Crochet
and Knitting Instructional Literature Published before 1851
The
Ladies’ Guide in Needlework: A Gift for the Industrious. Containing
Instructions in Canvas Work, Knitting, Netting, and Crochet Work,
Millinery and Mantua-making, Embroidery, and Appliqué. Illustrated
with Numerous Engravings. Philadelphia: J. & J. L. Gihon, 1850.
The Ladies’ Hand-book of Knitting, Netting, and Crochet:
Containing Plain Directions by Which to Become Proficient in Those
Branches of Useful and Ornamental Employment. Edited by an American
Lady. New York: J.S. Redfield, Clinton Hall, MDCCCXLIV. [1844].
The
Ladies’ Work-table Book:
Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy
Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting, and Crochet. With Numerous
Engravings, Illustrative of the Various Stitches in Those Useful and
Fashionable Employments. Philadelphia: G. B. Zeiber & Co.,
1845.
Lambert, Miss
[Frances]. The Hand-book of Needlework: With Numerous Illustrations
Engraved by J.J. Butler. New York: Wiley & Putnam, 161 Broadway,
1842.
Lambert, Miss
[Frances]. The Hand-book of Needlework: With Numerous Illustrations.
London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1842.
Lambert,
Miss [Frances]. My Crochet Sampler: With Numerous Illustrations.
New-York: D.M. Peyser, 58 John-St., and 363 Broadway, 1846.
Patterns for Crochet Work, Original and Selected, By a Lady. [Philadelphia]: Hyman L. Lipman, 1846.
A
Winter Gift for Ladies, by an American Lady,
Being Instructions In Knitting, Netting, and Crotchet Work: Containing
the Newest and Most Fashionable Patterns. From the Latest London Edition.
Revised and Enlarged by an American Lady. Philadelphia: G.
B. Zieber, 1848.
Crochet and Knitting Instructional Literature
Published from 1851 to 1899
American Ladies’
Memorial: An Indispensable Home Book for the Wife, Mother, Daughter;
in Fact, Useful to Every Lady throughout the United States. Embellished
with Numerous Engravings, Illustrative of the Contents of the Work. Boston: Published at 60 1/2 Cornhill, 1850.
Caulfeild, Sophia
Frances Anne. The Dictionary of Needlework, an Encyclopedia of
Artistic, Plain, and Fancy Needlework. By Sophia Frances Anne
Caulfeild and Blanche C. Saward. New York: Arno Press; distributed
by Crown Publishers, 1972. Reprint of the 1882 ed.
Frost,
Sarah Annie. The Ladies’ Guide to Needle Work, Embroidery,
etc.: Being a Complete Guide to All Kinds of Ladies’ Fancy
Work, with Full Illustrations of All the Various Stitches and Materials,
and a Large Number of Illustrations for Each Variety of Work.
New York: Henry T. Williams, 1877.
Glaister, Elizabeth.
Needlework. London: Macmillan and Co., 1880.
Hamilton,
Alexander V. The Household Cyclopedia of Practical Receipts and
Daily Wants, with Over One Hundred Illustrations. Springfield
[MA]: W.J. Holland & Co., 1874.
Hartley,
Florence. The Ladies’ Hand Book of Fancy and Ornamental Work: Comprising
Directions and Patterns for Working in Appliqué, Bead Work, Braiding,
Canvas Work, Knitting, Netting, Tatting, Worsted Work, Quilting, Patchwork,
&c., &c. Illustrated with 262 engravings. Compiled from the
Best Authorities, by Miss Florence Hartley. Philadelphia: G. G.
Evans, publisher, no. 439 Chestnut Street, 1859.
The
Ladies’ Work-table Book,
Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in All Kinds and Descriptions
of Fancy and Plain Needlework: As Well As in All Kinds of Embroidery,
Knitting ... With Twenty-Seven Illustrative Engravings.... Philadelphia:
T.B. Peterson & Brothers, [1864].
