2020-03-12 K-FR161 Der Bazar 1859 – Another slipper pattern

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see this new publication. K-FR161 Slipper pattern – Der Bazar Nr 34, 8 September 1859, pg 262. A symbol chart printed in the German magazine Der Bazar, for a slipper. Abstract pattern in green and red shades on a black background. Original image from the University and State Library Düsseldorf, charted […]

2020-03-11 K-MH001 Journal Des Demoiselles – Green and red slipper pattern

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see this new publication. K-MH001 Journal Des Demoiselles – Green and red slipper pattern Single sheet, gray paper, handpainted pattern. Slipper in ten colors, mainly green and red. Symmetrical pattern. Image donated by Marianne van der Heijden, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma.

2020-03-09 Swanson and Macbeth – Educational Needlework

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see this new publication. H-XX080 Swanson and Macbeth – Educational Needlework Hardbound book with blue cloth cover. Teachers manual about how to teach needlecraft to girls of various age groups. Complete with estimates of materials needed and costs. Lovely illustrations, very Arts and Crafts style. Scanned and edited by Sytske Wijnsma. […]

2020-02-19 Louis Gluehr Flower Bouquet – 10648

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see this new publication. K-MV001 Louis Gluehr Flower Bouquet – 10648 Handpainted pattern on single sheet, flower bouquet with a red and pink flower (rose?), bluebells and white marguerites. Scan donated by Mark van der Voort, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma.

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 […]

2020-02-15 Heinrich Kuehn – Album 546

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see this new publication. B-YS040 Heinrich Kuehn – Moderne Stickvorlagen No. 546 6 page leporello, large size. One side 2-color designs, reverse side omitted: contains incomplete alphabets of which a complete version is already elsewhere in the catalog. Scans donated and charted by Sytske Wijnsma.  

2020-02-12 The Pompadour Bow Slipper

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see this new publication. K-MU002 EDM The Pompadour Bow Slipper Single sheet litho, supplement of Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine. Dated July 1869. Pattern of a red slipper with black and white dots, and a green bow on the front. The original pattern specifies yarn in red, white, black and three shades of […]

2020-02-11 Aunt Ellen’s How To Book on Needlework

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, […]

2020-02-04 Alphabets for marking linens

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see this new publication. I-YS006 Vorlagen zum Waschezeichnen Small oblong leporello with 10 pages mainly alphabets suitable for linen marking, and some mottos in French and German, borders, and a butterfly. Scans donated and charted by Sytske Wijnsma.

2020-02-03 The Handicrafter March April 1930

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see this new publication.   K-SB001 Bernat – The Handicrafter March April 1930 52 pages including covers. How-to articles about samplers, weaving, simple furniture making, embroidery. Others showcasing objects and projects. Much more varied than the later Bernat Handicrafter. Scans donated by Sandra Bejster, edited by Sytske Wijnsma.