Vintage patterns and making

beautiful vintage knitting pattern for lace baby christening shawl

This is one of the prettiest vintage baby christening shawl lace knitting patterns that we have sourced

Its has a beautiful english rose in the centre, and a very pretty lace border. The pattern uses very fine yarn and so it will be really only appropriate for experienced lace knitters. Its knitted in the round, and although it will take a long time to make, when its done it will be a beautiful heirloom shawl- suitable perhaps for the new english prince or princess due this year?

You can find the pattern to purchase in our ebay store here and we hope to have a download on the Vintage Vintage website soon!

When you make it do send us a photo as we would love to feature it on our facebook page- enjoy!

 

 

Vintage 1960s mod style wedding dress knitting pattern- how to make a knitted wedding dress

We have just sourced and listed 2 rather lovely vintage knitting patterns for wedding dresses today. We have a variety of knitting and crochet patterns for wedding dresses available on the Vintage Visage website, but these 2 are from the 1960s , have a 'mod' juliet gown style , and very pretty lace stitches.

This one has pretty puffed lace sleeves with a lace stitch yolk and a lovely lace stitch design at the hem- its a very flattering shape and can be found on our ebay shop here if you wish to make it asap!

This next one has a bonnet to match-a very mod style

We give full instructions on how to make these fab 1960s wedding dresses, and also ideas of how to decorate them with beads and sequins. Here at Vintage Visage we are also experienced tutors who are happy to guide you if at first glance there is something that you do not understand- our mission is to get you all enjoying your vintage making! You can find the wedding dress and bonnet pattern in the ebay shop by clicking here- it will take you straight there....

We do hope that you enjoy making our patterns- why not visit our facebook page too to see some of the items made by other customers and special offers-  click here to get there- don't forget to click 'like' to keep updated with our posts there...

How to make Point Lace- vintage victorian instructions, patterns and pictures.

We have just digitised 2 booklets on how to make pretty and stunning point lace in the victorian style. Point lace is made by taking different types of fine braids and then infilling with stitches. Both booklets are by Weldons and are titled Practical Point Lace

You can see in the second cover how the lace is formed by the braid and infill stitches

Why is it called Point lace?well according to a victorian source, 'point' is the french word for a stitch of any description as used in needlework- so the name point lace signifies lace made in stitches- Point de Bruxelle, Point de Venise and so on. Modern (eg Victorian!) lace work is also known as renaissance work, which means a lace having the from of the design in braid, with the intervening spaces filled in with stitches. How those stitches are worked determines the beauty of the lace work.

You can see here some of the different stitches used- this example is also worked on a net base.

This is a lovely example of a victorian collar worked in Point lace- you can clearly see here the different filling stitches.

This pretty cake doily too shows the beauty of the different infill stitches.

Another pretty collar.

All of these designs are in the booklets along with many others. You can find the digitalised ebooklets  on our Vintage Visage website by clicking here 

How to make Limerick lace- vintage victorian instructions and photos

Limerick lace is so dainty and so beautiful.  This is a our second booklet that we have digitalised for you which shows how to make the stitches and examples of pretty Limerick lace to make.

Limerick lace is unusual in lace in that it is really embroidery onto net. You can see from the examples above and below how pretty it can be- its a very good lace for wedding and bridal items as nets and veils can be made to look very beautiful.

According to the introduction in the booklet, it is also unusual in that it differs from other Irish laces as it was a purely commercial enterprise started by an Englishman who married the daughter of a Nottingham lace manufacturer.In 1829 he settled in Limerick and took over a number of lace workers to teach lace making to the women of Limerick

This lovely and informative ebooklet was first published in 1902 so it is now over 100 years old, and it shows some wonderful examples of made lace, and also how to stretch the net over a frame, and has picture and instructions of how to make a large number of the fancy stitches to infill into the netting.

It is a craft which will not take long to master as the stitches are quite simple, but will take a long time to execute as the stitches are necessarily small as they are worked onto fine netting. If you are a design entrepreneur or a textile artist then you may be able to work out a way doing this in a large scale with bigger netting which might be very interesting.....

You can find the ebooks to purchase as pdf downloads on our Vintage Visage website by clicking here which will take you straight to the correct page

Vintage crochet patterns for lace bedspreads, throws, afgans

Crochet lace bedspreads are so pretty and really make a bedroom look so special. We have just sourced and digitalised a selection of lovely vintage crochet lace bedspread patterns which are deceptively easy to make as they are made from lots of little motifs, or bands and strips of crochet. This makes your project nice and portable as you can make these little motifs anywhere!

This is one of the motifs used- how pretty is that!- and besides using the motifs to put together to make large bedspreads, you could also put them together to make smaller items such as rectangular scarves or shawls. You can also make them from thicker modern yarns- it will make the motifs bigger, but then you won't need to make so many to complete your project.

Here is a selection of the patterns available

At the moment they are only available on our ebay store as printed copies which you can access by clicking here but we hope to have them on the website as pdf downloads soon so will update this when that happens! We do have other afgans and bedspreads to download from the website which you can find by clicking here Enjoy!