Lambert,
Miss [Frances]. Miss Lambert’s Complete Guide to Needlework and
Embroidery: Containing Clear and Practical Instructions Whereby Any
One Can Easily Learn How to Do All Kinds of Plain and Fancy Needlework
... With One Hundred and Thirteen Illustrations and Diagrams, Illustrative
of All the Various Stitches in Those Useful and Fashionable Employments,
Showing at a Glance to All How to Make Any One or All of the Thousands
of Articles, in All Kinds of Needle-work, Embroideries, etc., Described
in This Work. Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson, No. 306 Chestnut Street,
1857.
Jones,
C.S., Mrs. Ladies’ Fancy Work: Hints and Helps to Home Taste and
Recreations. New York: Henry T. Williams, publisher, 1876.
Nicholson,
Elizabeth. What I Know, or, Hints on the Daily Duties of a Housekeeper:
Comprising Nearly Five Hundred Receipts, for Cooking, Preserving,
Pickling, Washing, Ironing, Gardening, Plain and Fancy Needle-work,
Putting Up of Winter Stores, and Numerous Other Receipts, Useful and
Needful in Every Well-regulated Household. Philadelphia: Willis
P. Hazard, No. 190 Chestnut Street, 1856.
Pullan, Matilda
Marian. The Lady’s Manual of Fancy Work: A Complete Instruction
in Every Variety of Ornamental Needle-work. Illustrated with Over
300 Engravings, by the Best Artists. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald,
publishers, 1859.
Eighteenth-Century Society and Culture
As It Relates to Needlework
Buchan, William. A Letter to
the Patentee Concerning the Medical Properties of the Fleecy Hosiery.
New York: G. Forman, no. 156, Front-Street, for F. Wetherill, 1794.
Burton,
John. Lectures on Female Education and Manners. New York: Hugh
Gaine, 1794.
Gisborne,
Thomas. An Inquiry into the Duties of the Female Sex. Philadelphia:
James Humphreys, 1798.
Nineteenth-Century Society and Culture
As It Relates to Needlework
Alcott,
William A. The Young Mother, or the Management of Children in Regard
to Health. Eighth Stereotype Edition. Boston: George W. Light,
1839.
Alcott,
William A. The Young Wife, or Duties of Women in the Marriage Relation.
Eighth Stereotype Edition. Boston: George W. Light, 1839.
Alexander,
James Waddell. Letters to a Very Young Lady. Philadelphia:
American Sunday School Union, 1843.
Bazar
Book of Health: The Dwelling, the Nursery, the Bedroom, the Dining-Room,
the Parlor, the Library, the Kitchen, the Sick-Room. New York: Harper & Bros., 1873.
Beecher,
Catharine E. The American Woman’s Home, or, Principles of Domestic
Science: Being a Guide to the Formation and Maintenance of Economical,
Healthful, Beautiful, and Christian Homes. By Catharine E. Beecher
and Harriet Beecher Stowe. New York: J. B. Ford & Co., 1869.
Burnham,
Capt. Geo. P. A Hundred Thousand Dollars in Gold, How to Make it:
A Practical Narrative, Suggesting How to Use, and Not Abuse It; How
to Gain, and How to Lend It ... Springfield, Mass.: W. J. Holland,
1876.
Butler,
Charles. The American Lady. Philadelphia: Hogan & Thompson,
1836.
Carter,
W. The Royal Victoria Knitting Book. Vol. I., part II. London:
Published by Faudel and Phillips, J. Haddon, printer, 1850.
Cary,
Virginia Mrs. Letters on Female Character: Addressed to a Young
Lady, On the Death of Her Mother. Richmond, VA: Published by A.
Works, 1828.
Chapin,
Edwin Hubbell. Duties of Young Women. Boston: George W. Briggs,
1848.
Child,
Lydia Maria Francis. The Mother’s Book. Boston: Carter, Hendee
and Babcock; Baltimore: Charles Carter, 1831.
