OLD AND NEW FAVORITES BOOK NO. 173
M-CB012 Spool Cotton Company – Old and New Favorites Book No. 173
Crochet designs, nation-wide favorites repeated by request for tablecloths, bedspreads, luncheon sets, chair sets, doilies. Copyright 1941, fourth edition. Patterns: 6020 Magnolia, 7050 Queen Anne’s Lace, 7015 Colony Club, 7064 Pinwheel, 7067 Hospitality, 672 Golden Wedding, 7288 Wheel of Fortune, 7168 Colonial Chair Set, 7250 Chair Seat, 7140 Modern Rustic, 7144 Lucky Star, 6025 Pine Cone, 744 Star Wheel, 674 Ballerina, 7335 Pineapple Luncheon Set, 7275-M Royal Pineapple, 7035 Chariot Wheel, 720 Flower Basket, 682 Pinwheel Popcorn, 213 Octagonal Popcorn, 60 Irish Crochet Popcorn, 7165 Matching Set, 210 Six Pointed Star.
Stapled softcover, 10.75 by 7.5 inch. Scanned as jpg, 600dpi.
Scans donated by Clara Bruning, edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
The Spool Cotton Company (never one to miss out on a quick profit) occasionally put out albums with what we would now call highlights of previous books. This is one such highlight collection, and from the choice of patterns we can see that bedspreads, tablecloths, doilies, luncheon sets and chair sets were everlasting favorites. The bedspread patterns are mostly small motifs to be joined together, allowing people to adapt the size of the work to their particular table or bed.
My grandmother still had those antimacassar chair sets and I remember her chairs were immaculate. I saw in other households chairs that were so dark with grime and dirt that I would not even have tried to clean them. If you have large upholstered chairs or couches you can still consider making a few of these oldfashioned but oh-so-useful items – you just have to choose one of these lovely designs.
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