Say goodbye to Plain Jane hankies with Handkerchief Edgings—Coats & Clark Book No. 256!

This 1949 second edition is a drawerful of Size 70 Tatting-Crochet borders: shell and cluster edgings worked straight onto a rolled or hemstitched square, plus hairpin-lace strips with two-color headings. Beginner-to-intermediate crocheters will find picots, motifs, and easy whip-on finishes.

Featured designs include:

• E-194, E-191, E-189, E-190 – shell, cluster, and picot crochet borders (page 3)
• E-192, E-193, E-195 – additional crochet and motif edgings
• E-182 through E-187 – a six-pattern crochet gallery
• E-168 through E-174 – worked-on-the-square scallops and motifs
• E-181 – crochet companion to the hairpin group
• Hairpin lace in two colors: E-175, E-176, E-178, E-179, E-180, E-196, E-158, E-159, E-161, E-163, E-164, E-166

Patterns use hook No. 14, give corner easing notes, and pair White with Blue, Nile Green, Rose, Lavender, Yellow, and Salmon Pink. A complete vintage booklet for anyone collecting mid-century hankie lace.