Most of you will remember the 'old fashioned' TV set.  You know, that large console that was in your, or perhaps Grandmother' li...

I've been working my way through a stack of leaflets the last couple of days.   Near the end, I came across two individual leaflet patte...

Now, I've written a number of blog posts about Mail Order (Away) patterns, but this particular pattern leaflet was a first for me. Le...

In my stack of loose pattern leaflets is American Thread Leaflet 208. Tucked away in the back cover is the only identifier - American Th...

I needed something light to work on for a couple days and selected a small doily leaflet from the awaiting stack.  The pattern book takes us...

Each day I try to pull out two of the 'pending' Mail Order patterns and get them processed and listed to the shop.    This is typica...

I was just getting ready to add a new (vintage) Pansy Crochet Pattern to the shop, when I thought I'd better check to make sure it was n...

The last leaflet of the year -- 2014 -- that I've processed for the shop is  lovely American Thread Book 145.    This book takes us back...

As I have been mentioning, I have found very few instances where one of the mail order patterns (Alice Brooks or Laura Wheeler) are actual d...

I've again come across the name 'The Homecrafters" and will say that I'm just a bit perplexed.   I have three Homecrafters ...

The year was 1950, and the Spool Cotton Company issued a bright and colorful pattern booklet, making the grand step from the slightly earlie...