Vintage 1959 Needlework Album Mann Lengel Kujawa Vaughan Yellow PB USA Crafts

Author: Virginia Mann, Vera Lengel, Eleonora Kujawa, Isabelle Vaughan

Book Title: 1959 Needlework Album

Format: Vintage staple-bound softcover needlework pattern booklet/chapbook

Publisher: The Buffalo Evening News, Needlework Arts Department, New York

Publication year: 1959 mid-century edition

Language: English; genre: leisure, hobbies and lifestyle, fashion and toys; narrative type: nonfiction activity and pattern book

Topic: Needlework, knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing patterns, quilts, baby items, household linens, gifts, toys, and holiday projects

Intended audience: Adult home crafters, knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, sewists, and collectors of vintage pattern booklets

Details: Contents include sections on fashions for babies, ladies, men, and the young set, family outfits, free patterns, hobby projects, and items for around the house such as crochet, embroidery, and quilt designs; later sections feature gifts, toys, and holiday specials, with each project illustrated and keyed to mail-order pattern numbers and brief descriptive text.

Illustrations: Mixture of color and black-and-white drawings and halftone illustrations throughout, including a baby sacque and kitten toy set (pattern 2701), women's hats and caps, accessories, garments, toys, and decorative household pieces.

Cover artwork: Front cover shows a mother and daughter wearing matching red crocheted shrug-on tops with white lace panels over black skirts against a bold yellow background, with a note that lace and rhinestone trimming add an extravagant look and that directions are provided for mother's sizes 12, 14, and 16 and daughters' sizes 4, 6, and 8.

Back cover: Printed reference charts present basic knitting stitches (casting on, knitting, purling, increase and decrease in knitting, binding off) and basic crochet stitches (single crochet, half-double crochet, double crochet, treble crochet, double treble, treble-treble) with clear line diagrams for quick instruction.

Features: Mid-century graphic design, stitch-diagram back cover, organized table of contents listing fashions, free patterns, hobby lessons, household projects, gifts, toys, and holiday specials, and mail-order information for obtaining individual patterns and quilt books from The Buffalo Evening News.

Country of origin: Printed in the United States of America.

Keywords: 1959 Needlework Album Virginia Mann Vera Lengel Eleonora Kujawa Isabelle Vaughan Buffalo Evening News vintage knitting crochet embroidery sewing quilt patterns baby fashions toys gifts holiday crafts softcover booklet USA