Top 9 best fillet crochet pattern books
Finding the best fillet crochet pattern books suitable for your needs isnt easy. With hundreds of choices can distract you. Knowing whats bad and whats good can be something of a minefield. In this article, weve done the hard work for you.
Best fillet crochet pattern books
1. 26 Mix & Match Alphabet Insertions Filet Crochet Pattern: Complete Instructions and Chart
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With twenty six different borders to choose from, you can make matching square insertions for guest towels, lace pillows, purses, garments, and more. Each letter contains written instructions and a chart for the letter and border in the photograph, and 2 separate charts for the letter alone and the border alone for customization. Charts for numbers zero through nine are also included. You can omit the borders and use the letters for monograms, inscriptions or mottos, laces or insertions. Many of the borders can be adapted to longer insertions. Originally designed by Ethel Herrick Stetson in 1916. This is not your usual scanned vintage crochet pattern. To make this pattern great for todays 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 instructions to use modern US crochet terms. The only stitches you need to know to complete this lace are: chain stitch and double crochet.2. Filet Crochet from Yesterday (Crocheter's Historical Pattern Series, Vol. 1)
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Filet Crochet from Yesterday is the first book in the Crocheter's Historical Pattern Series. Volume I contains two completely unabridged editions of Priscilla Filet Crochet (books 1 and 2) published in 1911-1914. Many of the patterns contained in these pages are easily adaptable to cross-stitch and needlepoint using the provided diagrams. Filet Crochet from Yesterday is full of patterns that can be used in a variety of ways. Make a bedspread, edge a doily, make linen insertions for a pillowcase, make a bookmark and much more. The crocheter's only limit is their imagination.3. Butterfly Lace Table Runner Filet Crochet Pattern: Complete Instructions and Chart
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Dress up your table with a lovely, simple pattern from nature. This Lace Scarf with Butterfly Motif was designed by Arphilien Bousquet in 1916. This is not your usual scanned vintage crochet pattern. To make this pattern great for todays 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 instructions to use modern US crochet terms. The only stitches you need to know to complete this lace are: chain stitch, single crochet, double crochet, and slip stitch. The lace is made from the center out, then the other half is done from the center out.4. Filet Crochet: Projects and Charted Designs (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace)
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Filet crochet is a simple method of producing beautiful lace by crocheting closed and open squares.
This book includes complete instructions for working the squares plus tables, materials, and charts for over fifty projects such as doilies, table cloths, a lampshade, centerpieces, borders and insertions, panels for pillows and bedspreads, baby items, a tray, coffee cloths, and luncheon cloths.
Each pattern has a photographs of the finished article, close-up photos of detail work, indications of the amount of thread, and the size of the crochet hook to use.|
Crocheters will welcome this unique collection of hard-to-find patterns. They can be used as is, in combination, or as a source to develop your own unique ideas. The charts can be used for cross-stitching, latch-hooking, knitting, or any other forms of counted thread embroidery.
5. Learn To Do Filet Crochet In Just One Day - #1281
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6. Elegant Dragons Lace Curtain Filet Crochet Pattern: Complete Instructions and Chart
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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 todays 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 instructions to use modern US crochet terms. The only stitches you need to know to complete this lace are: chain stitch, single crochet, double crochet, double treble and slip stitch. Instructions are not included for the embroidery or hemstitching.7. 150 Favorite Crochet Designs (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace)
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This rich treasury of popular crochet designs, selected from vintage thread company leaflets, includes 150 patterns favored by crocheters during the first half of the 20th century. Included are eye-catching designs for creating a host of attractive domestic accessories: tablecloths, bedspreads, doilies, edgings, and other pieces. All designs are accompanied by a complete list of necessary materials, while detailed row-by-row instructions guide beginning and advanced needleworkers through each step of the crocheting process.
Choose from heirloom-quality patterns including lovely lace edgings that will bring a touch of glamour to table linens, bedcovers, and the necklines of sweaters and blouses. You'll find a simple yet elegant Main Line tablecloth, revealing a charming filet-crochet motif of floral and foliated designs; a splendid bedspread composed of dainty diamond- and octagon-shaped motifs; and a wealth other attractive patterns.
With this inexpensive collection at your fingertips you can be sure of finding the project that's just right for you. Best of all, expert instructions make it easy to create beautiful crocheted pieces you'll cherish for years to come.
8. Animal Blocks Bedspread Filet Crochet Pattern: Complete Instructions and Chart
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Children are always interested in animals and birds, and your little one will be delighted with a zoo bedspread. Designed by Mrs. A.J. Lavender in 1918, these simple blocks will fuel your creativity. There are 16 animal squares: song bird, kittens, wolf, fox and chick, donkey, pig, ostrich, rooster, deer, dog, llama, camel, squirrel, horse, goat, rabbit, plus a checkered square to separate the animals. The matching scalloped border (with corner) includes a flying goose, snake, horse, squirrel, lion, mouse, duck, chicken, cat, owl, and rabbit. With several options for variations, you can use this pattern for a simple project, or make a more ambitious crochet thread bedspread with matching curtains and linens. This is not your usual scanned vintage crochet pattern. To make this pattern great for todays 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 instructions to use modern US crochet terms. The only stitches you need to know to complete this lace are: chain stitch, single crochet, double crochet, and slip stitch.9. The Crochet Stitch Handbook: The Essential Illustrated Reference: Over 200 Traditional and Contemporary Stitches with Easy-to-Follow Charts
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The handbook includes step-by-step instructions for basic stitches, textured stitches, fans and shells stitches, mesh and filet stitches, openwork and lace stitches, trims and edgings, clusters, puffs, bobbles, spike, relief, Tunisian, multi-color, squares, and special stitches.
Crochet is the technique of making a looped fabric from a continuous length of yarn, using a single hook. The word crochetitself derives from the French croc,meaning a hook (or crook); an old Scottish name for crochet is "shepherd's knitting." It is one of themost portable and flexible of crafts, requiring only a hook and some yarn.
Master the basic techniques of crochet, and more,to create a fascinating variety of effects withThe Crochet Stitch Handbook.
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