Netting in Magazines - Godey's Lady's Book (1830-1849)

While looking for more magazines that had netting information, I stumbled across a wonderful website dealing with Godey's Lady's Book.  Started in 1830 by Louis Godey, this magazine continued until 1896.  A brief history of the magazine is located here.

I eagerly searched through the magazines from volume 1 (1830) through volume 28 (1844).  There was nothing on netting.  I could not find volume 19 (last half of 1839) nor volumes 29-33 (the last half of 1844 through 1846).   I was disappointed.

However, what I found after that more than made up for my initial disappointment.  Here is what I found from 1847-1849:

1847 (Vol. 34-35)

1. page 48 Netting
2. page 48 Netted Long Purse
3. page 49 Handsome Long Netted Purse
4. page 49 Round Netted Gentleman's Long Purse
5. page 49 Round Knitting Basket
6. page 49 Netted Scarf
7. page 49 Round Netted Scarf
8. page 49 Netted Cuffs
9. page 49 Netted Cuffs
10. page 49 Grecian Netting
11. page 50 A Round Netted Purse
12. page 50 Target Mat, with netted fringe
13. page 217 Netting
14. page 217 Plain Netted Gentleman's Purse
15. page 217 Plain Netted Purse with a Bead Mouth
16. page 217 Grecian Netting or Fillet Rose
17. page 218 Single Diamond Netting
18. page 218 Treble Diamond Netting
19. page 218 Diamond Netting of Five Stitches
20. page 218 Same Purse, Diamond Pattern
21. page 99 An Elegant Netted Purse with Steel Beads
22. page 99 Plain Open Netting or Filet a Baguette

1848 (Vol. 36-37)

1. page 64 Netting - Bead Purse, Diamond Pattern
2. page 186 Netted Bag
3. page 186 Netted Gauntlet - Maltese Pattern
4. page 186 Patterns for Mittens, Purses, etc. - Number 1
5. page 187 Patterns for Mittens, Purses, etc. - Number 2
6. page 187 Patterns for Mittens, Purses, etc. - For a Purse
7. page 312 Card Basket, in Crochet and Netting [illustration]
8. page 363 Card Basket, in Crochet and Netting
9. page 53 Knitted Opera Cap with Netted Border
10. page 173 Netting - Knitted Scarf for the Neck

1849 (vol. 38)   I could not find Vol. 39 (July-December) online.

1. page 361 Netting the Helen Cap

This week, instead of spending time netting, I spent my time searching through Godey's Lady's Book.  I found many patterns for darning square and diamond mesh netting as well as instructions for fancy stitches and plenty of beautiful netting.  Enjoy looking through this window to the past.

Next week I plan to list what I found between 1850 and 1859.

Netting in Magazines - International Old Lacer's Bulletin

Several years ago I stumbled across some articles on netting that had been published between 1968 and 1982 by the IOLI.  This week I found those same articles located in two places, here and here.

According to their website, IOLI was founded in 1954 as Old Lacers.  Their name has been changed several times: 1959 to National Old Lacers, 1970 to International Old Lacers, Inc., and 2012 to International Organization of Lace, Inc.

Here are some of the articles about netting I found in this quarterly magazine.

