2024-03-15 New Publications: Lovely tatting designs, slippers, crochet accessories, and embroidery patterns. And also a Workbasket

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 […]

2023-08-29 New Publications: A small Alexandre leporello, handknits in nylon, and a very simple embroidery design

NEW PUBLICATIONS M-II004 Alexandre – Broderies No. 47 Small leporello with four designs for flat stitch embroideries, projected on a grid but clearly not counted work. A floral border, a flower bouquet, a flower bouquet with a bird, and a framed landscape with a house. The designs hve been folded over. Scans donated by Iva […]

2023-08-11 New Publications: The Magic of Crochet and Sofa Cushion in Leviathan Work

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. […]