2024-01-26 New Publications: The Kitten’s Garden of Verses, a miser purse, lessons in knotting for toddlers, and two embroidery patterns

NEW PUBLICATIONS I-WM007 Oliver Herford – The Kitten’s Garden of Verses Small hardcover bound book, containing childrens verses altered to apply to kittens. Dedicated to the authors Persian cat who was the model for the charming drawings accompanying the verses. Scans donated by Tamara Wijnsma, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. E-WM031 Petersons Magazine – Miser Purse […]

2020-04-24 New Publications: The Exhibition Tatting book, a drawing exercise book, and two embroidery patterns

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see these new publications. K-YS008 Riego de la Branchardiere, Eleanor – The Exhibition Tatting Book 32 pages including covers. Ten tatting patterns, edgings, collars, trimmings, insertions. Scans donated and edited by Sytske Wijnsma K-TT001 Guiard, E.L.A. – Dessin d’Ornement a la Plume Stapled softcover, 65 numbered pages. A school […]

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 […]

2019-08-03 A Workbasket, an embroidery booklet and a booklet with drawing examples

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. H-ML039 The Workbasket Volume 4 No. 6 8 pages. Crochet: Sombrero and Jug Pan Holders, Luncheon Mats. Scans donated by M. Leigh Martin, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Published with permission of F+W Media. F-IS135 Heinrich Kuehn – unknown album A large handpainted leporello with six pattern sheets, […]

2019-06-06 Two blackboard drawing leaflets, a Workbasket, weaving drafts and a costume book

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. Five new publications: Tony Avenarius – Historische, Theater- & fantasie- Costumes Mainly theater-costumes, but some national costumes as well. The pages were quite discolored, Judith did a good job editing them.   Workbasket Vol. 33 No. 9 – June 1972 Donated by Sarah Dalton, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek. Published […]

2018-11-01 A Conover booklet, a Vere Foster drawing book and five purses added

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. Three new publications! A-MH023 Five embroidered purses I-WS002 Vere Foster’s Copy Book – Rustic Figures B-YS102 Conovers How To Make Boy’s Clothes Marleens collection still has lots of patterns to go! And the Conover book has also spent too long on the stack – there’s still four […]