Handicrafts, Arts & Crafts
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Exercises in KnittingExercises in KnittingAs the number of stitches required to work each pattern will be mentioned, these patterns can easily be applied for any other purpose, and are most of them well adapted for doilies. Some of the most open patterns are suitable for Shetland...
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Handwork in WoodHandwork in WoodThis book is intended primarily for teachers of woodwork, but the author hopes that there will also be other workers in wood, professional and amateur, who will find in it matter of interest and profit. The successful completion of the book is...
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Encyclopedia of NeedleworkEncyclopedia of NeedleworkThe absolute want of any comprehensive book on needleworksuch an one as contains both verbal and pictorial descriptions of everything included under the name of needleworkhas led me to put into the serviceable form of an Encyclopedia, all the knowledge and experience,...
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Embroidery and Tapestry WeavingEmbroidery and Tapestry WeavingWeaving, a most ancient art, naturally precedes embroidery, for this necessitates an already existing ground stuff, which is generally some kind of woven material. All varieties of weaving are done by one little-varied method, that of the weft passing to and...
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Make Your Own HatsMake Your Own HatsHat-making is an art which may be acquired by any one possessing patience and ordinary ability. To make a hat for the trade is not as difficult as to make one for an individual; neither is it so high a phase...
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Woman as DecorationWoman as Decoration Madame Geraldine Farrar as Thas in the opera of that name. It is a sketch made from life for this book. Observe the gilded wig and richly embroidered gown. They are after descriptions of a costume worn by the real Thas....
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French Polishing and Enamelling: A Practical Work of InstructionFrench Polishing and Enamelling: A Practical Work of Instructionv Early in the present century the method generally adopted for polishing furniture was by rubbing with beeswax and turpentine or with linseed-oil. That process, however, was never considered to be very satisfactory, which fact probably...
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The Ladies' Work-BookThe Ladies' Work-Book - Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc. There is not one art practised by ladies which is more deservedly popular than Knitting. It is so easy, requires so little eyesight, and is susceptible of so much ornament, that it merits...
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The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump IslandThe Scientific American Boy; Or, The Camp at Willow Clump IslandAll boys are nature lovers. Nothing appeals to them more than a summer vacation in the woods where they can escape from the restraints of civilization and live a life of freedom. Now, it...
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A Course In Wood TurningA Course In Wood TurningThis book is the outgrowth of problems given to high school pupils by the writers, and has been compiled in logical sequence. Stress is laid upon the proper use of tools, and the problems are presented in such a way...
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Beeton's Book of NeedleworkBeeton's Book of NeedleworkThe Art of Needlework dates from the earliest record of the world's history, and has, also, from time immemorial been the support, comfort, or employment of women of every rank and age. Day by day, it increases its votaries, who enlarge...
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Things To MakeThings To Make The making for oneself of toys and other objects of a more or less useful character has certain advantages over buying them. In the case of the more elaborate and costly articles, it may enable one to possess things which otherwise...
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The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to DoThe Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do [Transcriber's note: Image sizes are limited to the browser window size. To expand an image, right click on the image and select "view image" or "open image in new tab". Then click on...
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The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 - Consisting of Novel, Elegant, and Useful Designs in Knitting, Netting, Crochet, Braiding, and Embroidery, with Clear and Explicit Directions for Working the PatternsEncouraged by the kind welcome which greeted their former efforts to provide a...
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What Dress Makes of UsWhat Dress Makes of UsDid you ever observe, dear comrade, what an element of caricature lurks in clothes? A short, round coat on a stout man seems to exaggerate his proportions to such a ridiculous degree that the profile of his manly form suggests...
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