth Book	Bedspreads and Tablecloths

Lily Mills Company

Lily Mills Book 57
Tablecloths for the Seasons

Bernhard Ulmann

Bernhard Ulmann Book 106
Banquet Cloth & Bedspread Creations

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GAY GADGETS

Between the covers of this book you will find a grand collection of light-hearted pick-up work! It isn't only the ability to crochet bedspreads and tablecloths that marks the devotee of the crochet hook … she finds lots of fun, too, in crocheting gay little gadgets with a ball or so of bright colored thread.

And what an opportunity for giving different looking gifts when anni­versaries, birthdays, and Christmasses roll along! A bride-to-be will thrill over the sombrero glass holders … while the man of the house would take that nice looking Indian pillow right to his heart! But, best of all, the home- seeker who crochets can add charming touches to her own home, or find here brand new fashion ideas that will perk up her wardrobe.

Patterns: 

 

Craft Patterns

Peasant Stripe Belt	Corded Hot Plate Set	Pom Pom	Two-Color Pom Pom

Crochet Patterns

Sea Shells Purse	Chair Seat	Pillow Top	Pillow Top	Tailored Boutonniere	Sweet Pea Corsage	Glass Jackets
Crocheted Knitting Bag	Pot Holder	Pot Holder	Curtain Pull	Curtain Pull	Curtain Pull	Curtain Pull
Tassel Belt	Bag and Belt Set	Turtle Coasters	Victorian Pin Cushion	Pumpkin Pin Cushion	Drum Pin Cushion	Heart Pin Cushion
Towel Edging	Towel Edging	Towel Edging	Bedroom Slippers	Beach Sandals	Crocheted Hot Plate Set	Foot Stool
Square Compact Cover	Round Compact Cover

Knitting Patterns

Knitting Bag

Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"DAWN" KNITTING WORSTED
1 oz. Green or Color of your choice.
8 inch length of medium wire.
Small section aluminum foil and cardboard.

Cut skein into 2 inch lengths. Thread 3 strands of yarn onto wire, bend wire back over yarn for top of tree. With free end of wire, continue threading yarn onto wire to within one inch and until wire is comfortably full.
Cut 2 sections of cardboard 2 inches in diameter. Punch hole in center of one section. Cover both sections of cardboard with aluminum foil. Place free end of wire through hole, bend and attach securely. Place 2nd cardboard over bottom and staple (or paste) 2 sections together.
If desired, tree may be sprayed with snow or trimmed as desired. We pasted jeweled sequins here and there and wound silver tying cord as illustrated. We made a Star for top of tree. (Follow directions for Angel's halo for Star, only working 5 points and completing Star at center).
Print place card and attach to tree with fine wire.

Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"DAWN" STAR SPUN BULKY YARN, Article W-33M
2 oz. Silver or Color of your choice for 9 inch tree.
12" length Heavy Floral Wire.
Section of Aluminum Foil.
Tree Trimming desired.

Cut skein in half, then cut skein 3 times into 6 inch lengths, twice into 5 inch lengths, twice into 4 inch lengths, twice into 3 inch lengths, twice into 2 inch lengths and once into a 1 inch length.
To Shape Tree: Starting with 6 inch strand of yarn, thread yarn on to wire at center. Continue threading yarn onto wire graduating sizes from 6 inch strands to the 1 inch strands. Bend wire back over 3 strands of wire at top.
Cut 2 cardboard circles 6 inches in diameter. Puncture hole in center of one section. Cover both cardboard circles with aluminum foil. Place tree on top of one section of cardboard placing wire through center of cardboard. Bend wire securely under cardboard. Place 2nd section of cardboard on bottom and staple together.
Tree may be trimmed with beads and ribbon as illustrated or as desired.

Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"DAWN" BULKY YARN, Article W-33
2 oz. White or color of your choice
6 inch length medium wire
"Star" Six Strand Mercerized Embroidery Cotton, Article 50
1 skein Yellow for bill
Pink Sequins for neck, wings and tail.
2 Blue Sequins for eyes

Wind yarn 40 times over a 6 inch cardboard. Tie one end slip from cardboard, tie again about 1 inch from 1st tying for head, then tie again 2½ inches from last tying for body. Cut other end for tail. Comb or brush tail until fluffy. Stuff body with cotton or yarn. Sew pink sequins all around neck, then sew sequins in outline of wings as illustrated. Sew 2 blue sequins in place for eyes.
Thread 4 strands of "Dawn" Bulky through bill section and with "Star" Six Strand Mercerized Embroidery Cotton work ½" in buttonhole stitch over the 4 strands of Bulky to complete bill. Trim Bulky yarn and embroidery cotton.
Finish by winding "Dawn" Bulky Yarn over wire for feet, and attach in position as illustrated.