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 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. […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS N-NK001 Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine – The Mentone Travelling Bag Handpainted embroidery pattern of a travelling bag in eleven colors, on grey paper. Simple design. Scan donated by Nettie Kraaij, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma M-AW001 The Workbasket Vol. 21 No. 1 64 pages. Crochet: Shell Stitch Afghan, Swirl Tablecloth, Decorated Plate, Novel […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS N-NK004 Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine – The Palm Pattern Handpainted square embroidery pattern on grey paper. Nine colors, no indication which colors were intended to be wool and which Filoselle, probably the yellow and white colors judging from similar embroideries. Beading would also be great for accents. The pattern is symmetrical, but shown complete. […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS N-LP003 Two pages of A Manual of Fancy Work A single sheet, containing two pages of A Manual of Fancy Work, but no other indication given as to date and publisher. Page 2 concerns Luster and Kensington Painting, page 3 The Art of Kensington Embroidery and the Colors of the Different Flowers: a […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS N-NK003 Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine – The Knapsack Bag Handpainted Berlin woolwork pattern for a travelling bag, in purple, cyan, pink and magenta, on grey cardboard. Scanned by Nettie Kraaij, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma. D-YS225 Victoria 1875 – Seven headdresses Single sheet with seven illustrations of headdresses, hair decorations, and hats. Two […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see these new publications. K-AP001 [Heinrich Kuehn] – Clover Single sheet, glued to cardboard backing. Stamped “Soeurs de Saint-Vincent de Paul, Forest-Lez-Anvaing”. Marked Deponirt as usual on HKB patterns. Probably part of a leporello. Scan donated by Anneke Perelaer, charted by Sytske Wijnsma. G-RS009 Englishwomans Domestic Magazine – Flower bouquet Single […]
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 […]