2023-08-18 New Publications: Toilecrosse and Czecho Slovakian embroideries

NEW PUBLICATIONS L-SB002 Coloured Designs for Toilecrosse – Book No. 1 Eight pages with embroidery patterns intended for perforated cardboard. Several designs per page. The same five colors are used for all patterns. Scans donated by Sandra Bejster, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma. D-YS128 Henri Ernst – Broderies et décorations populaires Tchécho-Slovaques Folder with […]

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. […]

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

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2020-04-15 New Publications: Workbasket, Knitted and Crocheted Gifts, and cross-stitch alphabets

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see these new publications. K-YS007 Neueste Stickmuster-Alphabets 8 pages oblong, not including covers. One large alphabet and two small ones. Printed in blue. Probably German, the English title is badly translated. Scans donated and charted by Sytske Wijnsma. K-WP001 Star Gift Book No. 48 – Gifts, knitted and crocheted […]

2020-02-13 Hauser – Frivolités

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see this new publication.   B-YS085 Hauser – Frivolités Entworfen u. ausgeführt v. P. Hauser Softcover, 62 pages not including cover. Two parts, first explanation and designs for tatted edgings, second application of tatting to clothes and household linens. Scans donated and edited by Sytske Wijnsma.

2019-11-25 Lovely French crochet, a Dickens book, and a Grand Album with filet patterns.

FUNDRAISING NOW! – Goal: 6000 USD – So far 4265.27 – Donate now to support the Antique Pattern Library project to pay for such things as database and website development, web hosting costs, data entry, scanning equipment, and help us meet the public funding ratio, which allows us to keep our nonprofit status, making your […]

2019-08-28 A Workbasket, a simple cross-motif in embroidery, a knitting and crochet book for babies and children, and a small sketch.

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. H-ML060 The Workbasket Volume 6 No. 5 8 pages, page 4 and 5 combined to one. Crochet: Crocheted Baskets, Heart Panholders, Crocheted Pompon Hat. Quilting: Butterfly Chain Quilt. Scans donated by M. Leigh Martin, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current […]

2019-08-04 Knitting book, a Workbasket, a square embroidery design

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. J-SB001 Bernat Handicrafter Book No. 65 60 pages, 4 missing (29-30-31-32). Leaflet about interchangeable yarns stapled to cover (4 pages). All knitting: dresses, pullovers, vests, sweaters. Scans donated by Sandra Bejster, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. H-ML040 The Workbasket Volume 4 No. 7 8 pages, page 4 and […]