Vintage Needlework Magazines
Complete issues of McCall's Magazine from the 1900s to the 1920s, with crochet, embroidery, fancy work, dressmaking and fashion exactly as readers saw them.
Each issue includes a guide to its craft features.
Complete McCall's Magazine issues, 1900s–1920s
These are full magazine issues, not extracts: crochet and embroidery features, fancy work, dressmaking, fashion, recipes and advertisements exactly as readers saw them. Each issue includes our guide that locates every craft feature.
- December 1909 Christmas issue: crocheted shawl, bootees and handmade gifts.
- January 1911: table mats and Roman cut work.
- August 1915: Venetian crochet bag and braid stitch embroidery.
- March 1919: filet fashion forecast and cross-stitch filet pillow.
Vintage Needlework Magazines: questions & answers
Are these complete McCall's magazine issues?
Yes. All original pages of each issue are preserved, plus a guide page section that locates every craft and needlework feature.
Do the magazines include the paper patterns sold at the time?
No. Patterns that McCall's sold separately are included only where they appear in the issue itself.
Are you affiliated with McCall's?
No. These are historic public-domain issues restored as digital Archive Editions.