Exciting designs & patterns from the past to make today's crocheting interesting!

Magazine developed to bring back designs and patterns from the past. Distributed in quarterly issues from 1979 to 2002.

HOW TO MAKE WORKING TRACINGS OF DESIGNS

Before using designs, they should be traced onto working sheets. Lay a sheet of tracing paper over page. Use a small amount of artist’s rubber cement, applied to each corner of tracing paper only, to hold it in place. Remove paper carefully. Rubber cement traces are easily rubbed away with fingertips. If rubber cement is not available, attach with small pieces of Scotch tape or masking tape. Tapes are difficult to remove. To avoid tearing page, cut the tape at edges of paper and leave tape on page.

EQUIPMENT: Tracing paper; hard and soft pencils; white chalk; scissors; glue or paste; small water-color brush; black India ink; fine-pointed pen.

MATERIALS: Any colored paper may be used—wallpaper, construction paper, designers' paper, or Dennison's gummed crepe paper made especially for applique. See other materials under directions for each item.

GENERAL DIRECTIONS

Trace patterns onto tracing paper. Make one complete tracing for placing pattern, separate tracings for individual parts. For placing pattern, trace parts to be covered with applique slightly inside the outlines, all other lines (those drawn in with paint or ink) exactly as on pattern. Trace patterns for individual parts about ⅛" larger on edges where they are overlapped by another part (e. g., make Tommy Stout's breeches ⅛" longer where overlapped by stockings). Make patterns for underparts in one piece (e. g., make entire car bodies in one piece, including areas overlaid by fenders).

Go over lines on reverse side of tracing with soft pencil (use white chalk for patterns to be cut from dark paper or felt). Use tracing, right side up. Trace outlines. Cut out.

Draw in painted or inked lines before pasting pieces into position.

LAMP SHADE

MATERIALS: Lamp shade, 6¾" high, 6" across top, 10" across bottom, chartreuse or desired color. Paper: black, orange, green, yellow, blue. Buttons: matching pair of red, blue, and green for wheels; 1 white pearl button for cat's face. White poster paint. Red ball fringe—enough to circle top of shade, allowing 1" overlap.

DIRECTIONS: Follow "General Directions" for cutting and assembling. Colors for touring car: car, black; fenders and running board, front seat upholstery, orange; wheels, convertible top, windshield and radiator pieces, yellow; steering wheel, green.

With white paint and small brush, draw door, door handle, two fold lines on convertible top of black car, alternate vent lines on hood of orange car. With pen and ink, draw remaining vent lines and small back door of orange car; door and hand grip on back seat of blue car.

Paste pieces of cars onto shade. Paste buttons onto wheels. (Use blue buttons for black car.) Paste on buttons for cat's face. With pen and ink, draw steering wheel and supporting struts for top of blue car. Paste ball fringe around top.

HOW TO MAKE WORKING TRACINGS OF DESIGNS

Before using designs, they should be traced onto working sheets. Lay a sheet of tracing paper over page. Use a small amount of artist’s rubber cement, applied to each corner of tracing paper only, to hold it in place. Remove paper carefully. Rubber cement traces are easily rubbed away with fingertips. If rubber cement is not available, attach with small pieces of Scotch tape or masking tape. Tapes are difficult to remove. To avoid tearing page, cut the tape at edges of paper and leave tape on page.

EQUIPMENT: Tracing paper; hard and soft pencils; white chalk; scissors; glue or paste; small water-color brush; black India ink; fine-pointed pen.

MATERIALS: Any colored paper may be used—wallpaper, construction paper, designers' paper, or Dennison's gummed crepe paper made especially for applique. See other materials under directions for each item.

GENERAL DIRECTIONS

Trace patterns onto tracing paper. Make one complete tracing for placing pattern, separate tracings for individual parts. For placing pattern, trace parts to be covered with applique slightly inside the outlines, all other lines (those drawn in with paint or ink) exactly as on pattern. Trace patterns for individual parts about ⅛" larger on edges where they are overlapped by another part (e. g., make Tommy Stout's breeches ⅛" longer where overlapped by stockings). Make patterns for underparts in one piece (e. g., make entire car bodies in one piece, including areas overlaid by fenders).

