A 1948 American Thread ruffle book — Ruffled Doilies and the Pansy Doily, Star Book No. 59, issued from 260 West Broadway, New York 13, printed Copyright 1948.

Sixteen pages of starched, knot-stitch, and pineapple ruffles for bric-a-brac and table glass, plus the shaded pansy doily on the back cover. Patterns are crochet only.

Featured designs in this volume:

• No. 5901 Double Ruffle — about 13¼" without the ruffle; inner and outer ruffles (front cover)
• No. 5902 Victorian Ruffle — De Luxe Art. 346
• No. 5903 Tilda Ruffle
• No. 5904 Square Ruffle — 16 motifs
• No. 5905 Tailored Ruffle — about 7½" without the ruffle; White and Yellow
• No. 5906 Star Ruffle
• No. 5907 Irish Rose Ruffle — Star size 50
• No. 5908 Bread Tray Ruffle — oval or round; oval linen center about 10¾" × 5"
• No. 5909 Shaded Ruffle — about 5" without the ruffle
• No. 5910 Pineapple Ruffle — Star Art. 20, size 20
• No. 5911 Pansy Doily — about 7¼"; White, Shaded Lavenders, Shaded Yellows, and Green (back cover)

Plus crochet abbreviations. A complete Book 59 for collectors of late-1940s Star ruffled doilies.