Priscilla


6-DA018 How to Make Battenberg and Point Lace.  PAGE 29 ONLY 
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Brown, Nellie Clark.

How to Make Battenberg and Point Lace.

United States Boston: Priscilla Publishing, 1900, 43 pgs.

Needle lace stitches to be used on their own or with braids or netting; washing instructions for the completed laces.

Scans donated by Digital Archive, reedited Judith Adele. Page 29 is unreadable in the pdf; the second pdf contains a separate page 29 .

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6-JA003 Priscilla Crochet Book  PDF01 
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Robinson, Belle, ed.

Priscilla Crochet Book

Centerpieces and Doilies, A Collection of Beautiful Pieces in Which Are Many That Are New and Novel and Many That Are Old and Rare.

United States Boston: Priscilla Publishing, 1915, 48 pgs.

About six dozen different doilies, some simple, some (like the roll stitch pineapple doily) for the advanced crocheter.

Scans donated by Judith Adele, edited by Judith Adele.

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6-JA013 Priscilla Cross Stitch Book  COMPLETE 
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Wilke, Harriet Cushman, ed.

Priscilla Cross Stitch Book

A Collection of Useful Patterns with Suggestions for Their Use in Various Styles of Work

United States Boston: Priscilla Publishing, 1899.

A classic. Charts for alphabets, historic, formal and floral borders, church and heraldic motifs, intricate birds, butterflies, flowers. Also includes detailed descriptions of the many embroidery stitches used in charted patterns. Many of these patterns work for filet crochet, beading, charted knitting, etc.

Scans donated by Judith Adele, edited by Judith Adele

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6-JA025 Priscilla Irish Crochet Book No. 2,  PDF 

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Taylor, Eliza A., ed.

Priscilla Irish Crochet Book No. 2,

A Collection of Patterns from The Modern Priscilla, With Beautiful New Designs Never Before Published.

United States Boston: Priscilla Publishing, 1912, 48 pgs.

A continuation of Book No. 1 ,by Lula M. Harvey. More, and fancier flower motifs, butterflies, edgings, baby's cap and booties, bags, doilies, collars, buttons and garnitures.

Scans donated by Judith Adele, edited by Judith Adele.

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B-JA043 Priscilla Punched Work Book,  PDF 

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Wilson, Lilian Barton

Priscilla Punched Work Book,

A Collection of Original Designs with Stitches and Lessons for Working.

United States Boston, Priscilla Publishing Company, 1912, 38 pgs.

Excellent instructions for making the lace (from loosely woven linen) with patterns for table linens, cushions, cases, lampshade, collars, etc. Some beautiful designs are shown, but without tracing patterns.

Scans donated by Judith Adele, not edited

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Brown, Nellie Clark

How to Make Battenberg and Point Lace

25 cents

United States Boston, Priscilla Publishing Company, 1900, 43 pgs.

From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, not scanned

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D-SW046 Modern Priscilla - perforated and stamped patterns

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Modern Priscilla - perforated and stamped patterns

United States Boston, The Modern Priscilla, c.1900, 5 pattern sheets

Loose pattern sheets, stamped and perforated for embroidery or lacemaking.

From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, not scanned

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D-SW047 The Priscilla French Eyelet Embroidery Book

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Wilson, Lilian Barton

The Priscilla French Eyelet Embroidery Book

A Collection of Original Designs with Stitches and Lessons for Working

From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, not scanned

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D-SW054 The Priscilla Drawn Work Book

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Mahaffy, Mae Y., ed

The Priscilla Drawn Work Book

A Collection of Beautiful Designs with Lessons and Stitches

United States Boston, The Priscilla Publishing Company, 1909, 48 pgs.

Laces made by drawing threads out of woven fabric and stitching with needle lace techniques - simple knotting, wrapping and buttonhole that can build to quite complex designs.

From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, not scanned

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E-AK001 Priscilla Crochet Work  PDF 

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Priscilla Crochet Work

A collection of useful patterns selected from the Modern Priscilla. Illustrated.

United States Lynn, Mass. The Priscilla Publishing Company.

66 pages of instructions for crochet scarfs and mantles, hats, slippers and mittens, camisole/nightgown yoke, kerchief type fascinator, baby clothes and blanket, counterpane square, plus texture stitches and motifs, and more. Includes items in hairpin crochet. Several index pages appear to be missing.

Scans donated by Adrienne Kattke

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E-CL004 Priscilla - China Painting Book  PDF 

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The Priscilla China Painting Book

Containing full instructions for decorating in flat color and enamels, lustre and gold. Also, a number of designs shown in actual size for tracing.

United States 1923, The Priscilla Publishing Company, Boston, Mass.

40 pages not including cover. Stapled softcover. Subtitle says it all. Most designs by Elizabeth Mackenzie Roth.

From the collection of Folva Miller, donated by her grandson Charles Kite, edited by Sytske Wijnsma.

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E-CL006 Priscilla Hardanger Book No 1

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Priscilla Hardanger Book No 1

A Collection of Beautiful Designs in Hardanger Embroidery. With LEssons and Stitches. Edited by Nellie Clarke Brown and Lema Iona Locke (reprintted 1927. Price, 35 Cents.

