Historical information

THE WEEKLY TIMES WAS THE FIRST NEWSPAPER IN VICTORIA TO ALLOT A CORNER OF ITS WOMEN'S PAGE TO "A WORK BASKET"
AS THE POLICY OF THE PAPER DEMANDS THAT EACH SECTION SHOULD BE IN CHARGE OF AN EXPER, A PAGE WAS AFTERWARDS DEVOTED TO NEEDLEWORK
COMPETIONS, WITH MONAY PRIZES FOR DESIGNS I CROCHET, KNITTING AND EMBROIDERY, DISCLOSED THE FACT THAT WOMEN ONLY NEEDED ENCOURAGEMENT TO PRODUCE GOOD WORK
THE KNOWLEDGE THAT DESIGNES MUST BE ORIGINAL STIMULATED INTEREST. PROMPT PAYMENT AND THE SAFE RETURN OF PATTERSN, RESULITED IN A PERMANENT SUPPLY OF NEW IDEAS FROM MANY DIFFERENT PARTS OF AUSTRLAIA.
A BOOK OF "WOOLIES" AFFORDS LITTLE SCOPE FOR "DESIGN", SUCH AS IS REPRESENTED IN OTHER BRANCHES OF NEEDLECRAFT. IN DESCRIBING A PATTER AS 'DESIGNED', IT PLACES THE GARMENT AS ORIGINAL, NOT MERLEY WORKED BY THE SENDER.
THEIS BOOK HAS BEEN COMPLIED BECAUSE THE EVER RECURRING DEMAND FOR FAVOURITE PATTERS COULD NOT OTHERWISE BE MET
BEGINNERS, WHO MAY FIND FIFFICULTY IN COPYING A PATTER, CAN HAVE ANY ENQUIRY ON THE SUBJECT ANSWERED IN THE WEEKLY TIMES. REMEMBER THAT I AM ALWAYS PLEASED TO ANSWER ENQUIRIES AND TO LEND EXAMPLES OF STITCHES.
PLEASE ADDRESS YOUR LETTERS TO 'A MOTHER'. THE WEEKLY TIMES, MELBOURNE

Physical description

DARK BLUE BACKGROUND OF TREES AND SUNRISE IN THE SKY, SOFT COVER, IMAGE OF MAN AND LADY STANDING, WOMAN IN PROFILE IN A CIRCLE AND IMAGE OF WHITE KNITTED BONNET WITHIN A DIAMOND SHAPE. THE WEEKLY TIMES BOOK OF PATTERNS. NO. 2

Inscriptions & markings

PRINTED ON FRONT COVER:
THE WEEKLY TIMES BOOK OF PATTERNS. NO. 2
IN KNITTING AND IN CROCHET
PRICE NINEPENCE
PRINTED ON BACK COVER
THE WEEKLY TEIMS STILL RETAINS ITS HOLD AS THE MOST POPULAR FAMILY PAPER
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