The Workbasket Vol. 14 No. 8
I-WB148 The Workbasket Vol. 14 No. 8
Stapled softcover, 32 pages. Crochet: Crochet Lace for Your Petticoat, Birthday Tablecloth with round medallions and star-shaped fill-in motif. Knitting: Knitted Bonnet with a Wired Brim. Crochet: Petal Star Doily. Embroidery: Embroidered Band on Crocheted Apron. More Crochet: Pineapple Pin Cushion, Carnation, Rick Rack Dish Mat. Quilting: The (United States) Flag Quilt. Continuing with crochet: Crochet Edge. Aunt Ellen’s Club Notes with an article about pottery and ceramics, receipe for Banana Cake. Tatting: Tatted Table Runner.
From the collection of Sarah Dalton, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder.
The article about pottery and ceramics focuses on beginners who might not have access to a high-temperature kiln and pottery wheel, don’t make their own glazes and other specialities, and are just starting on making small pots and other items, possibly in the household oven. Times have changed for potters and their households, but if you work with children, their first attempts at making pots could be helped by following the guidelines of this article. Aunt Ellen’s Clubs were often keen on crafts, as the results of those efforts would then be sold as fundraiser. Pots, pin cushions or banana cake would all be welcome at such a fundraising bazaar.