NEW PUBLICATIONS N-YS008 N. Alexandre & Cie. – Album de Broderie Danubienne 54 Small leporello with cross-stitch patterns in three colors. One alphabet, several border designs, a corner design saying Eggs and another saying Chestnuts, and a dragon motif. Seven pages instead of the usual eight. Some errors in the charts have been corrected. Donated, […]
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2023-09-17 New Publications: Corticelli advertisement, Rose Circle Doily, a book of monograms, one charted pattern, and a sheet with seven other patterns
NEW PUBLICATIONS N-LP005 Corticelli Silk Mills – Parody on The House That Jack Built Small advertising booklet, stapled, 8 pages not including covers. Dated 1882. Starting with the Corticelli Silk Mills, each page adds a couple of lines to the previous page, all singing the praises of Florence Silk that was produced by Corticelli. Very […]
2023-09-07 New Publications: Twelve squares in Broderie Anglaise, an alphabet in Punto Pisano, and a red slipper top
NEW PUBLICATIONS M-WS002 Album de 12 Carrés Broderie Anglaise Small square stapled softcover booklet, 24 pages not including the covers. Contains 6 photos of Broderie Anglaise work, then 12 iron-on patterns, then 6 more photos. Patterns are 15×15 cm, making them suitable for chessboard-patterned items with half embroidered squares, half filet squares. Scans donated by […]
2023-08-31 New Publications: Filet crochet pattern, a small Berlin woolwork pattern and a full whitework alphabet
NEW PUBLICATIONS N-YS007 Hertz & Wegener – XII Filet crochet corner Single sheet, printed in blue. A corner with paisley figures, and two different square designs filling in the opposite corner in a chessbord placement. Both could be used separately. From the print it’s clear that this is for filet crochet, but the chart can […]
2023-08-26 New Publications: IHS motif, Dutch needlework sampler, and a crochet/knitting book from the 1920s
NEW PUBLICATIONS G-CW012 IHS motif in cross-stitch A simple IHS motif, taken from an old chalice veil. Image donated by ebay seller cotswoldcats, charted by Sytske Wijnsma. G-AS004 Dutch needlework sampler A needlework sampler also known as “pronklap” to showcase the makers sewing and embroidering abilities. Usually these were made during sewing lessons that were […]
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 […]
2022-11-23 New Publications: Alphabets and a poetical sampler
FUNDRAISER Our yearly fundraiser is underway! Our goal is 6000 USD, same as last year, and we’re not starting from zero because some people donate every month. Every little bit is welcome! Our current total is 3827.58 USD, picking really up some speed! Thank you all for donating! Help us to make it to the […]
2022-11-07 New Publication: Album di Cifre a Punto Pisano e Passato
FUNDRAISER Our yearly fundraiser is underway! Our goal is 6000 USD, same as last year, and we’re not starting from zero because some people donate every month. Every little bit is welcome! Our current total is 2006.97 USD. Thank you all for donating! Help us to make it to the next year! Donate to support […]
2022-09-06 New Publication: Schürer’s Häkel-u. Stickmuster
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 […]
2021-11-28 New Publication: Alexandre – Alphabets Varies No. 186
FUNDRAISING NOW! — Goal: 6000 USD! — Right now: 6614.00 USD — W E M A D E I T — as of Nov 26th, 12:20 (PM) Pacific Time Donate now to support the Antique Pattern Library project to pay for such things as database and website development, web hosting costs, data entry, […]