Chair Sets – New Ideas in Chair Sets and Runners, Book No. 181 (circa 1942) is a charming early-1940s collection from The Spool Cotton Company focused on practical and pretty crocheted furniture protectors.

The sunny yellow cover shows a stylish woman admiring a delicate openwork chair set, with a matching arm piece nearby. Inside you’ll find new ideas for chair backs, arm covers, and runners — the classic antimacassars that protected and beautified upholstered furniture in mid-century homes.

Worked in fine crochet cotton with steel hooks, these designs offer the refined lace look that collectors and vintage décor lovers still appreciate today.