Handfertigkeitsbuch für junge Mädchen : Eine Anleitung für geschickte…
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"Handfertigkeitsbuch für junge Mädchen : Eine Anleitung für geschickte…." by Else Pauli is a handicraft guidebook written in the early 20th century. It offers young girls practical, taste-conscious instructions for weaving, embroidery, crochet, painting on fabrics, wood and ceramics, papercraft, simple carpentry, and making toys and useful gifts. The emphasis is on good materials, modern design, and avoiding outdated kitsch, with clear tips, patterns, and many illustrations. The opening of this guide
sets the tone with a friendly foreword: the editor shares a childhood misadventure with “oil painting,” then explains her aim to inspire rather than lecture, urging readers to choose good tools, work simply and tastefully, and prefer practical, well-made items. It then launches into projects and advice: making a masquerade mask from silk with reinforced edges; simple bead and wool weaving on a cigar‑box loom for straps, belts, and trims with careful color guidance; bold, modern embroidery projects (a cushion, coffee cozy, work pouches) and principles for stylized ornament on garments, illustrated by a red jacket with restrained motifs. Next come cross‑stitch borders and fillings with suggested palettes and uses, guidance on monograms for linens and accessories, and a range of crochet pieces (stars, edgings, a child’s purse and bath mats, a green‑and‑white child’s dress with row instructions) plus crocheted wool flowers. The section closes by teaching stylized artificial flowers in silk and wool built on wire frames, and introduces tea‑doll cozies—explaining their construction (frame, padding, lining, underskirt, attached torso) and historical dress examples—before breaking off mid‑description. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Editor | Pauli, Else |
|---|---|
| Title | Handfertigkeitsbuch für junge Mädchen : Eine Anleitung für geschickte Mädchenhände zur Anfertigung von Web- und Stickarbeiten, Malereien und allerlei Handfertigkeiten |
| Original Publication | Stuttgart, Berlin, Leipzig: Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1927. |
| Credits | The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts |
| Subject | Handicraft for girls |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76239 |
| Release Date | Jun 8, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 337 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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