Cape Pattern Knitting Antebellum Victorian Civil 1859

Antebellum - Pre-Civil War - Victorian Era Lady's Knitted Talma Cape Pattern

Dakota Prairie Treasures Hardcopy Republication™

Originally Published 1859!

  Up for bid is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures Hardcopy Republication™ for an Authentic Antebellum Era Lady's Knitted Fancy Talma Cape Pattern! What could be more darling for historical reenactment than this?

An Authentic Antique Lady's Knit Cape or Poncho Pattern for you to recreate!

 Yarn colors recommended:

 "single white zephyr...single scarlet"

An excerpt:

"It would be a beautiful and warm Talma for concerts, opera, &c."

Very Striking and Ultra Feminine! Pretty for you, pretty for gifts and pretty for posterity! (Original is not for sale)

This item is a great resource for those who are Antebellum, Civil War, Victorian, Dickens or historical reenactment enthusiasts, opera, stage and theatre costumers, students of historical clothing, fiber and textile arts, etc!

 *** Unlike other antique pattern sellers Dakota Prairie Treasures stands alone in providing especially created yarn threads, needle and hooks conversion charts with every antique crochet and knitting pattern product! We researched and created a guide with 3 very detailed conversion charts to assist you in selecting the correct modern equivalent of yarns, thread, needle or hooks. No more guess work or false starts on your needlework projects! ***

The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! This is a beautiful item and sure to delight you and yours! The instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience needle worker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim.

The antique and vintage yarns, needles, etc., can be found on eBay quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, of course, you can utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a nearby fabric, craft or hobby store…

Check out Dakota Prairie Treasures' current auctions and store listings for many other unique needlework Hardcopy, CD and Electronic Republications™ for your creative needle working pleasure!

The item you will receive is representative of the types of needlework expertise of earlier feminine American culture! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have hours of enjoyment making and recreating this antique needlework items for yourself or others dear to your heart just the way your great-great-grandmothers did!

What are the benefits of a Dakota Prairie Treasures Hardcopy Republication™?

* Every image and every page has been scanned at a high dpi to produce crystal clear images!

* No having to purchase excessively expensive, hard-to-obtain originals.

* No handling old and crumbling originals.

* Dakota Prairie Treasures stands alone in that: we provide our one-of-a-kind creation of 3 yarn, thread, needle and hooks conversion charts with every antique crochet and knitting pattern product!

*Our 3 highly detailed conversion charts assist you in selecting the correct modern equivalent of yarns, thread, needle or hooks. No more guess work or false starts on your needlework projects!

(FYI: Due to rampant text theft please be advised if seeing our copyrighted patterns or conversion chart information offered by anyone else you can rest assured it was stolen from us...)

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