{"product_id":"weldons-practical-knitter-fifteenth-series-ebook","title":"Weldon's Practical Knitter, Fifteenth Series eBook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePieceWork\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e is pleased to present this exact reproduction (neither alterations nor corrections were made to the originally published in the 1800s) from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWeldon's Practical Needlework\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is a fitting example of needlework and history, hand in hand.  \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"\u003eThis electronic pattern book opens a window on another time and another place. The time is the turn of the twentieth century and the place is London, England. Needleworkers of that era would be amazed to see their favorite knitting patterns in a virtual format of which they could never have dreamed. In an effort to bring needlework to the emerging middle class, Weldon’s, a paper pattern company of the Victorian era, began to publish monthly newsletters devoted to various crafts (beading, knitting, crochet, patchwork, and the like). These newsletters were typically 14 pages and cost 2 pence. Later, they were collected into book form, titled\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWeldon's Practical Needlework\u003c\/em\u003e. This series was included in Volume 5.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe have reproduced for you here the knitting material from the Fifteenth Series of \u003cem\u003eWeldon's Practical Needlework\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e21 projects\u003c\/strong\u003e in this eBook range from simple to ornate and include the intriguing American Overshoes, Gentleman’s Cuff in Honeycomb, Lady’s Bed Jacket, an intricate Shawl Worked in Cross-Stitch knitting, and charming sock patterns for children.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"\u003eThe instructions might perplex a contemporary knitter accustomed to detailed charts and succinct directions, but the patterns are often ingenious, and many of the objects transcend the century-plus span of years since they were devised.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"\u003eThis electronic book serves as a curiosity, an inspiration, a resource, and a link to a time beyond our memories. In using and enjoying it, you keep the craft alive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Long Thread Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45042456297523,"sku":"ezi1791805075468","price":5.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/9672\/9139\/files\/weldons-practical-knitter-fifteenth-series-ebook_1.jpg?v=1791805081","url":"https:\/\/www.daymerton.com\/products\/weldons-practical-knitter-fifteenth-series-ebook","provider":" Wallace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}