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McCall's Needlework Treasury: A Learn & Make Book
Hardcover
396 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1950
About the author
McCall's
391 books1 followerIn 1870, Scottish immigrant to the United States of America, James McCall began designing and printing his own line of sewing patterns. As a means of advertising his patterns, McCall founded a four-page fashion journal entitled The Queen: Illustrating McCall's Bazaar Glove-Fitting Patterns.
When McCall died in 1884, his widow became president of McCall Company, and hired Mrs. George Bladsworth as magazine editor. Mrs. Bladsworth held the position until 1891. Though still mainly a vehicle to sell McCall's sewing patterns, The Queen began to publish homemaking and handiwork information, and by 1890 had expanded to 12 pages. In 1891, the magazine's name became The Queen of Fashion, and the cost for a year's subscription was 30 cents.
In 1893, James Henry Ottley took over the McCall Company. He increased the subscription price to 50 cents a year, increased the number of pages to between 16 and 30 per issue, and began to publish articles on children's issues, health, beauty, and foreign travel. In order to reflect the magazine's expanded range of topics, the name was changed to McCall's Magazine—The Queen of Fashion in 1897. In time, the name would be shortened to McCall's.
Despite the name changes, for many years information on McCall's patterns filled an average of 20 percent of the magazine's pages.
When McCall died in 1884, his widow became president of McCall Company, and hired Mrs. George Bladsworth as magazine editor. Mrs. Bladsworth held the position until 1891. Though still mainly a vehicle to sell McCall's sewing patterns, The Queen began to publish homemaking and handiwork information, and by 1890 had expanded to 12 pages. In 1891, the magazine's name became The Queen of Fashion, and the cost for a year's subscription was 30 cents.
In 1893, James Henry Ottley took over the McCall Company. He increased the subscription price to 50 cents a year, increased the number of pages to between 16 and 30 per issue, and began to publish articles on children's issues, health, beauty, and foreign travel. In order to reflect the magazine's expanded range of topics, the name was changed to McCall's Magazine—The Queen of Fashion in 1897. In time, the name would be shortened to McCall's.
Despite the name changes, for many years information on McCall's patterns filled an average of 20 percent of the magazine's pages.
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April 4, 2013
Lots of technique information in this book about all kinds of needle arts including hand embroidery, quilting, rug hooking, knitting, crocheting, tatting, weaving, netting, knotting, braiding and a whole chapter dedicated to helpful tools for these crafts. May be a good book for someone interested in having a resource book that has basic information about lots of different needle crafts.
February 18, 2020
I learned just enough about many different kinds of needlework to know want I want to learn next, and ideas for projects, when I’m done learning hairpin lace I’ll look again and pick another, maybe tatting!
September 7, 2022
Just about every needlework technique a person would ever think of is covered here, even some of the more obscure.
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