Church,
Ella Rodman. Artistic Embroidery: Containing Practical Instructions
in the Ornamental Branches of Needlework, with Nearly Two Hundred
Illustrations and Explanatory Diagrams. New York: Adams &
Bishop, [1880].
Eighty
Years’ Progress of the United States.
Hartford, Conn.: L. Stebbins, 1867.
Gilroy,
Clinton G. The Art of Weaving by Hand and by Power: With an Introductory
Account of Its Rise and Progress in Ancient and Modern Times. For
the Use of Manufacturers and Others. New York: George D. Baldwin,
35 Spruce Street. Stereotyped by T. B. Smith, 216 William Street,
New York, 1844.
Gilroy,
Clinton G. The History of Silk, Cotton, Linen, Wool, and Other
Fibrous Substances. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1845.
Haserick,
E.C. The Secrets of the Art of Dyeing Wool, Cotton, and Linen:
Including Bleaching and Coloring Wool and Cotton Hosiery and Random
Yarns. A Treatise Based on Economy and Practice. Cambridge [Mass.]:
Welch, Bigelow, and Co., printers to the University, 1869.
Higgin,
L. Handbook of Embroidery: Edited by Lady Marian Alford. Published
by authority of the Royal School of Art Needlework, and Dedicated
to Their President, H.R.H. Princess Christian, of Schleswig-Holstein,
Princess of Great Britain and Ireland. New York: Scribner and
Welford, 1880.
Jones,
Mrs. C. S.. Household Elegancies: Suggestions in Household
Art and Tasteful Home Decorations. By Mrs. C.S. Jones and Henry T.
Williams. New York: H.T. Williams,
1875.
Kennedy,
Alexander. The Practical Cotton Spinner: Showing the Methods
of Calculating the Different Machines Made Use of in a Cotton-Spinning
Factory; Also, an Easy Method of Changing Systems to Any Grist Wanted,
with Accuracy, Ease, and Despatch.
Edinburgh: A. Fullarton and Co., 1845.
The
Ladies’ Hand-book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness. New York: James Miller (successor to C.S. Francis & Co.),
647 Broadway, [between 1868 and 1877?].
Leslie, Eliza.
The American Girl’s Book, or, Occupations for Play Hours. Sixteenth
Edition. New York and Boston: C. S. Francis and Co., M.DCCC.LIX. [1859].
Linton,
Elizabeth Lynn. Modern Women and What Is Said of Them. New
York: J. S. Redfield, publisher 140 Fulton Street, 1868.
Newcomb,
Harvey. Anecdotes for Girls: Entertaining Narratives and Anecdotes,
Illustrative of Principles and Character. Boston: Gould, Kendall
and Lincoln, 1848.
Leroux,
Charles. A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Worsteds and
Carded Yarns. Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird, 1869.
Palliser, Mrs. Bury. A History
of Lace. London: Sampson, Low, Son, and Marston, Crown Buildings,
188, Fleet Street, [1869].
Ruutz-Rees,
Janet Emily. Home Decoration: Art Needle-work and Embroidery; Painting
on Silk, Satin, and Velvet; Panel-painting; and Wood-carving.
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1881.
Thornwell,
Emily. The Lady’s Guide to Perfect Gentility, in Manners, Dress,
and Conversation:…Also a Useful Instructor in Letter Writing, Toilet
Preparations, Fancy Needlework, Millinery, Dressmaking, Care of Wardrobe,
the Hair, Teeth, Hands, Lips, Complexion, etc. Philadelphia: J.B.
Lippincott & Co., 1868.
Tonna,
Charlotte Elizabeth Browne. The Wrongs of Woman, ... Part IV The
Lace-Runners. New York: John S. Taylor & Co., 1844.
Tuthill,
Mrs. Louisa C. The Young Lady’s Home. Boston: William J. Reynolds
and Co., 1847.
The
Useful and Beautiful, or Domestic and Moral Duties Necessary to Social
Happiness. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co. (successors
to Grigg, Elliot & Co.), 1850.
