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 […]

2019-11-02 Two variations of an embroidery pattern, Dickens’ Martin Chuzzlewit, and a Workbasket.

FUNDRAISING NOW! – Goal: 6000 USD – So far 3812.02 – 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 […]

2018-10-30 Ribbon Magic Lessons added

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publication. C-YS716 How to practice Ribbon Magic in 10 easy lessons A thin booklet from before WW2 (in the USA, anyway – Europe was at war already). Nowadays we’d call it upcycle: use ribbons to bind frayed edges, decorate blouses and nightwear, childrens dresses, lamp shades, curtains and […]