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Busy Needles Volume 3

What to make. How to make it. This is a fabulous seven volume set, it has 98 parts and the focus is on knitting and crocheting with some ideas on finger weaving and stitching.

$24.00

This listing is for Volume 3 with parts 29 through to 42 and includes an Index for this volume, it comes presented in the cream binder with the label on the spine.

Part 29
Knitting – Filet lace curtain
Crochet – Filet sun top
Stitchery – Filling stitches, Table Mat
Ideas – Palm trees sewn onto a dress
Step by step – Machine Knitting 3

Part 30
Crochet – Fine edgings 11 designs and ways to use them
Fabric craft – Finger weaving, Decorated lampshade and notebook
Knitting – Flat medallions, Patchwood baby blanket
ideas – Braids
Step by Step – Stumpwork 3, Framed pictures

Part 31
Crochet – Floral patterns, Floral beach robe
Stitchery – Florentine work, Florentine cushions
Stitchery – Flower motifs, Flower-trimmed nightdress
Step by Step – Macrame 3

Part 32
Knitting – Flower stitches, Christening robe
Stitchery – Frames in canvaswork, Mirror frame
Crochet – Free-form work
Ideas – Nursery rhymes
Step by Step – Quilting 3

Part 33
Stitchery – Free-style embroidery, Miniature cushion
Crochet – Frilled edgings, Little girl’s dress
Knitting – Frills, Frilled cardigan
Step by Step – Tatting 3

Part 34
Crochet – Fringes, Fringed poncho
Knitting – Fur fabrics, Fur jacket or waistcoat
Stitchery – Garlands, Flower garland cloth
Step by Step – Patchworks 3

Part 35
Knitting – Garter stitch variations, Dress and sweater
Crochet – Geometric motifs, Geometric cushions
Stitchery – Geometric satin stitch, Satin stitch curtain
Step by Step – Printing 4, Batik and painting

Part 36
Knitting – Geometric shapes, Longline, high necked sweater
Stitchery – Goldwork, A decorated box
Crochet – Graduated patterns, Short sleeved summer top
Step by Step – Machine Knitting 4, Fair Isle cardigans

Part 37
Stitchery – Greek island embroidery, Child’s embroidered dress
Knitting – Guernseys, Three Guernsey sweaters
Crochet – Half-treble variations, Light-weight cardigan
Step by Step – Weaving 4, Textures

Part 38
Stitchery – Hardanger embroidery Stablecloth
Knitting – Harlequin patterns, Harlequin sweater
Stitchery – Hedebo embroidery, Hedebo collar
Step by Step – Machine embroidery 4

Part 39
Fabric craft – hexagonal patchwork, Patchwork waistcoat
Crochet – Horizontal patterns, Striped cardigan
Knitting – Horizontal stripes, Striped sweater
Step by Step – Dressmaking 1, Child’s sundress

Part 40
Stitchery – Hungarian embroidery, Embroidered blouse
Knitting – Inca patterns, Waistcoat and sweater
Stitchery – Indian designs, Floor cushion
Step by Step – Patchwork 4

Part 41
Crochet – Inlaid motifs, Tablecloth
Knitting – Insertions, Panelled sweater
Crochet – Insertions, Man’s pullover
Step by Step – Dressmaking 2, Yoked blouse

Part 42
Knitting – Intarsia, Intarsia sweater
Crochet – Irish lace, Irish crochet patterns
Stitchery – Italian quilting, Quilted bed cover
Step by Step – Boderie perse waistcoat

Index
Volume 3: parts 29-42
Includes a list of abbreviations

This set was published by Marshall Cavendish in 1982.  It does have some wear.