tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714609757634245131.post7300187190793808168..comments2023-04-14T10:48:58.640+01:00Comments on Kitsch and Curious: Threads that bind usKitsch and Curioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199950395051649169noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714609757634245131.post-57632801398631507062010-05-17T22:07:31.234+01:002010-05-17T22:07:31.234+01:00I just did a bit of investigating - there was a ne...I just did a bit of investigating - there was a new edition of this book published as late as 1998!<br /><br />And there's a website which reproduces the whole thing (a slightly different version to mine, though)<br />http://encyclopediaofneedlework.com/index.htmKitsch and Curioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13199950395051649169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714609757634245131.post-69312383803767757592010-05-17T22:05:36.472+01:002010-05-17T22:05:36.472+01:00Thank you all!
Cathy - how marvellous that you hav...Thank you all!<br />Cathy - how marvellous that you have the book too!<br />Mine says 940, 000 copies issued, so it must be a later one. No swan d'oyleys, either. (I always thought it should be doily, they spell it as d'oyley. I'm intrigued.)<br /><br />They probably kept reissuing it for years, so my copy might have been published a lot later than the original. I guessed at the date from the knitting section, which says that knitting is mainly for sock and stockings (no jumpers for ladies), but could be used for 'motor scarves'.<br />Brilliant!Kitsch and Curioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13199950395051649169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714609757634245131.post-57090692159498493642010-05-17T09:57:10.870+01:002010-05-17T09:57:10.870+01:00Happy Anniversary! What a great book. It looks f...Happy Anniversary! What a great book. It looks fascinating.<br />xSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428734866238643758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714609757634245131.post-50496885849364491322010-05-17T08:28:56.978+01:002010-05-17T08:28:56.978+01:00How fascinating! Have just checked the part about...How fascinating! Have just checked the part about preserving needles in my copy and there is no mention of asbestos:<br /><br />"To preserve needles from rust keep a little powdered stone alum in the packets, and a little box of it will be found useful in case of damp hands for powdering them with".<br /><br />Inside on one of the front pages it says "Number of copies issued until now: 620,000".menopausalmusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255069917743230560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714609757634245131.post-39131028426668890632010-05-17T08:11:02.230+01:002010-05-17T08:11:02.230+01:00Happy Anniversary!
I have that book too. It is ex...Happy Anniversary!<br /><br />I have that book too. It is exquisite, isn't it? I used to look at it as a child and wonder at it. It's the thinness of the pages and the techniques..... <br /><br />I believe that different editions exist. I remember as a child that in the crochet section there were the instructions for those d'oylies that have swans raised up from them. My book which I bought via E Bay doesn't have them. I mentioned this at college and my tutor (an embroiderer) said she also had the same book, but that different editions exist. Your photos back this up because the illustrations of the netting are on pages 470 and 471 in my copy.<br /><br />The trimmings section fascinates me. What a gift to get! Well done Mr K.........menopausalmusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255069917743230560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714609757634245131.post-73869520424970116032010-05-17T02:00:35.700+01:002010-05-17T02:00:35.700+01:00Happy Anniversary to you! I think the gifts are s...Happy Anniversary to you! I think the gifts are sweet! Love that book! Have a lovely week!<br /><br />Back Porch Blessings,<br />RebeccaRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703937949259212509noreply@blogger.com