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Publications by and about Mary Card. Click on live links for more detailed information and/or pictures.
Ballantyne. Barbara. Mary Card: Australia Crochet Lace Designer (2002) Published by Barbara Ballantyne, Drummoyne, Australia.
Ballantyne. Barbara. Mary Card's Crochet Lace: Bird Designs (c2003) Published by Barbara Ballantyne, Drummoyne, Australia.
Ballantyne. Barbara. Mary Card's Crochet Lace: Flower Designs (c2003) Published by Barbara Ballantyne, Drummoyne, Australia.
Ballantyne. Barbara. The Technique of Filet Crochet with Mary Card Designs & Methods (c2004) Published by Barbara Ballantyne, Drummoyne, Australia.
Card, Mary. Dexter No.6 Filet Sweaters & Slip-ons (1920, for Dexter’s 100 anniversary commemoration) Dexter Yarn Co., Pawtucket, RI.
Card, Mary. Mary Card’s Crochet Book No. 1 (c1914) Fitchett, Melbourne, Australia; Also known as New Crochet forAustralasian Fancy Workers; A series of general filet linen & Irish crochet graded lessons.
Card, Mary. Mary Card’s Crochet Book No. 1 (1920) Mary Card Crochet Co., New York City; Is this the same as Original Designs in Various Styles Book No. 1?.
Card, Mary Mary Card's Crochet Book No. 2 (c1915-1923) Shaw Fitchett --"Everylady's Journal", Melbourne, Australia; recognizes crocheters & introduces new crochet imitation of point lace braid.
Card, Mary. Mary Card’s Irish Crochet Book No. 3 (c1916) Shaw Fitchett --"Everylady's Journal", Melbourne, Australia; Irish Crochet Beginner to Expert.
Card, Mary. Mary Card’s Crochet Book No. 4 (c1916) Melbourne, Australia; Filet Crochet with Giant Chart.
Card, Mary. Mary Card’s Crochet Book No. 5 (c1917-1920) Fitchett Bros., Melbourne, Australia; Small articles including baskets & edgings.
Card, Mary. Mary Card’s Crochet Book No. 6 "Things to Wear in Crochet" (1920) Fitchett Bros., Melbourne, Australia.
Card, Mary. Mary Card’s Crochet Book No. 7 (c1920) Fitchett Bros., Melbourne, Australia.
Card, Mary. Mary Card's Crochet Charts Published by: Fitchett Pty Ltd. (affiliated with "Everylady's Journal", Melbourne, Australia; United Press (affiliated with Home Beautiful), Melbourne, Australia; Mary Card Crochet Co., New York, NY; Needlecraft Publishing Co., Augusta, ME; and The Pattern Shop, London, UK.
Card, Mary. Mary Card’s Crochet Book Australian Crochet Lace Designer (2005, recharting of M.C.’s designs) Yesterdazes, West Columbia, TX.
Card, Mary. Mary Card’s Crochet Book Number 1 (modern, ca. 2000 reprint of her 1920 book) probably Yesterdazes, West Columbia, TX.
Card, Mary. Mary Card’s New Book of Filet Crochet Designs (1931-1936) Home Beautiful, Melbourne, Australia.
Card, Mary New Crochet for Australasian Fancy Workers (c1914) Shaw Fitchett --"Everylady's Journal", Melbourne, Australia; This is the same as Mary Card's Crochet Book No.1--Melbourne.
Card, Mary. Original Designs in Various Styles Book No. 1 (1920) Mary Card Crochet Co., New York City; Is this the same as Mary Card’s Crochet Book No. 1--New York?.
Everylady’s Journal (which succeeded New Idea) Melbourne, Australia; starting in 1911 took all the designs Mary could produce.
Home Beautiful (1931-1940) Melbourne, Australia: Dec.1931 Narcissus Collar & Cuffs; Feb.1932? The Primrose Border; June 1932? The Garden Tray Cloth
Jefferis, Barbara. Three of a Kind – Sisters (1982) Sisters Publishing, Ltd., Carlton South Victoria, Australia; biographic information about Mary Card, her mother and her grandmother.
Ladies Home Journal (1909) US; The first of Mary Card’s patterns sold to this magazine.
O’Neill, Sally. Entry to Australian Dictionary of Biography found online.
Modern Priscilla (Oct 1924) US; “A Most Unusual Filet Crochet Luncheon Cloth”.
Needlecraft Magazine (1918 – 1938) Augusta, ME; see the list of known patterns in Needlecraft.
New Idea (a new women’s magazine in 1910) Melbourne, Australia; Mary signed a 6-mo contract to provide patterns.
Olde Time Needlework ran reprints of Mary Card's patterns.
PieceWork Magazine Jan/Feb 2001:52, May/Jun 2001:22, & Nov/Dec 2002:13.
Weldon's Magazine (1920s-1930s) _____________, UK; Mary Card became their Chief Designer (presumably for crochet) but her work was unattributed in Weldon's publications.