Heirloom lace baby christening shawl vintage knitting pattern pdf

This is such a pretty gossamer lace circular heirloom baby christening shawl

It uses 2 ply  yarn and is actually much less complicated to make than it looks. It also only uses 2 needles which is very unusual, but also very useful for those who may be a little nervous of circular knitting. I for example am left handed, and have one needle underneath my arm when knitting to make sure that I keep the tension even- when I try with circular needles then there is not that support and so the tension can go a little awry if not careful.....

Try making it in cashmere or silk as well as fine wools for a very luxurious heirloom- its so lacy and soft and pretty pretty that no proud parents would be able to resist it!

This is such a lovely item that could also make a great throw for beds or furniture- if you make it in 4 ply or even DK then it will makeup very large and so cover quite a big area

The pattern can be found on the Vintage Visage website by clicking here- enjoy, and have fun with this lovely pattern- and make some very pretty shawls....check out the other shawl patterns too as we have both knitted and crocheted baby shawl patterns dating back to the victorian era.

How to make pretty vintage irish crochet lace edgings

We have been digitalising a number of very old vintage lace edgings patterns lately which we have rescued from very old publications which were literally falling apart!

One of our favourites is this set of 3 irish crochet lace edgings

As you can see, they are all very delicate and pretty- and the bottom 2 have a lovely and simple to make irish crochet flower in the centres- you could also make these individually on their own to make pins and brooches. You can use the original fine yarns to make tiny flowers, or why not use some modern thicker yarns to make the flowers larger too?

In fact, if you used modern thicker yarns to make these designs, you could have some very pretty lariat scarves. 

All the instructions for making these edges are included in the pattern on the website which is available by clicking here   At Vintage Visage we include a translation of crochet terms from UK to USA terms- its actually much easier than you think to translate, as the stitches are the same, we just call them a different name! We also have lots more patterns and instructions for many other edgings too- enjoy browsing!

Vintage 1950s pretty lace stitch party dress knitting pattern

As the nights are drawing in and the days are getting colder, we thought we would start thinking about the party season coming up soon...why not make yourself this cute little 1950s party dress

Its actual very easy to make- much easier than it looks. The lace stitch pattern is only 1 row of patterning and 3 rows stocking stitch and then repeat....you will need to do a tiny bit of crochet around the neck too.

Its made with a 2 ply yarn- thats quite a fine yarn and the original one had a softness and slight fluffiness to it. It flares and drapes beautifully- but please note that to get the skirt to stick out you will need to wear a stiff layered 1950s net petticoat underneath. You can of course wear it without the petticoat and then you will have a gently flared and draped skirt which could look rather gorgeous too....

The pattern is available on our Vintage Visage website to purchase by clicking here or in our craftsy shop if you wish to pay by dollars.

Victorian Vintage crochet doily patterns for afternoon tea parties

We have a large number of very pretty patterns on the Vintage Visage website for doilies. On this post we are gong to show you some of the lovely victorian doily patterns available- they are over 100 hundred years old and are so very pretty.....

You can make them in the original white fine yarns to make beautiful tea time table accessories, or you could make them slightly bigger by using maybe a 2 ly yarn and having doilies for the bigger cake or sandwich plates on the tea table- try using lots of different pastel colours too.....

This one has a linen centre and pretty little crochet butterflies that can be made on their own and scattered around the table- try making them in lots of bright colours, and also make them into pins ad brooches- soo pretty...

Another one with a linen centre and this time little carnation flowers which again can be made on their own and scattered around the table or used as pins or brooches...
This one has a cockle shell design and lovely pointy edges...

This diamond design doily is a little more complicated to make, but is lovely, 

With this doily design, you could make the circular design on its own with thicker yarn, make it twice and then sew the 2 together with an opening at the top to make a pretty little bag

This design is called a 'Manx' design as it has the familiar 3 part design reminiscent of the Isle of Man  3 leg logo 

This one is not to difficult to make - when you get past the pattern part then it is mainly chains and loops- which are nice and simple to do. This one you could find would also drape nicely over the top of a milk jug or sugar bowl to protect the content from flies and other wee beasty insects! Which would be another pretty addition to your vintage tea table

As always, the patterns for these pretty victorian tea time doilies can be found on the Vintage Visage website by clicking here- along with lots of others too!- Enjoy!

Vintage Carrickmacross Lace patterns and instructions ebook

Carrickmacross is a very pretty lace which is not dissimilar to Limerick lace. Here at Vintage Visage we have several antique lace making publications that we have digitalised, and this wonderful ebooklet dating from over 100 years ago shows you exactly how to make Carrickmacross lace,and has photos of how to sew each filling stitch too.

We have carefully digitalised each page so that it is a wonderful instructional item for you to use. it has instructions for working Carrickmacross applique too- see how clearly it shows you how to do it

It takes you step by step through Carrickmacross lace, Carrickmarcoss applique and Carrickmacross guipure. If you are interested in making antique laces or also updating the techniques of antique laces to today fashion or home decor wear then its worth having a look at our digitalised ebooks on the Vintage Visage website- we have a range of ebooklets that can be ordered and then will be emailed to you within 24 hours of your payment so that you can get started making gorgeous items asp! Click here to go there