Irish-Style Miser’s Purse

Identifier

2024.004

Title

Irish-Style Miser’s Purse

Creator

Gwen Blakley Kinsler

Date

1997

Format

3.5 X 7.5 incher, including strings & ring

Description

Gwem Blakley Kinsler created this “Old into New” miser purse using Irish crochet style and stitches. Dedicated to Kate Coburn, who taught her bead-crochet, Gwen added bead crochet stitches as embellishment. This design was created for the book, Magical Misers Purses ~ Crochet Patterns with Victorian Inspiration, co-authored by Gwen & B.J. Licko-Keel, published in 1999 by DMC Corporation.

Contributor

Gwen Blakley Kinsler

Type

Very small purse

Material

DMC Cebelia #20 crochet cotton.

Technique

Crochet; bead-crochet

Citation

Gwen Blakley Kinsler, “Irish-Style Miser’s Purse,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 6, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/35533.

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