NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. I-MP001 Prica – Bosanski Narodni Vez This book is from Yugoslavia when it was still Yugoslavia. It was a gift from Marija Popov, a former colleague, who originally came from there and would look on her holidays for old books about needlework for us. She died almost […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. H-XX055 G. Poty – Les Ouvrages Liturgiques No. 1 Actually, this was one from my own collection, and it looked so nice when first seen. Unfortunately, then I opened it – and then had to unfold again and again to end up with a single large sheet, […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. H-ML018 Aunt Martha’s Workbasket Volume 2 Number 5 Let’s not forget the Workbaskets! A Japanese Lantern quilting block, and several crochet projects: a plaid blouse, a sweater-and-helmet set, and a four-piece baby set. As so many other items, it was nearly, nearly ready – so this is […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. I-CK001 Coral Circle A small newspaper cutting, from quite an old newspaper, with this pattern – a circular design of coral branches on black, and in the centre a small round coral design that can be used independently, maybe for a pincushion or similar small item. The […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. I have changed the programming to make the most recent publication the top one. It used to be all publications in one publication round and then it did not matter which was first, but with this incremental adding of publications life’s easier if the latest is the […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. This is B-YS010, a flower wreath pattern designed by A. Todt, Berlin, number 6011. On doing administrative duties, I saw again that this pattern still had not been charted. Since we now have better resources than in 2011, when the pattern was first published, I decided to […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. A single publication has been added, more or less by accident. After publishing earlier this week, I noticed that the fundraising banner did not point to the page for this year. Of course that’s easy to correct – re-upload. But in the meantime this publication was already […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. Two lovely patterns, each representing a different type. One is a floral border so floral that nearly no room remains in the middle, and the other a geometrical border with a floral motif in the centre. The original items were partly embroidery, partly beadwork. Images donated by […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. Grunthals Butterflies 5544, Grunthals Verlag Berlin Antique Victorian Purple Needlepoint Stitched Glass Beaded Pillow Pin Cushion Two chart-only embroideries. Butterflies are always welcome decorations, and the very simple pincushion embroidery or beading pattern should make a nice project for beginners. Hooper, Luther – Table Loom […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. I-WM003 Ann Matilda – Dog motif 1845 A shaggy dog, centre motif of a small sampler sold on ebay in november 2014. A request for permission to show the photograph went unanswered. The sampler had a floral border, not charted yet, and the name and year Ann […]