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, […]

2020-01-27 Riego de la Branchardiere – The Royal Tatting Book

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see this new publication.   K-ME001 Riego de la Branchardiere – The Royal Tatting Book Small oblong booklet, containing The Denmark Antimacassar, Edging (Lily of the Valley Pattern), Vandyke Border, Border (Mignionette Pattern), Narrow Edging, Simple Edging, Oval D’Oyley or Antimacassar, Guipure Trimming, Insertion. Lovely and intricate patterns. Scans donated and […]

2020-01-26 A new Workbasket from 1958

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. Just one: The Workbasket, Volume 23, No. 9 from June 1958. Tatted Rose Doily, Tatted Cup and Saucer, Knitted doily, crocheted Mosaic Scarf, and the usual gardening and cooking pages. Magazine donated by Sarah Dalton, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Published with kind permission […]

2019-11-17 You asked for these, four embroidery fruit motifs, and a huge book with whitework patterns

FUNDRAISING NOW! – Goal: 6000 USD – So far 4232.27 – 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 […]

2019-08-19 A Workbasket, a pattern for an embroidered slipper, and Winifred Worth’s Crochet and Tatting Designs I

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. I-SG006 The Workbasket Volume 5 No. 8 8 pages, page 4 and 5 combined to one. Quilting: Hexagon Bouquet Quilt. Rickrack Snood. Crochet: Medallion Scans donated by Sheron Goldin, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder. G-SB002 EDM Oriental […]

2019-08-09 A Workbasket, a Berlin woolwork rose border, and Conovers Trimming and Draping

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications.    J-WB146 The Workbasket Volume 14 No. 6 32 pages. Crochet: bedspread and tablecloth, sandals, filet chair set, handkerchief edgings, tulip doily. Tatting: doily, edging and insertion. Knitted lace edge. Chip carving. Magazine donated by Sarah Dalton. Scanned by Tamara Tiekstra, edited by Sandra Figg. Published with […]

2019-08-07 A Workbasket, Garnitures from 1906, and a chair seat pattern

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. J-WB682 The Workbasket Volume 33 No. 5 – February 1968 Crochet, knitting, tatting, cooking, gardening. Magazine donated by Sarah Dalton. Scanned by Tamara Tiekstra, edited by Sandra Figg. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder. H-XX063 Garnitures, Album a conserver pendant toute l’annee […]

2019-05-04 Two Workbaskets, Dickens’ Great Expectations illustrations, and church decorative painting

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. Four new publications: Charles Dickens: Great Expectations. Illustrations only; the text is widely available. From my fathers collection, scanned by my mother and edited by Judith Adele. The illustrations are close in time to the date of the story, and show the dress of ordinary people. Most […]

2018-11-06 Star Beginner’s Manual and a booklet on batik stamps added

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications.    I-AB003 Javanese Batik Designs From Metal Stamps I-KR002 Star 42 – Beginner’s Manual Though delayed, here are the publications that should have uploaded yesterday and didn’t – that should be corrected in half an hour or so. The batik book shows the stamped designs and two […]