NEW PUBLICATIONS N-NK004 Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine – The Palm Pattern Handpainted square embroidery pattern on grey paper. Nine colors, no indication which colors were intended to be wool and which Filoselle, probably the yellow and white colors judging from similar embroideries. Beading would also be great for accents. The pattern is symmetrical, but shown complete. […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS N-LP003 Two pages of A Manual of Fancy Work A single sheet, containing two pages of A Manual of Fancy Work, but no other indication given as to date and publisher. Page 2 concerns Luster and Kensington Painting, page 3 The Art of Kensington Embroidery and the Colors of the Different Flowers: a […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS N-NK003 Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine – The Knapsack Bag Handpainted Berlin woolwork pattern for a travelling bag, in purple, cyan, pink and magenta, on grey cardboard. Scanned by Nettie Kraaij, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma. D-YS225 Victoria 1875 – Seven headdresses Single sheet with seven illustrations of headdresses, hair decorations, and hats. Two […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS D-YS136 LVMFA Ouvrages de Dames Serie B No. 82 Small booklet with eight pages of thirteen crochet designs. The designs are somewhat sketchily shown, without description. Baby caps, edgings, insertions, collars, and one round design. Scans donated and edited by Sytske Wijnsma. D-YS134 Werke fur Tischler, Drechsler, Holzbildhauer, Glaser und Instrumentenmacher Sonderverzeichnis Nr. […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS M-YS005 Just A Sock Knitting and darning sampler Five views of a small cotton sock. The sock was knitted and then darned and over-embroidered with various stitches. No sign of wear. Scanned and edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Sock transferred to Textile Research Center 2022. M-TH009 Calla Lily Small printed pattern of a single […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS C-YS658 Moniteur des Dames et des Demoiselles – Basket and coaster Single sheet, litho, two patterns and an illustration. Dated January 1856. 7 colors used, printing a bit sloppy. First pattern is part of basket edge, can be repeated to make the basket as wide as required. The illustration shows such a basket. […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS N-NK002 L. Vannini – Lavoro Assisano No. 2 Oblong stapled softcover booklet. Cover, four text pages, 12 plates. Voided embroidery aka Assisi embroidery, small motifs, border designs and corner designs for tablecloths, towels and similar linens. Except for the patterns nearly identical to No. 1 of the same title. Scans donated by Nettie […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS N-JS001 Collection Ullstein – Ouvrages au Crochet Small nearly square booklet, 48 pages not including covers and advertisements, with basic crochet instructions, and not-so-basic crocheted lace, collars, handbags, jackets, filet crochet, hairpin lace, irish crochet, tunesian crochet, baby and childrens caps, shopping nets, and even a miser purse. Pattern sheet is missing. This […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS M-HL001 A Lady – Every Lady her own Shoemaker Small hardbound book, 39 numbered pages, 5 pages of advertisements, 6 fold-out plates with patterns. The motto is “Every lady ought to know how to make every article of clothing that she wears”. Scans donated by The Hagley Museum and Library, edited by Sytske […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS C-YS045 Heinrich Kuehn 3081 Tapestry Single sheet with a simple tapestry pattern in muted colors. Scan donated by Eli Segoni, charted and edited by Sytske Wijnsma. B-YS089 Thesa Handarbeitenbuch A German booklet about Tenerife lace or sol lace. Thesa Buchmann produced wooden shapes to make the lace on, and this booklet is part […]