1. September 1970
1. Section: Art of Netting; Article: Corner in Darned or Guipure Netting (page 11)
2. Section: Art of Netting; Article: Netted Neckerchief (page 11)
2. January 1971
1. Article: Filet (page 40)
3. January 1973
1. Section: Netting and Guipure; Article: Netting (page 39)
2. Section: Netting and Guipure; Article: South Beloit Women Preserve Lacemaking, Antique Lace Made (page 40)
4. May 1973
1. Article: Netting (photo of doily made by Mrs. Frank Nelson) (page 65 )
2. Section: Book Review; Author: Mary Lou Kueker; Article: Netting by Primrose Cumming (page 78)
3. Section: Book Review; Author: Mary Lou Kueker; Article: La rete a Rosoni (Rosette Netting) (page 78)
4. Section: Book Review; Author: Mary Lou Kueker; Article: A Treasury of Needlework Projects from Godey's Lady's Book by Arlene Z. Wiczyk (page 78)
5. November 1976
1. Article: Netting (page 26)
2. Article: Filet Lace (page 27)
6. November 1977
1. Author: Sheila Bottorff; Article: Tatting-Frivolite [includes illustrations for tying the netting knot] (page 44)
7. May 1977
1. Section: A Book of Modern Netting Designs; Author: Mrs. Bertha Cragun; Article: "Kissin' Cousin" fantail fish design (photo only) (page 98)
2. Section: Filet Square; Author: Kay Asahi; Article: Single or plain mesh (page 99 )
8. January 1978
1. Section: A Practical Use of Netting; Article: Netted Doily (page 70)
2. Section: A Practical Use of Netting; Article: Netting the New Wool Scarfs (page 70)
3. Section: A Practical Use of Netting; Article: Netted Edging (page 70)
9. July 1979
1. Section: Modano Lace; Author: Mrs. Bertha Cragun; Article: Modano Lace (page 139)
10. January 1980
1. Section: Modano Lace; Author: Mrs. Bertha Cragun; Article: Circle It [net doll skirt] (page 52)
2. Section: Modano Lace; Author: Mrs. Bertha Cragun; Article: Garden Party [netting on Pillow Cases] (page 52)
3. Section: Modano Lace; Author: Mrs. Bertha Cragun; Article: Lacy Shawl (page 53 )
4. Section: Modano Lace; Author: Mrs. Bertha Cragun; Article: Garden Hat (page 53)
5. Section: Modano Lace; Author: Mrs. Bertha Cragun; Article: Lace on Lace (page 53)
6. Section: Modano Lace; Author: Mrs. Bertha Cragun; Article: Modano Lace Star for a Birthday Calendar of Calligraphy (page 53)
11. May 1980
1. Section: Modano Lace; Author: Mrs. Bertha Cragun; Article: Modano Lace [forming a center without a foundation loop] (page 92)
2. Section: Modano Lace; Author: Mrs. Bertha Cragun; Article: Tool Keeper Tip (page 93)
12. November 1980
1. Section: Book Review; Article: The Technique of Filet Lace by Pauline Knight (page 26 )
13. May 1981
1. Section: Modano Lace; Author: Mrs. Bertha Cragun; Article: Pauline Knight [author of The Technique of Filet Lace] (page 69)

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Last Saturday I went to two baby showers.  Although they were not held at the same time, they were held in the same large building.  That made it easier to go from one to the other.  As a gift, I brought what everyone who knows me expected - a net bag.

Since I am trying to get my instructions correct for my net bags before I publish them, I have two different styles here.

The blue bag is a rectangular bag with a single tied handle.  

The pink bag is a circular bag made from the bottom up and has two handles.

Of course the bags contained some of my favorite baby bibs.  

Judging from the comments at the baby showers I attend, the bibs are a favorite with other mothers also.

The baby bibs are made of tea-towels and have ribbing around the neck edge.  

Netting in Magazines - The What-not; or Ladies’ Handy-book

This magazine or book came out yearly from 1859 through 1866.  I have found four years of The What-not; or Ladies’ Handy-book and Monthly Magazine of Literature, Fashion and General Domestic Utility available in digital format - 1859 and 1860, 1861 and 1863.  1859 and 1860 are in the same digital file.  The following netting patterns were found in those magazines.

1. 1859
   1. Anti-Macassar in Netting and Darning (page 90)
   2. Cover for Brioche Cushion in Netting and Darning (page 113)
   3. Berlin Cushion (page 209)
2. 1860 [ found after page 318]
   1. Anti-Macassar in Netting and Darning (page 17)
   2. Ornamental Pincushion (page 169)
3. 1861
1. Grate Apron - with illustration [combined crochet and netting] (page 216)
4. 1863
1. Easy Chair Cover in Netting and Darning (page 153)
2. Netted Shawl (page 279)
3. Night-dress Envelope, in Netting and Darning (page 311)
4. Fire-Grate Veil (page 312)
5. Border for Curtains in Netting and Darning (page 382)
6. Purse in Netting and Darning (page 383)
7. Netted Window Curtain (page 56) [this page is found after page 383]
8. Netted Toilet Table Drapery (page 114) [this page is found after page 383]

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This week I finished a third net star.  I called it Lacy Star.






Also this week I was given a link to some very creative netting: birds, fish, a moth, acorns, a lobster, and other things found in nature.  You can see them at http://www.stephaniecrossman.com/.  They are amazing.