Go over lines on reverse side of tracing with soft pencil (use white chalk for patterns to be cut from dark paper or felt). Use tracing, right side up. Trace outlines. Cut out.

Draw in painted or inked lines before pasting pieces into position.

SHADOW-BOX PICTURES

MATERIALS: 2 cardboard boxes, 8½" x 6¼" x 1½" deep (or larger if desired). Paper: blue, yellow, green, fuchsia, pink, black, white, orange, chartreuse. Felt: black for cat, wine-red for flower on Bo- Peep's hat. Buttons: 2 white pearl, 2-hole, 1⅛" across for faces; 1 gold, 2-hole, indented center, across for lamb's head; 1 black, 2-hole, indented center, ½" across for cat's head. Poster paints: red, white, fuchsia. Pipe cleaner.

DIRECTIONS: To place colors of backgrounds and separate parts, see photographs. Prepare paper parts according to "General Directions." Fringe hair as indicated. Decorate as follows: Paint red mouths on face buttons; outline rims of buttonhole "eyes" and draw eyelashes with pen and ink. Paint center of button for lamb's face fuchsia, for cat's face, white. When dry, paint red mouth on cat. With pen and ink, draw the following: on lamb —nose, mouth, hooves, "curls"; on Tommy—shoes, bows, stocking tops, wrist lines on gloves, buttons on suit, cord on hat; details on Tommy's background.

Paste backgrounds into boxes. Frame with ½" strips of yellow paper, pinked along inner edge. Paste parts for each picture into position. Paste cerise bows under chins. Bend pipe cleaner into a crook and paste into Bo-Peep's box. Cut markers from green paper; letter or write on them "Little Bo-Peep" and "Little Tommy Stout." Fold as indicated, paste into boxes.

HOW TO MAKE WORKING TRACINGS OF DESIGNS

Before using designs, they should be traced onto working sheets. Lay a sheet of tracing paper over page. Use a small amount of artist’s rubber cement, applied to each corner of tracing paper only, to hold it in place. Remove paper carefully. Rubber cement traces are easily rubbed away with fingertips. If rubber cement is not available, attach with small pieces of Scotch tape or masking tape. Tapes are difficult to remove. To avoid tearing page, cut the tape at edges of paper and leave tape on page.

EQUIPMENT: Tracing paper; hard and soft pencils; white chalk; scissors; glue or paste; small water-color brush; black India ink; fine-pointed pen.

MATERIALS: Any colored paper may be used—wallpaper, construction paper, designers' paper, or Dennison's gummed crepe paper made especially for applique. See other materials under directions for each item.

GENERAL DIRECTIONS

Trace patterns onto tracing paper. Make one complete tracing for placing pattern, separate tracings for individual parts. For placing pattern, trace parts to be covered with applique slightly inside the outlines, all other lines (those drawn in with paint or ink) exactly as on pattern. Trace patterns for individual parts about ⅛" larger on edges where they are overlapped by another part (e. g., make Tommy Stout's breeches ⅛" longer where overlapped by stockings). Make patterns for underparts in one piece (e. g., make entire car bodies in one piece, including areas overlaid by fenders).

Go over lines on reverse side of tracing with soft pencil (use white chalk for patterns to be cut from dark paper or felt). Use tracing, right side up. Trace outlines. Cut out.

Draw in painted or inked lines before pasting pieces into position.

MATERIALS: For All Boxes: Fine sandpaper; paint brush; shellac; alcohol to clean shellac brush; enamel or poster paint; turpentine, if using oil-base paints.

Daisy-Wreath Box: Hinged-top, footed box, 6" square x 2⅝" deep. Paint: aqua for outside, bright yellow for inside and bottom. Paper: dark green, white, bright yellow.

Field-Flower Box: Hinged-top box, 5½" x 4" x 2⅛" deep. Paint: gray for outside, aqua for inside and bottom, small amount of red for flower centers. Paper: white, yellow, rose, dark green, aqua.

Autumn-Leaf Box: Hinged-top box, 10¾" x 3¾" x 2⅞" deep. Paint: golden yellow for outside, soft medium green for inside and bottom. Paper: aqua, pink, tan, rust, wine red, medium blue.

