The Book of Bedspreads

Title

The Book of Bedspreads

Creator

The Spool Cotton Co

Date

1934

Description

Front cover depicts bedroom, four-poster bed, hand-made bedspread, small table with black telephone, table lamp. Window with dressing table, chair, mirror. Stuffed chair left side. Another chest right side, small lamp. Page two a message from "Helen Powell", page three illustrates 'crochet, knitting stitches' abbreviations. There are 20 pages in the book. Back cover depicts "Garden Paths" with directions on page 18.*Printed on cover, black ink: "The Book of BEDSPREADS / BOOK 32 TEN CENTS" *Hand written cover top right corner, pencil: "1934 $1- / XX"

Subject

Book
Text
Crochet
Knitting
Bedspread
Helen Powell
The Spool Cotton Co
New York
Auriel Oram Sandstead
Keota, Colorado
Sterling (Colo.)

Source

Plains to Peaks Collective

Relation

http://5008.sydneyplus.com/HistoryColorado_ArgusNet_Final/ViewImage.aspx?template=Image&field=DerivedIma&hash=41D5673D7C11A1183A723CFF92CD22FF

Type

physical object

References

http://5008.sydneyplus.com/HistoryColorado_ArgusNet_Final/Portal/Portal.aspx?component=AAFW&record=4B4A4277-996B-4053-A853-E71930954612

Citation

The Spool Cotton Co, “The Book of Bedspreads,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed September 30, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/32433.

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