NEW PUBLICATION N-WS001 E. Kropp – Lamp Shades and How to Make Them Small booklet, 62 pages not including covers. All about lamp shades of fabric or paper, how to design, color, assemble them. Table lamps, hanging lamps, wall lamps for different rooms in the house, and which subjects are suitable for them. The book […]
2023-05-20 New Publication: Louise Nacke – Crocheted Yokes for Corset Covers and Nightgowns
NEW PUBLICATION N-AP001 Louise Nacke – Crocheted Yokes for Corset Covers and Night Gowns, Book No. 4N-YS002 Album de Broderie aux Points de Noeuds blong softcover, stapled booklet, 16 pages including covers. Dated 1916. Twelve crocheted yokes, six for nightgowns and six for corset covers. Some yokes are done as filet crochet, those designs are […]
2023-05-17 New Publications: Knotted Stitch embroidery and Art Deco cross-stitch designs
NEW PUBLICATIONS N-YS002 Album de Broderie aux Points de Noeuds 20 pages not including covers. Patterns and explications about the use of knotted stitches in embroidery. Baby items such as baby bibs, baby shoes, baby cap, baptism robe, cradle cover, cradle sheet, cradle pillow cover, toddler aprons, ladies lingerie, collar, embroidered blouses, tea towels and […]
2023-05-14 New Publication: Hans Weigel – Judgment of the Nations
NEW PUBLICATION A-YS001 Hans Weigel – Judgment of the Nations Four Bible illustrations from a single sheet, by Hans Weigel (plm 1520-1577) from a set of Bible illustrations. The subject is the Final Judgment, concerning four of the works of mercy. I was a stranger, and you sheltered me. I was naked, and you clothed […]
2023-05-08 New Publication: Moniteur des Dames & des Demoiselles – Swirls, flowers and ribbon
Due to technical problems, this post has been a bit delayed – my apologies! NEW PUBLICATION C-YS656 Moniteur des Dames et des Demoiselles – Corner design with yellow swirls and red flowers, border design with blue ribbon Single sheet, handpainted Berlin woolwork pattern. Supplement to the Moniteur des Dames et Demoiselles issue of March 1857. […]
2023-05-07 New Publication: Cockerell – Bookbinding and the Care of Books
NEW PUBLICATION C-YS345 Cockerell – Bookbinding and the Care of Books Drawings by Noel Rooke. One of the leading texts on bookbinding, written when the author couldn’t find any instructional texts for his bookbinding courses. Still in print after more than a century. This copy is from 1915, fourth edition, and a number of blank […]
2023-05-04 New Publication: Sajou – Album Tapisserie No. 301
NEW PUBLICATION D-YS060 Sajou – Album Tapisserie No. 301 Small leporello with eight numbered tapestry patterns, mostly floral, one of a bird. The patterns are shown as embroidered in half stitches. Scans donated by Tamara Wijnsma, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. FUNDRAISING We are currently not actively soliciting donations. If you would like to help us, […]
2023-05-01 New Publication: Coats & Clark’s – Easy to make Collars
NEW PUBLICATION M-AW002 Coats & Clark’s – Easy to make Collars Single sheet, printed on both sides. Five patterns for crocheted collars. No date given, style looks like the fifties. Scans donated and edited by Alex Welch FUNDRAISING We are currently not actively soliciting donations. If you would like to help us, introducing the Library […]
2023-04-30 New Publication: Heinrich Kuehn – Heft 260
NEW PUBLICATION N-YS001 Heinrich Kuehn – Heft 260 Small leporello, 10 pages in brown on one side and blue on the reverse side. In brown, border and corner designs as well as separate motifs in flat stitch and backstitch. In blue, alphabets, some repeating patterns and small motifs that were used in other albums of […]
2023-04-23 New Publication: Round embroidery design
NEW PUBLICATION I-LZ006 Round embroidery design Hand drawn round embroidery design. Could be partially Battenberg lace. From the collection of the Grassi Museum in Leipzig. Photographed by Enzo Lima, published with permission of the Grassi Museum in Leipzig. FUNDRAISING We are currently not actively soliciting donations. If you would like to help us, introducing the […]