A Greek Key and natural scallops enhance the morning glories in this wide lace edge, originally designed by M. Pintner in 1927. The scallops are made as you go with easy increases and decreases, with no need for an additional edge. A matching insertion pattern is included, which can be used to run through the center of a dresser scarf or table runner with linen on each side. This is a very handsome border for any purpose, so you're good to go for tablecloths, bedsprea...

Dress your table with this beautiful flower and trellis centerpiece designed by Mary Card in 1927. The tablecloth is crocheted in five separate sections, and then the outside edge and joining are done in one long row. You can also use the pattern to make a lace lampshade cover, and a photo and instructions are included. This is not your usual scanned vintage crochet pattern. To make this pattern great for today’s crocheter I wrote complete instructions, expanded the written in...

Originally designed by Josephine Wells in 1924 as a protective chair back cover or door panel, this pattern will make a wonderful curtain for your windows. Included are the original Hedeboe or Danish antique embroidery lace instructions for the lace motifs in the side panels. This is not your usual scanned vintage crochet pattern. To make this pattern great for today’s crocheter I wrote complete instructions, expanded the written instructions so you won't need to skip around, ...

This design is very attractive and versatile. In fine thread, the lace and insertion will be a very pretty trim for skirts, slips or other similar garments, and a yoke is easily arranged to match. Heavier thread makes a handsome stripe, with lace border, for a bedspread. A scarf or or table runner may have the lace and insertion across the ends, or there may be a width of insertion running lengthwise, with lace at each end, or two lengths of insertion with a strip of hemstitched linen betw...

Originally designed as a protective, decorative cover for the back of a chair, this dragon design would make a wonderful lace curtain for today's home. Originally designed by Mrs. G. W. Miller, the pattern required extensive corrections to make it workable. This is not your usual scanned vintage crochet pattern. To make this pattern great for today’s crocheter I wrote complete instructions, expanded the written instructions so you won't need to skip around, and made ...

Use this simple but elegant tulip panel as shown for an insert or insertion in a bedspread, or use it at the ends of a table runner and add a simple edging. The pattern will also make a nice wall hanging or pillow cover. The original pattern was designed by Mrs. R.T. Buck in 1918. This is not your usual scanned vintage crochet pattern. To make this pattern great for today’s crocheter I wrote complete instructions, expanded the written instructions so you won't need to skip aro...

Reminiscent of Art Nouveau, this Daffodil Curtain is a beautiful filet crochet lace pattern that will give you the best-dressed window in town. The design was adapted in 1920 by Mrs. B. Weldon from a 1918 collar pattern.This is not your usual scanned vintage crochet pattern. To make this pattern great for today’s crocheter I wrote complete instructions, expanded the written instructions so you won't need to skip around, and made an easy to follow chart. I also changed the written instructi...

Designed by Australian Mary Card in 1918 as part of a series of doilies and panels honoring Allies from the Great War. This doily combines the French national emblem, the Fleur-de-lis, with a lovely verse: "Life is mostly froth and bubble Two things stand like stone Kindness in another's trouble Courage in our own" This is not your usual scanned vintage crochet pattern. To make this pattern great for today’s crocheter I wrote complete instruct...

Designed by Cora Mowrey in 1917, this centerpiece with symmetrical clematis flowers can be made for many purposes. Use a large thread and hook for a complete tablecloth, or smaller thread for a centerpiece or doily. Keep your filet block and space stitches perfectly square for a circular piece, or let them stay rectangular for an oval. The centerpiece is made in two pieces: the sawtooth border is whip-stitched on to the center clematis design after it's finished. You can also make the cent...

Roses, butterflies and winding leaves decorate this summery filet crochet lace edging. Designed in 1927 by Olive F. Ashcroft, it can be used as a border for a tablecloth or a dresser scarf. Make the narrow leaf border as long as you need, or omit it for a faster project. This is not your usual scanned vintage crochet pattern. To make this pattern great for today’s crocheter I wrote complete instructions, expanded the written instructions so you won't need to skip around, and m...

Originally designed by Blanche Kendall-Job in 1927, Beverly Lace and Insertion is a very simple and attractive Art Deco design, with symbolic representations of flowers and leaves. It's suitable for many purposes, and the lace edging and insertion may be used separately or in combination. In rather heavy thread the insertion makes a handsome stripe for a bedspread, with alternating stripes of plain filet crochet spaces, or strips of hemstitched fabric of the same widt...

Make a classic table runner or dresser scarf for your music room with this lovely pattern originally designed by Nouvart Tashjian. This is not your usual scanned vintage crochet pattern! To make this pattern great for today’s crocheter, I wrote complete instructions and made an easy to follow chart. I changed the and expanded the written instructions so that they'll be easy to understand, and they now use modern US crochet terms. I added a chart for more advanced crochete...