FUNDRAISING Our yearly fundraiser has started! Our goal is 6000 USD, same as last year, and we’re not starting from zero because some people donate every month. Our current total is 427.89 USD. Help us to make it to the next year! Donate to support the Antique Pattern Library project to pay for such things […]
NEW PUBLICATION F-IS017 Sajou – 91538 Flower Basket Handpainted Berlin woolwork embroidery pattern on cream cardboard. Design 97 by 118 stitches. Basket with two rings as handles, filled with roses, forget-me-nots and other flowers. Scans donated by Jackie Isler, from the collection of her grandmother Helen Balmat Gorman. Edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma. FUNDRAISING […]
NEW PUBLICATION K-FW001 André Vlaanderen – Spreekwoorden in beeld Softcover stapled, 16 pages not counting covers and blotting paper pages. Calendar of the year 1927, printed in black and red. January starts on a Saturday. Each page illustrates one or more proverbs, even the advertisement pages. Actually two calendars, one a birthday calendar intended to […]
NEW PUBLICATION F-IS007 Blueprint crochet medallion Small crocheted square motif, filet crochet, a medallion showing the head of a woman, rotated 45 degrees. Printed as blueprint from an actual crocheted original. Scans donated by Jackie Isler, from the collection of her grandmother Helen Balmat Gorman. FUNDRAISING Donate to support the Antique Pattern Library project to […]
NEW PUBLICATION M-SB003 Heinrich Kuehn – Album No. 176 Small leporello, 10 pages not including cover, in bad condition. Handpainted patterns, borders and corners of floral designs. Reverse of pages contain printed monochrome patterns common to these booklets. Scans donated by Sandra Bejster, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma. FUNDRAISING Donate to support the Antique […]
NEW PUBLICATION M-TK003 Star Book 35 – Hats and Bags and Beanies 24 pages including covers, softcover. All kinds of head-covers, inspired by various famous paintings. Beret, snood, headband, pillbox, even a Flemish drape. Several matching bags are included. From the collection of Tina Kaczanowski, scanned by Sandra Bejster, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. FUNDRAISING […]
NEW PUBLICATION M-II001 Rouyer – Dessins pour Canevas-Papier Bristol No. 360 Small leporello, 8 pages not including covers. Designs for punched-paper cards with cut-out borders, each pattern with a name and a flower bouquet. The designs are not meant for cross-stitch embroidery, but could be embroidered with significant loss of detail. Scans donated by Iva […]
NEW PUBLICATION D-YS069 Flora Klickmann – Little Girl’s Cooking Book Small hardcover, 68 pages excluding covers, colofon and title pages. Contains receipes and an extensive explanation of the methods of working and the reasoning behind it. The author addresses the reader directly. Apple tarts, cakes, making lemonade, trifle, plum pudding, boiling fish and eggs and […]
NEW PUBLICATION M-YS002 Turkish Tapestry Pattern Small square pattern (99×99 stitches) reconstructed from the tapestry on the loom model (M-YS001). Center part filled in as best fit. Charted by Sytske Wijnsma. FUNDRAISING Donate to support the Antique Pattern Library project to pay for such things as database and website development, web hosting costs, data […]
NEW PUBLICATION M-YS001 Turkish Tapestry Loom Model Small model of a tapestry loom, probably made for the tourist trade or as advertisment item. It has a seating bench in the front, two lease sticks, and a bar that holds balls of wool in the required colors, as well as part of a tapestry. The tensioning […]