GUEST POST: THE ANTIQUE PATTERN LIBRARY PROJECT HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO METAVERSE LIBRARIES Metaverse Libraries is situated in Canada and registered as a non-profit there. Registration as a charity is in progress. Since the Metaverse Libraries site is not yet fully installed, New Media Arts Inc., has graciously allowed us to publish the Antique Pattern […]
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2022-09-22 New Publication: Spool Cotton Co. – Home Decoration Book 76
Fundraising at 1032.56, goal 6000. Spool Cotton Company Home Decoration Book 76 published.
2020-04-18 New Publications: Workbasket and two embroidery patterns
NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see these new publications. K-II001 Boy with dog Handpainted Berlin woolwork pattern, maker and date unknown. A boy, half kneeling, and a dog sitting up, hand in paw. A very, very similar pattern with a girl and a brick wall added is in the Rivierenland Archive, and dated 1840-1858. […]
2020-02-18 The Workbasket Volume 9 No. 5
NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see this new publication. H-ML095 The Workbasket Volume 9 No. 5 8 pages, page 4 and 5 combined to one. Tatting: Lesson 2 on How To Tat. Cross-stitch / Crochet: Picture chair set or pillow top “Let’s be friends” with horse and dog. Crochet: Knot Stitch Scarf. Scans donated by Melora […]
2019-09-30 Two small dogs, a Workbasket, crocheted bedspreads, and pottery painting
FUNDRAISING NOW! – Goal: 6000 USD – So far 2783.02 – 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 […]
2019-09-12 Fundraising! Bulgarian embroidery, a Workbasket, another Leipzig doily
FUNDRAISING NOW! – Goal: 6000 USD – So far 2526.02 – 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 […]
2019-08-29 A book about ornament design, a Workbasket, and an embroidery leporello.
NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. H-RD007 Bogtman – Methodisch ontwerpen van ornament. From simple shapes to extremely involved ornaments. Construction, deformation, detailing, enlarging, shaping and placing all kinds of motifs. The style is very pre-WW2. Donated by Antiquariaat Kleinood, Amsterdam, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. H-ML060 The Workbasket Volume 6 No. 6 8 […]
2019-08-10 A small purse, a Workbasket, and Il Punto Filet 8.
NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. I-CB003 Small Victorian woolwork drawstring purse Small silk drawstring purse with woolwork embroidered bottom half. Images donated by ebay seller cbrelstaff, charted by Sytske Wijnsma. H-ML044 The Workbasket Volume 4 No. 11 8 pages. Filet crochet chair set, crocheted round doily. On the supplement (here missing) tea […]
2019-08-01 A Workbasket, 1920-modern letter design, and a Royal Society booklet
NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. I-BP001 Royal Society – Crochet & Knitting No. 15 40 pages (excluding cover) with all kinds of knitted and crocheted garments and hats. Scans donated by Bev Pisko, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. H-ML037 Aunt Martha’s Workbasket Volume 4 No. 4 8 pages, page 4 and 5 combined […]