2024-01-19 New Publications: Three beautiful corner designs to embroider, Artistic Embroidery on clothes and household linens, crochet edgings, and Victorian fashion

NEW PUBLICATIONS F-IS049 [Heinrich Kuehn] – Flower basket and swag corner design Handpainted pattern on cream paper. Colors are darkened or faded. Probably part of a leporello from Heinrich Kuehn in Berlin or their successor Vereinigte Stickmuster Verlag. Corner design with flower baskets and flower swags, and in the corner a garland. Scans donated by […]

2023-12-29 New Publications: One remastered crochet booklet and many, many samplers

NEW PUBLICATIONS   D-DV000 Sampler collection Collection page of all the samplers from the collection of the former Historical Museum Deventer, now Deventer Verhaal. Images published by permission of Deventer Verhaal. B-PB001 Corticelli – Lessons in Crochet and Tatting and for the new Hardanger Crochet Delicate crocheted blouse, edgings, doilies, insertions, yokes, Irish Crochet, bags, […]

2023-08-16 New Publications: Grape Panholders, a prayer chair seat pattern, and Star Book 100 Edgings

NEW PUBLICATIONS M-AW004 Corn and Grape Panholders Singe sheet, one side printed, unknown publisher. Pattern for crocheted panholders, one in the shape of a bunch of grapes, the other in the shape of a corn cob. Scan donated and edited by Alex Welch. L-PC006 Journal des Jeunes Personnes – Prayer chair seat with cross and […]

2023-08-11 New Publications: The Magic of Crochet and Sofa Cushion in Leviathan Work

NEW PUBLICATIONS N-NK005 Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine -Sofa Cushion in Leviathan Work Single sheet, printed on cream paper. Geometric square design in four colors. Leviathan work is also known as Smyrna stitch, a cross-stitch and a plus stitch (vertical and horizontal) to make a square. The stitch covers a larger area than a simple cross-stitch would. […]

2021-06-28 New Publications: Sajou embroidery and Cousine Claire filet

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. L-NK001 Cousine Claire – Le Filet-Crochet 28 pages including covers. Photographs of various filet patterns, some known from other publications. No descriptions given. Crochet work imitating Filet, allowing easy execution of various motifs, squares, triangles, circular, insertions, laces, intended to decorate embroidered fabric. Also suitable for […]

2020-11-02 New Publications: Rick Rack Book volume 1 and Dainty Doilies with Clever Crochet Edgings

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2020-04-19 New Publications: Edgings for all purposes, and two embroidery patterns.

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see these new publications. K-II002 Hertz & Wegener (publ.) – Portrait of a shaggy dog Single sheet, handpainted pattern of the head of a shaggy dog, in white and brownish colors. Scan donated by Iva Innocenti, edited by Sytske Wijnsma G-KR021 J. & P. Coats (publ.) – Edgings for […]