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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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Zwei Muster nach alten Gebetteppichen
Beyers Originalfarbige Muster fur Teppichstickerei II [2] Folge Blatt 9. Smyrna-Knupfstich
[Beyers Verlag, Leipzig]
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Lithographed pattern, 2 ends of prayer rugs
Published with permission for reuse on the Europeana website. Charted by Sytske Wijnsma.
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H-EU002
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EU
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Lucas, Agnes
Puppenmutterchens Nahschule
Schnittmuster und Pausevorrichtung
Otto Maier Verlag, Ravensburg
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Second pattern out of eight, flowered dress, hat, underwear, shoes for a girl.
Scanned by Seya Wijnsma, edited by Sytske Wijnsma
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Dolls Sewing WS
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Ramazotti, Amelia Brizzi
Grosso Richelieu
Insegnamento Pratico Illustrato
1914. Milano, Via Gustavo Modena N. 20
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Richelieu embroidery, illustrated by photographs. Rare Italian publication.
Scans donated by Iva Innocenti, edited by Yvonne DeBandi.
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Embroidery Richelieu Cutwork II
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Franz C. Renner & Max Seemann
Moderne Ideen fur die Kunstglaserei
110 Motive
C.F. Schultz & Co, Verlagsbuchhandlung Plauen i.V.
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An early 20th century set of designs for Austrian Art Nouveau glass. Quite well known: in 1988 Dover re-issued this collection under the title Viennese Stained Glass Designs in full color.
Photographed and published by permission of Roderick Habchi, very lightly edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Glass RD
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Teschendorff, Toni
Kreuzstich-Muster fur Leinenstickerei
Gezeichnet von Toni Teschendorff. Berlin, Verlag von Ernst Wasmuth, 1884.
Ernst Wasmuth, Berlin
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Folder with 10 lithographed traditional cross-stitch patterns. Some are reminiscent of Assisi embroidery.
Scanned and published by permission of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Charted by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Embroidery Charts Cross-stitch RM
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Z. Ventaskrasts
Izsuvumu, adijumu un audumu raksti
Latvijas Valsts Izdevnieciba, Riga - 1958
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First volume out of three, with Latvian knitting, weaving, and embroidery patterns. Thirty pages of charted designs. A treasury of traditional patterns for needleworkers! The series has been reprinted in Latvia. The difference between the reprint and the original edition is that the reprint does not have the cyrillic title and text pages.
Donated by Ruby Struiksma, charted by Franciska Ruessink.
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Selected patterns from a weavers draft manual
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This publication contains drafts selected for their pictorial interest. The original contains many basic drafts besides, but as these can be found in nearly every basic weaving manual, they were not included here. Some patterns have been completed if part of the pattern was invisible or damaged.
Images from the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, charted by Franciska Ruessink and Sytske Wijnsma
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L. Wittich
646
Bulldog on cushion
L. Wittich, Berlin
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Another dog on a cushion, but an unusual breed, rarely seen on embroidery patterns.
Scanned by permission of the Rijksmuseum, charted by Sytske Wijnsma.
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BerlinWork Dog Embroidery Charts Cross-stitch RM
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Wolf & Dupeyron, ed.
Le Filet Ancien au Point de Reprise II
174 Modeles artistiques inedites
Wolf & Dupeyron, editeurs, 104 Faubourg Poisonniere, Paris
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The second Filet Ancient book, printed in 1913.
Scans donated by Tamara Tiekstra, edited by Sytske Wijnsma, charted by Franciska Ruessink.
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Embroidery Filet TT
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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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Conditions of Use
By downloading the files, you are agreeing to the following conditions:
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
the owners or scanners of the books and, as such, are copyrighted. The owners of the books give permission for you to download and use
these file for educational and personal use.
You are free to copy and distribute the scans, as electronic or hard copies, free of charge and to make derivative works under the
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You must attribute the borrowed elements to the original title and author of the publication For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of these works Any of these conditions can be waived if you get written permission from the copyright holder (the current owner of the original book) You do not have permission to sell these copies in any format. You may give copies away, you may not sell them.
There is more information on the library at The Antique Pattern Library Yahoo Group. We use this Yahoo group to email newsletters
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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