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Show "DRESDEN PLATE" CROCHETED RUG By GRANDMOTHER CLARK In Colonial days patchwork quilts and rag rugs were very popular. During the past 3 or 4 years patchwork patch-work quilts have been the leading Item of interest for home art needle-workers. needle-workers. In 1933, when the crocheted rag rug in quilt design appeared, women all over the country took great interest In this new and beau- tiful way of making rag rugs. The old rugs were either round or oval, crocheted row after row until desired de-sired size was obtained. Changing of colors was the only variation. In quilt design rugs many beautiful combinations are possible and the work is really Interesting. Illustration above shows the "Dresden Plate" rug, named after the Dresden Plate or Friendship quilt, a pattern that every woman knows. This rug is another popular pattern, measures 34 Inches and can be made from 40 oz. of Grandmother Clark's rag rug strips or 32 oz. of "Linkraft," the new woven material for rag rugs. Send 15c to our Rug Department and get our book No. 24 showing 20 different crocheted rugs In quilt design de-sign in colors with illustrations. Inclose a stamped addressed envelope en-velope when writing for any Information. Infor-mation. Address Home Craft Co., Dept C, Nineteenth and St. Louis Ave., St Louis, Mo. |
