The Royal Society Purse Mystery | Crocheting an Edwardian Reticule

I found an antique crochet pattern for a really cute Edwardian reticule…only to find that most of the instructions are missing! The thought of NOT making this little vintage purse was really disappointing, but then I saw a pattern on Ravelry that was remarkably similar, called The Topaz Purse. Even further digging took me to yet another source…so who designed this pattern, and how is it made? I was determined to track down the source of this crafting mystery...and learned about the evolution of the modern handbag from its origins as a coin purse and 18th Century pockets, Welcome to my deep dive into the Victwardian ridicule and the history of the modern handbag. ~ / CoSy Badge Link / ~ https://forms.gle/R5etQeBF2qQuQVhs5 ~ / Mentioned / ~ No. 23: Hand Bag, Bags of all kinds in Crochet, Book No. 5 by Louise Nacke, St. Louis, MO. c1916 - https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org... Topaz Purse (Ravelry) - https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr... Silk Lace Crochet Bag Pattern by Sylvia Landman for Kreinik - https://www.favecrafts.com/Crochet-Ba... Silk Orchid’s notes (Ravelry) - https://www.ravelry.com/projects/silk... Royal Society, Vol. 1 No. 3 Crochet Lesson c1913 (freevintagecrochet.com) - https://freevintagecrochet.com/patter... DMC Petra Cotton Thread, Size 5 - https://www.dmc.com/us/petra-cotton-t... History of the Handbag: Women’s Museum of California https://womensmuseum.wordpress.com/20... A Mini History of the Tiny Purse by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell - https://daily.jstor.org/a-mini-histor... Wikipedia: Handbag - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handbag A Brief History of Purses - https://www.loveyourleather.ca/leathe... George Cruikshank - Monstrosities of 1822- https://www.loc.gov/item/2002720234/ (Also available through the V&A and artoftheprint.com) ~ / My Gear / ~ Sony A58 (Camera old enough to be difficult to find) iPhone 8 Plus Mountdog Softbox Lighting Kit - https://amzn.to/3tsz7HJ Neewer Dimmable USB Video Lights - https://amzn.to/2RDFPwd Tripod - https://amzn.to/2QfqoKl Joby Gorillapod - https://amzn.to/3x49SgY Cell phone tripod mount - https://amzn.to/2Q4NyTU Lavalier Lapel Microphone - https://amzn.to/2RzX1Tk Moukey Microphone Pop Filter - https://amzn.to/3uURVzB Blue Yeti USB Microphone - https://amzn.to/3x0GTKW Seagate 2TB External Hard Drive - https://amzn.to/3trlBUw Music courtesy Epidemic Sound. My subscription covers my YouTube channel, Twitch, and Instagram. If you're interested in Epidemic and their awesome licensed music, you can check them out at this affiliate link (it helps out the channel): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... TubeBuddy helps me run my channel. If you're a YouTube creator, you can check them out at the following affiliate link (it also helps out my channel): https://www.tubebuddy.com/stringchron... 🎥 Socials and more:👇🏼 Website: https://stringchronicity.net Instagram:   / stringchronicity   Twitter:   / stringchronicit   Patreon:   / stringchronicity   You can find an aggregate list of all my social media at: https://stringchronicity.net/linkables/ ~ / Business Inquiries Only / ~ [email protected] FTC Legal Disclaimer - Some links found in the description box of my videos may be affiliate links, meaning I will make a small commission on purchases you make through my links. There is no extra cost to you to use my links/codes, it's just one more way to support me and my channel! (I greatly endorse hand-me-downs, thrifting, and public libraries)