NEW PUBLICATIONS L-EL022 Augsburg bei Herzberg No. 59 – Twenty small flowers Handpainted Berlin woolwork pattern with twenty very small flower motifs. Most are around 10 wide and 15 high. For some the flower is still recognizable as rose, violet, cornflower, in spite of the very small size. Suitable for embroidery on handkerchiefs or similar […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS L-PC007 Journal des Jeunes Personnes June 1864 – Chair seat with cross Single sheet, litho, six colors. Chair seat with bottom two corners square, top two corners rounded. Central motif a cross with four lilies. Very likely meant for a prayer chair. Dated June 1864. Image donated by ebay seller planete-collections, edited and […]
NEW PUBLICATIONS M-AW004 Corn and Grape Panholders Singe sheet, one side printed, unknown publisher. Pattern for crocheted panholders, one in the shape of a bunch of grapes, the other in the shape of a corn cob. Scan donated and edited by Alex Welch. L-PC006 Journal des Jeunes Personnes – Prayer chair seat with cross and […]
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 C-YS658 Moniteur des Dames et des Demoiselles – Basket and coaster Single sheet, litho, two patterns and an illustration. Dated January 1856. 7 colors used, printing a bit sloppy. First pattern is part of basket edge, can be repeated to make the basket as wide as required. The illustration shows such a basket. […]
Due to technical problems, this post has been a bit delayed – my apologies! NEW PUBLICATION C-YS656 Moniteur des Dames et des Demoiselles – Corner design with yellow swirls and red flowers, border design with blue ribbon Single sheet, handpainted Berlin woolwork pattern. Supplement to the Moniteur des Dames et Demoiselles issue of March 1857. […]
NEW PUBLICATION L-PC005 Journal des Jeunes Personnes – Prayer chair top Jesus IHS Single sheet, litho, dated 1er Septembre 1865. Chair top in kidney shape, central text Jesus in a crown of thorns, flanked with IHS in cartouches and surrounded with a blue/black border. Image donated by ebay seller planete-collections, edited and charted by Sytske […]
FUNDRAISER Our yearly fundraiser is underway! Our goal is 6000 USD, same as last year, and we’re not starting from zero because some people donate every month. Every little bit is welcome! Our current total is 4812.16 USD, slowly but always heading in the right direction! Thank you all for donating! Help us to make […]
FUNDRAISER Our yearly fundraiser is underway! Our goal is 6000 USD, same as last year, and we’re not starting from zero because some people donate every month. Every little bit is welcome! Our current total is 4735.46 USD, past the three-quarter mark! Thank you all for donating! Help us to make it to the next […]