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This ongoing project is an effort to scan craft pattern publications that are in the public domain,
to preserve them, so we can keep our craft heritages in our hands. Most of these scans have been graphically
edited to make the images easier for craft workers to see, and to reduce file sizes. They are available,
for free, to anyone who wants them, for educational, personal, artistic and other creative uses.
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Ann Matilda
Dog motif 1845
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A shaggy dog, centre motif of a small sampler sold on ebay in november 2014. A request for permission to show the photograph went unanswered. The sampler had a floral border, not charted yet, and the name and year Ann Matilda 1845 under the dog.
Charted by Sytske Wijnsma
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Maria van Hemert
4. Merken En Stoppen
Voortborduren aan Grootmoeder's Handwerk
Uitgave van de Nederlandse Bond van Plattelandsvrouwen
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This is the 4th book in a series of 7 about traditional Dutch needlework. This book covers marking letters and darning stitches, such as are used in antique samplers.
Scans donated by Peter Ketels, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Permission to publish given by "Vrouwen van Nu", successor of the "Nederlandse Bond van Plattelandsvrouwen".
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Sajou
Kingfisher
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Journal des Dames et des Demoiselles
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Quite well-known pattern; however, no permission to republish actual photographs so we'll have to make do with the chart. Some colors may be a bit off; the image from which this was charted wasn't very good.
Charted by Sytske Wijnsma
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Schone, Selma
Alphabete und Muster Nr. II
Alphabete u. Muster zum Waschezeichnen u. Sticken
Selma Schone
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Second volume, 12 pages cross-stitch patterns, mainly alphabets, some ornaments, and some German sayings.
Scans donated and charted by Sytske Wijnsma. Transferred to Museum fur Angewandte Kunst, Leipzig, 2018-03-26.
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Scriverius, Petrus
Het Oude Goutsche Chroynxken
van Hollandt, Zeelandt, Vriesland en Utrecht, Op nieus oversien en verbetert. Alsmede een Byvoeghsel en Toet-Steen. Vermeerdert Met der Graven Afbeeldinge in 't Kooper verciert.
1633, Jan Hendricksz Boom, Joost Pluymer en Casparus Commelijn.
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Selected pages from the Old Gouda Chronicle, with plates of all the counts and countesses of Holland, ending with Philips of Spain.
From the estate of Frans Wijnsma, edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Adam van Vianen - Modelles Artificiels
de divers vaisseaux d'argent, et autres oeuvres capricieuses, mis en limiere par Christien de Viane a Uytrecht et gravez en cuivre par Theodore de Quessel. (1650).
1892, Martinus Nijhoff, La Haye.
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Reproduction of antique engravings of Dutch silverwork. 48 plates of vessels for various purposes, and other fanciful silverwork. Original from 1650.
Scans donated by Peter Ketels, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Book transferred to the Rijksmuseum Research Library, 2017.
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Ada Wentworth Fitzwilliam and A.F. Morris Hands
Jacobean Embroidery
Its Forms and Fillings Including Late Tudor
London 1928 Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. Ltd.
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Quite well-known publication, introduction, 27 plates with explanation.
Scanned and edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Another version in the catalog, 6-PG002, contains the OCR text and plates of the 1912 edition, identical to this one.
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The Workbasket Vol. 2 No. 1
Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit Ideas for the Bazaar, the Home, Gifts and Sparetime Moneymakers - with Many Inexpensive, Easily Made Articles that find a Ready Sale
The Workbasket Magazine
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8 pages (4 and 5 combined). Crocheted tie and scarf, quilt block Spring Blossom, knitted blouse and skirt. Turnip and carrot pan holders.
Scans donated by M. Leigh Martin, edited by Sytske Wijnsma, published with permission of F+W Media.
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The Workbasket Vol. 2 No. 2
Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit Ideas for the Bazaar, the Home, Gifts and Sparetime Moneymakers - with Many Inexpensive, Easily Made Articles that find a Ready Sale
The Workbasket Magazine
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8 pages, 4 and 5 combined. Quilt block Delectable Mountains and a flower embroidery pattern. Puppets with a pompom head and a crocheted body. Calla Lily panholders. Advice on binding Workbasket issues.
Scans donated by M. Leigh Martin, edited by Sytske Wijnsma, published with permission of F+W Media.
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The Workbasket Vol. 2 No. 3
Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit Ideas for the Bazaar, the Home, Gifts and Sparetime Moneymakers - with Many Inexpensive, Easily Made Articles that find a Ready Sale
The Workbasket Magazine
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8 pages (4 and 5 combined). Crocheted Capitol Beadspread, quilt block Mother's Dream, crocheted Chair Back Set
Scans donated by M. Leigh Martin, edited by Sytske Wijnsma, published with permission of F+W Media.
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Cataloguers needed!
We badly need trained librarians or scholars in humanities, to help make our catalog useful and conforming to standards, and teach other volunteers how to do this.
If you have some training in cataloguing, we'd be very glad for your help. As many or as few hours you would be willing to spend on it, it all would help.
Contact Judith or Sytske via the Yahoo group, or send a mail to the info address above. Thank you!
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The files are scans of books which are now in the public domain. Although the originals have no copyright, the scans are the works of
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these file for educational and personal use.
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when we add new books to the library, to post information about donating book scans, website space, or time to the project, and to
help organize volunteers.
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How You Can Help
Cash donations are always welcome, they pay for our website hosting and other library costs.
If you have a book you would like to scan for the library, please see these guidelines (follow the link below).
We are always looking for old craft books! We also need volunteers to do graphics editing and to help proofread
our catalog listings. Please see the Yahoo Groups link below to find out where to volunteer. Thank you!
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