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 […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS M-TH006 Berlin woolwork fragment – Single red flower Fragment of a Berlin woolwork pattern, handpainted on grey cardboard, cut out without including maker or number. Design of a single red flower, possibly a poppy. Image donated by an ebay seller who would prefer to be anonymous, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma. K-WK003 […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS O-KG001 The Knit Guru – Simple Baby Booties knitting pattern A specific simple baby booties pattern from at least 60 years ago was found by the APL forum members. The pattern is too nice to be forgotten. External link only to the knitguru site where the pattern is currently published. Thanks to the […]
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, […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS D-YS136 LVMFA Ouvrages de Dames Serie B No. 82 Small booklet with eight pages of thirteen crochet designs. The designs are somewhat sketchily shown, without description. Baby caps, edgings, insertions, collars, and one round design. Scans donated and edited by Sytske Wijnsma. D-YS134 Werke fur Tischler, Drechsler, Holzbildhauer, Glaser und Instrumentenmacher Sonderverzeichnis Nr. […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS N-JS001 Collection Ullstein – Ouvrages au Crochet Small nearly square booklet, 48 pages not including covers and advertisements, with basic crochet instructions, and not-so-basic crocheted lace, collars, handbags, jackets, filet crochet, hairpin lace, irish crochet, tunesian crochet, baby and childrens caps, shopping nets, and even a miser purse. Pattern sheet is missing. This […]
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 […]
FUNDRAISING NOW! – Goal: 6000 USD – So far 1438.31 USD – 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 […]
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 […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see this new publication. K-AK001 Aunt Ellen’s How To Book on Needlework for readers of The Workbasket 64 pages including covers. A guide for beginners and reference for experienced needleworkers, explaining the basics of crochet (including left-handed crocheting), hairpin lace, knitting, tatting, netting, embroidery, smocking, huck weaving, needlepoint, rug making, hemstitching, […]