From the collection of Folva Miller, donated by her grandson Charles Kite

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E-CL007 Priscilla Hardanger Book No 2

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Maren Thoresen and others.

Priscilla Hardanger Book No 2

A collection of typical Norwegian Designs

Priscilla Publishing Company 470 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Mass.

From the collection of Folva Miller, donated by her grandson Charles Kite

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E-CL008 Priscilla Hedebo and Cutwork Book  PDF 

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Wilson, Lilian Barton

Priscilla Hedebo and Cutwork Book

A collection of original designs, with stitches and lessons for working.

United States Published by The Priscilla Publishing Co. Boston, Mass.

Instruction in hedebo and Roman, Spanish, Venetian, Italian, Richelieu, and Moorish cutwork. Starting with the basic embroidery points employed in this work, and building on that with simple projects, quickly progressing to rather involved looking work. A rare Priscilla publication. There exists another Priscilla book on Italian cutwork.

From the collection of Folva Miller, donated by her grandson Charles Kite. Edited by Sytske Wijnsma.

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E-CL013 Priscilla Tatting Book No. 2

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Priscilla Tatting Book No. 2

A collection of beautiful and useful patterns with directions for working . Edited by Julia E. Sanders.

Priscilla Publishing Company 85 Broad Street, Boston, Mass.

From the collection of Folva Miller, donated by her grandson Charles Kite

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E-WM010 The Priscilla Macrame Book

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Belle Robinson (ed.)

The Priscilla Macrame Book

A collection of handsome designs with directions for working. Published by the Priscilla Publishing Company, 85 Broad Street, Boston, Mass. Copyright 1913. [Stamped Mrs. E. E. Detterline] 40 pgs. Scanned E524, Box 23

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E-WM110 The Priscilla Embroidery Book, Lessons in French Eyelet And Shadow Embroidery

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The Priscilla Embroidery Book, Lessons in French Eyelet And Shadow Embroidery

with designs and stitches by Inez Redding and Ethelyn J. Morris. With contributions by Nellie Clarke Brown, Esther Stewart Cuthrell, Edmonia B. Johnson, Margaret Johnson, Brenda Norrman, and Nancy P. Orr.

Priscilla Publishing Company, 85 Broad Street, Boston, Mass.

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E-WM218 The Priscilla Smocking Book

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Louise Flynn and others

The Priscilla Smocking Book

A collection of beautiful and useful patterns, with directions for working.

Priscilla Publishing Company, 470 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Mass.

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E-WM248 The Priscilla Netting Book

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The Priscilla Netting Book

Containing full directions for making square and circular netting. Various stitches with which netting is ornamented. Also a great number of finished pieces in the different varieties of netting and filet brode. Edited by Belle Robinson, revised 1923. 35 cent.

Priscilla Publishing Company, 85 Broad Street, Boston, Mass.

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F-WM025 Priscilla Armenian Needlepoint Lace Book  PDF 

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Nouvart Tashjian

Priscilla Armenian Needlepoint Lace Book

Containing full directions for making Edgings, Insertions, Round Doilies, Square and Triangular Insets Also A Great Number of Finished Pieces and Lace Flower Pendants for Luncheon Cloths and Scarfs. Price, 35 Cents.

United States The Priscilla Publishing Company, 85 Broad Street, Boston, Mass.

A well-known book about Armenian knotted lace, starting with a simple tutorial, progressing to beautiful doilies, edgings, and even lace flowers. Armenian lace and the other knotted laces around the Mediterranian show a strong family resemblance when it comes to techniques, but the Armenian products are completely recognizable as Armenian.

Donated by Charles Kite, from the collection of his grandmother Fulva Miller. Edited by Sytske Wijnsma. N.B. The duplicate page in the middle of the pdf is included deliberately.

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F-YS001 Priscilla Armenian Needlepoint Lace Book

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Nouvart Tashjian

Priscilla Armenian Needlepoint Lace Book

Containing Full Directions For Making Edgings, Insertions, Round Doilies Square and Triangular Inserts Also A Great Number of Finished Pieces and Lace Flower Pendants for Luncheon Cloths and Scarfs

The Priscilla Publishing Company, 85 Broad Street, Boston, Mass.

Rare book about Armenian lace, also known as oya lace.

From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek.

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C-JA001 Priscilla's Special Service Sheet - No. 30  PDF 

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Priscilla's Special Service Sheet - No. 30

Basketry

United States Boston, Priscilla Publishing, 1922.

Rattan or reed woven basket instructions. Explanations and illustrations of six fundamental weaves and how to make a simple border, commercial border, and flat plaited border.

Scans donated and edited by Judith Adele.

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6-GO001 The Priscilla Yoke Book  PDF 

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Batt, Georgette.

The Priscilla Yoke Book

United States Boston: Priscilla Publishing, 1916, 40 pgs + foldout charts.

Crocheted and tatted patterns for lingerie yokes (many would be good for modern blouses and collars), including Maltese (hairpin) crochet and filet charts.

Scans donated by Gail Owens, edited Judith Adele.

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