Warren,
Mrs. Eliza. How I Managed My Children from Infancy to Marriage.
Fourth American Edition. Boston: Loring, publisher, 1866.
Watson,
John. The Theory and Practice of the Art of Weaving by Hand and
Power: With Calculations and Tables, for the Use of Those Connected
with the Trade.
Philadelphia: Henry
Carey Baird, industrial publisher, 406 Walnut St., 1864.
Nineteenth-Century Periodicals
Demorest’s Family
Magazine. New York:
William Jennings Demorest, (January 1865 - December 1899). Supersedes
Mademoiselle Demorest’s Mirror of Fashion. Also titled Demorest’s
Illustrated Monthly (1865) and Demorest’s Monthly Magazine
(1866-1889).
Frank
Leslie’s Lady’s Gazette of Fashion and Fancy Needlework. New York, (January 1854 - August 1857). Merged into Frank Leslie’s New
Family Magazine, and later Frank Leslie’s Lady’s Magazine.
Le
Guide-Sajou. Seul Journal Complet des Ouvrages de Dames. Pour
Tricot, Broderie, Filet, Tapisserie, Crochet, Frivolité, Etc. Paris:
Au Bureau du Journal.
Miss
Leslie’s Magazine: Home Book of Fashion, Literature, and Domestic
Economy. Philadelphia (January - December 1843). Superseded
by Ladies’ Magazine of Literature, Fashion, and the Fine Arts,
later Arthur’s Magazine.
Secondary
Resources
Baker,
William Henry. A Dictionary of Men’s Wear. Cleveland, Ohio:
William Henry Baker, 1908.
Bath,
Virginia Churchill. Needlework in America: History, Designs, and
Techniques. New York: Viking Press, 1979.
Bushman,
Richard L. The Refinement of America. New York: Alfred
A. Knopf, 1992.
Cott,
Nancy F. The Bonds of Womanhood. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University
Press, 1977.
Graffam,
Olive Blair. “Youth is the Time for Progress”: The Importance of
American Schoolgirl Art, 1780-1860. Washington, D.C.: DAR Museum,
1998.
Harbeson,
Georgiana Brown. American Needlework: The History of Decorative
Stitchery and Embroidery from the Late Sixteenth to the Twentieth
Century. New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1938.
Herr,
Patricia T. The Ornamental Branches: Needlework and Arts from Lititz
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Angus. Elegant Modes in the Nineteenth Century. New York: Greenburg,
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Ierley,
Merritt. The Comforts of Home. New York: Clarkson Potter, 1999.
Jourdain, M. Old
Lace: A Handbook for Collectors. New York: Charles Scribner’s
& Sons, 1909.
Lowes,
Mrs. Chats on Old Lace and Needlework. New York: Frederick
A. Stokes Co., 1908.
McConnel,
Bridget. The Story of Antique Needlework Tools. Atglen, PA
: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1999.
MacDonald,
Anne L. No Idle Hands: The Social History of Knitting. New
York: Ballantine Books, 1988.
Mathews,
Glenna. “Just a Housewife”: The Rise and Fall of Domesticity in
America. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987.
Mintz,
Steven. Domestic Revolutions: A Social History of American Family
Life.
New York: The
Free Press, 1988.
Musheno,
Elizabeth J. Book of Colonial Needlework: A Handbook of Contemporary
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Osaki,
Amy Boyce. The Needle’s Web: Sewing in One Early Nineteenth-Century
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Lis. Crochet, History and Technique. Colorado: Interweave Press,
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Potter,
Annie Louise. A Living History: The International Art and History
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Stansell,
Christine. City of Women: Sex and Class in New York, 1789-1860.
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1987.
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Susan. Never Done: A History of American Housework. New York:
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Pauline. Crochet: A History of the Craft Since 1850. Haverfordwest,
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Margaret. The Ladies’ Work Table: Domestic Needlework in Nineteenth-century
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