Inexpensive guide for recreating 32 crocheted masterpieces from the 1940s and 50s. Illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions for making lacy cobwebs, gossamer "Wagon Wheels," Windmill Wings, Ring of Roses, Morning Glory, many more. Instructions.
Rita Weiss is an author, designer and teacher whose name has become a household word in the fields of knitting, crochet, quilting and cross-stitch. As founder and head of the Dover Publications needlework division for many years, Rita became known as an expert in thread crochet and quilting.As executive vice president of the American School of Needlework, she produced publications including knitting, crocheting, quilting and embroidery, as well as many other needle arts. She served as president of the International Quilting Association, chairman of the Craft Yarn Council of America’s Crochet Marketing Committee and president of the Crochet Guild of America.Author of more than 50 books in the needle arts, she has taught and lectured both in the United States and in Europe, and she is often called upon to judge competitions.