DIRECTIONS:

Sand box smooth. Wipe off. Paint inside and bottom. Dry. Paint outside. Dry. No placing patterns are required. Trace and cut out paper pieces as described under "General Directions." For colors and placing, see photographs.

Daisy-Wreath Box: Paste flowers, stems and leaves in a circle on top.

Field-Flower Box: Paste flowers and leaves at random on top and sides of box. Let flowers overlap box-opening. When paste is dry, cut through these flowers along opening with a sharp razor blade. Stipple centers of rose-colored flowers with red paint; dot centers of blue flowers with black ink.

Autumn-Leaf Box: Paste a border of leaves around base and top of box. Scatter more leaves at random on top. Shellac tops and sides of boxes.

Childhood Is Royalty

By BLYE JORDAN

"You be king, and I'll be queen!"
   A lady and her lord!
Oh, give them crowns of the arnica-bloom,
   And scepters of goldenrod!

"Forty young dukes a-roaming,"
   Beside the cedar-hedge;
Each maid is dressed to look her best,
   For they've come for a bridal pledge.

"London Bridge is falling down!"
   Games of childhood, these;
And each "fair lady" wears a gown
   Some gallant knight to please.

'Tis a birthday-party on the law,
   A rainbow company
Of shimmering frocks, like hollyhocks,
   Or the robes of royalty.

Frocks that vie with summer sky,
   Broidered and frilled like a flower.
Flutings of lace, their dainty grace
   Costing many a busy hour.

For mothers are willing and worshipful slaves.
   Who with hand and heart and head,
Toil with hook adn needlework-book,
   Shuttle and scissors and thread.

"See my new dress! Look, Mary and Bess -
   The present that mother gave!"
And the beaming pride of the gay young queen
   Is ample reward for the slave!

Pattern includes 11 fruit motifs: peach 3¾ x 3¾ inches; pear 3⅜ x 4¼; orange 3¾ x 4¼; cherries 4⅜ x 4¼; grapes 4¾ x 4½; strawberries 2¾ x 3; pineapple 4 x 8⅛; lemon 3 x 3⅝; plums 3⅜ x 3¾; apple 3¾ x 4¼; and bananas 4⅜ x 4¾. A chart for placing the colors and diagrams showing how to arrange the motifs on lunch cloths, table cloth, runner and luncheon set are also included.

This colorful fruit design for cross stitch makes a charming decoration for lunch cloths, runners, lunch sets, table cloths, curtains and slip covers for chair backs. The 10 to the inch crosses are suitable for six strand cotton.

Suggested Materials—Linen, cotton with a linen finish, cotton broadcloth, percale, gingham, and unbleached muslin are suitable materials. The diagrams in the pattern show the pieces made of 36-inch material. The large cloth can be made of 36, 54 or 72-inch material.

Pattern includes 11 fruit motifs: peach 3¾ x 3¾ inches; pear 3⅜ x 4¼; orange 3¾ x 4¼; cherries 4⅜ x 4¼; grapes 4¾ x 4½; strawberries 2¾ x 3; pineapple 4 x 8⅛; lemon 3 x 3⅝; plums 3⅜ x 3¾; apple 3¾ x 4¼; and bananas 4⅜ x 4¾. A chart for placing the colors and diagrams showing how to arrange the motifs on lunch cloths, table cloth, runner and luncheon set are also included.

This colorful fruit design for cross stitch makes a charming decoration for lunch cloths, runners, lunch sets, table cloths, curtains and slip covers for chair backs. The 10 to the inch crosses are suitable for six strand cotton.

Suggested Materials—Linen, cotton with a linen finish, cotton broadcloth, percale, gingham, and unbleached muslin are suitable materials. The diagrams in the pattern show the pieces made of 36-inch material. The large cloth can be made of 36, 54 or 72-inch material.

Exciting designs & patterns from the past to make today's crocheting interesting!

Magazine developed to bring back designs and patterns from the past. Distributed in quarterly issues from 1979 to 2002.

Exciting designs & patterns from the past to make today's crocheting interesting!

Magazine developed to bring back designs and patterns from the past. Distributed in quarterly issues from 1979 to 2002.

Exciting designs & patterns from the past to make today's crocheting interesting!

Magazine developed to bring back designs and patterns from the past. Distributed in quarterly issues from 1979 to 2002.