RICHARDSON SILK COMPANY
This was one of the companies that didn't publish their designer's names in their series of books, so I don't know who did their work except for a short run of their later books signed by Lady Duff-Gordon - a woman famous for being one of the survivors of the sinking of Titanic. I do wish I had more of this series. Anyone who can fill in more information, please contact me...
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Richardson's Complete Instruction Book- Crochet, Tatting, Smocking, Filet Crochet: Book No. 1,
by Richardson Silk Co. (TPB:1915)
Notes: 32/14(reprint) pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
The 1st edition includes a tatting pattern that incorporates rickrack braid. The reprint of this has less than half the pages of the original and little overlap of patterns...
Richardson's Crochet: Book No. 2,
by Richardson Silk Co. (TPB:1916)
Notes: 32 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
Has several tatted edgings with corners and motifs, several of which also incorporate other bits of braid...
Richardson's Crochet Edgings and Insertions: Book No. 3,
by Richardson Silk Co. (TPB:1916)
Notes: 16 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
No Tatting Patterns...
Richardson's Crochet Yokes: Book No. 4,
by Richardson Silk Co. (TPB:1916)
Notes: 16 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
No Tatting Patterns...
Richardson's Cross-stitch Book and Filet Crochet: Book No. 5,
by Elsa Barsaloux (TPB:1916)
Notes: 16 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
No Tatting Patterns...
Richardson's Crochet Bedspreads: Book No. 6,
by Richardson Silk Co. (TPB:1916)
Notes: 16 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
All crochet except for one token knitting pattern in the back...
Richardson's Tatting Book: Book No. 7,
by Richardson Silk Co. (TPB:1920)
Notes: 16 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
Richardson's Complete Embroidery Book: Book No. 9,
by Richardson Silk Co. (TPB:1916)
Notes: 16 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
No Tatting Patterns...
Richardson's 32 Prize Yokes: Book No. 10,
by Richardson Silk Co. (TPB:1916)
Notes: 32 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
Two(2) Tatted Yokes!...
Richardson's Silk and Cotton Crochet: Book No. 11,
by Richardson Silk Co. (TPB:1915)
Notes: 16 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
No Tatting Patterns...
Richardson's How To Crochet Cluny Laces: Book No. 12,
by Richardson Silk Co. (TPB:1915)
Notes: 16 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
No Tatting Patterns...
Richardson's New Designs in Filet Crochet: Book No. 14,
by Richardson Silk Co. (TPB:1920)
Notes: 16 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
No Tatting Patterns...
Richardson's Maltese and Hair-pin Crochet: Book No. 15,
by Richardson Silk Co. (TPB:1915)
Notes: 16 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
No Tatting Patterns...
Richardson's Lady Duff-Gordon Book of Crochet Yokes and Blouses: Book No. 16,
by Lady Duff-Gordon (TPB:1917)
Notes: 16 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
No Tatting Patterns...
Richardson's Lady Duff-Gordon Book of Crochet Edgings and Insertions: Book No. 17,
by Lady Duff-Gordon (TPB:1917)
Notes: 16 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
This issue included about a dozen tatted edgings as well...
Richardson's Lady Duff-Gordon Book of Irish and Cluny Crochet: Book No. 18,
by Lady Duff-Gordon (TPB:1917)
Notes: 16 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
There were no tatting patterns tucked away in this one...
Richardson's Lady Duff-Gordon Book of Boudoir and Breakfast Caps: Book No. 19,
by Lady Duff-Gordon (TPB:1917)
Notes: 16 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
Richardson's Crochet and Knitting Book- Yokes and Sweaters: Book No. 21,
by Richardson Silk Co. (TPB:1918)
Notes: 32 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
No Tatting Patterns...
Richardson's New Creations in Crochet and Tatting: Book No. 24,
by Richardson Silk Co. (TPB:1920)
Notes: 16 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Richardson Silk Co., NY; ISBN: None;
Reviewed courtesy of Carolyn Kotlas' personal library. Unfortunately, its cover went missing and I was unable to find any
copy on-line...