Netting In Magazines - The Ladies’ Companion

I was able to find three issues of The Ladies' Companion online that contained netting.  The years were Vol. 20 (published in 1861), Vol. 23 (published in 1863), and Vol. 27 (published in 1865).  The netting patterns were as follows:

1. 1861
1. Netting for Window-Curtains and Fire-Grate Veil (page 317)
2. 1863
1. Netted Cheese or Cake D'Oyley (page 336)
2. Long Black Silk Mitten - Netting (page 336)
3. 1865
1. Netted Border (page 55)
2. Raised Embroidery on Netting (page 107)
3. A Fly-Catch (page 166)

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Last week I showed the Plain Star I made.  This week I finished another star.

The center for this Fancy Star began as a circle.  It measures five inches from the center to the end of a point.

Netting in Magazines - Modern Priscilla

"Netting Outlives the Centuries," an article found in the December, 1920, issue of Modern Priscilla, includes some netting patterns common to colonial America.

1. Boston Tester (page 14)
2. Dancing Girls Coverlet Border (page 14)
3. Wrap Yarn Border (page 14)
4. Moonshine and Matrimony (page 14)
5. Pincushion Cover (page 28)

According to The Free Dictionary and Dictionary.com, a tester is "a canopy, as over a bed or pulpit."  The borders in this article are created with tassels of thread tied to the netting.  

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I wanted to make a net star about 6" in diameter.  Today, with some helpful suggestions from the women in the knitting group I attend and some mathematical guidance from my son, I came up with this. It measures three inches from the center to the end of a point.  Since it looks so plain, I decided to name it Plain Star.

I already have ideas for others.  Next time, maybe I'll make something not so plain.

Netting in Magazines - The Illustrated Magazine

The Ladies' Page sections of The Illustrated Magazine, published in 1864, included the following netting patterns and stitches:

1. A Netted Tidy (page 55)
2. Double Netting in Two Colors (page 56)
3. Grecian Netting (page 56)
4. Simple Sleeping Net (page 57)
5. Invisible Net (page 57)

I knew that Grecian Netting was a popular netting stitch.  After looking at the instructions for Simple Sleeping Net and Invisible Net, I could tell that they were hairnets.  I did not realize that tidy was a noun.  I discovered that a tidy is "a piece of fancywork used to protect the back, arms, or headrest of a chair or sofa from wear or soil" (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tidy).  It is a synonym for an antimacassar ( http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tidy).

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It took me a few years to get there, but today I spent the day demonstrating netting at the fourth annual Fiber Festival of New England.  It was wonderful talking and visiting with those who came by.  Most people did not know what I was doing, but there was a handful of people who either knew how to net or knew someone who nets.  I loved hearing them ask me, "What are you netting?" instead of "Are you tatting?"

What was I netting?  One of my doilies - Exuberance.  I finished the last couple of rows.  It took over 100 yards of size 30 crochet thread to make it.

Once I finished it, I immediately started another one, Swan.  After all, I was there to demonstrate netting.  I was able to complete about 5-6 inches of the new pattern.  

Netting in Magazines - The Delineator

For just over a year I have been listing digitized books that have netting information and patterns in them. Today, with my current list of digitized books exhausted, I decided to move on to digitized magazines that contain netting patterns.  The problem with magazines is that not all the issues of a particular magazine have been digitized.  My hope is that if I list what I can find, those who have more skill in searching or those who own the actual magazines will help us locate more netting information.

The Delineator, published by Butterick Publishing Company, began in 1873 and continued until 1937.

I have been able to find the following online:

1. January 1903
1. Section: Netting - Doily with Fluted Border (page 139)
2. July 1903
1. Section: Needlework - Dainty Hand-made Handkerchiefs (page 98)
3. The Art of Netting - No. 59
1. Doily with Netted Border - figure 1 (page 350)
2. Doily with Netted Border - figure 2 (page 350)
3. Netted Doily (page 350)
4. The Art of Netting - No. 61
1. Table-Center (page 245)
2. Tray-Cloth (page 245)
3. Plate Doily (page 245)
5. The Art of Netting - No. 62
1. Netted Handkerchief (page 473)

I would love to know which year these The Art of Netting sections appeared in.  I wish I could find all the Art of Netting series published in this magazine.

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Several months ago I remade one of my bag patterns.  I put it carefully away until the next time I needed a gift bag for a baby shower.  I found it last week and realized that I did not need to make a new bag for the latest baby shower I was invited to.  I just needed to fill the one I had.