Nimble fingers

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/7d740d9ed6dc04a0fb263a2e20b3ddf1

Title

Nimble fingers

Date

1955

Description

Photograph was edited for publication purposes
Photograph caption dated April 4, 1955 reads "Mighty dexterous are the fingers which produced these beauties in the needlework category. Handknit cocktail dress on left rated first place for Mrs. A. Fields, Riverside Drive School as did popcorn bedspread, center, crochet work of Mrs. Hans Ewertz, Stagg street, who also crocheted Queen Anne's lace pattern tablecloth at right in the 1954 competition." The items are on display at the 31st District's second craft show.; See images #00142452 through #00142455 for all photos in this series.

Subject

Dresses--California--San Fernando Valley
Tablecloths--California--San Fernando Valley
Handicraft--California--San Fernando Valley
Contests--California--San Fernando Valley
Award winners--California--San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

Source

California Digital Library

Relation

https://thumbnails.calisphere.org/clip/150x150/b765fddab09eddfb9430bbc32ad6d028

Type

image

References

https://tessa.lapl.org/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/70841

Date

1955

Source

California Digital Library

Subject

Dresses--California--San Fernando Valley
Tablecloths--California--San Fernando Valley
Handicraft--California--San Fernando Valley
Contests--California--San Fernando Valley
Award winners--California--San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

Citation

“Nimble fingers,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 9, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/14948.

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