The Crocheter's Treasure Chest: 80 Classic Patterns for Tablecloths, Bedspreads, Doilies and Edgings

Book Overview

Beautiful crocheted items that enhanced interior furnishing generations ago are once again in the needlecraft spotlight. For this outstanding collection of classic crochet patterns, needlework authority Mary Carolyn Waldrep has selected for today's needleworker a variety of attractive designs that first appeared in now-rare thread-company instruction leaflets of the 1930s through the '50s.
Included in The Crocheter's Treasure Chest are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486258335
• ISBN13: 9780486258331
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

More than simply old-fashioned chair coverings.

All of the Dover crochet books by this author are excellent. If you have forgotten how to make the stitches, they are pictured and described in the back of the books. The instructions are clear and easy to follow, and there are numerous designs to interest almost anyone. A relative taught me crocheting years ago, and I more-or-less ignored doilies because I thought they were useless and old fashioned. That is, until I happened to be in Belgium, I forget which town, and noticed that furniture shops and many homes had doilies displayed in their windows. The doilies were fastened to the inside of brass colored macrame rings of various sizes, according to the size of the doilies, and the rings were attached to small, soft-plastic suction cups that were "suctioned" to the inside of the window panes. I thought they were lovely and have a number of them on the various windows of my ranch-style house. For the Christmas season I have crocheted various-sized doilies with metallic thread and sometimes frame the windows with Christmas lights to call attention to the doilies. Some of the doilies have blossoms in the center, and those I have crocheted with bright colors in honor of the season. They really add a festive, tasteful note to the window panes in any season. Doilies are not so old-fashioned, after all.

Can't Wait to Get Started

The Crocheter's Treasure Chest: 80 Classic Patterns for Tablecloths, Bedspreads, Doilies and Edgings (Dover Needlework Series) There are so many old time patterns, my favorite is the cover pattern. I will be making this for a gift for a loved one next year after the holidays. Can't wait to get started! There are so many other patterns in this book that have a "make me" label on them.

Crochet eye-candy

This is another lovely book of old fashioned thread crochet projects for the home. I purchased it at the same time as "Floral Crochet" My only handicap working from this book is the fact I learned to crochet some 30 years ago using the British Terminology of crocheting. Other than that, it has a large selection and variety of projects to choose from - place settings for dining, bedspread, arm-chair covers, doilies etc. I have not worked any of the projects from this particular book but I love to look at it. I recommend this anyone who loves thread crochet.

Review of "The Crocheter's Treasure Chest"

"The Crocheter's Treasure Chest" is an excellent, comprehensive book for anyone that loves to crochet or wants to learn. It has easy to follow directions and explains as well as illustrates how to make the stictches.The book has a variety of patterns from doilies to large tablecloths to bedspreads. For those who want to tackle larger projects, you can make sets such as placemats and table runners with matching coasters.There are also examples of how to combine crocheting with fabric for tablecloths and doiles. There are a variety of edgings which can be adapted to any fabric. Overall, this book meets the needs of the beginning as well as the experienced crocheter. Happy Crocheting!