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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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Modern Handcraft Inc. (publ.)
The Workbasket Vol. 12 August 1947 No. 11
Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit
Modern Handcraft, 2401 Burlington, Kansas City 16, Missouri
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Folded but not stapled, 8 pages. Crochet: Twinkling Star triangular motif for bedspread, crocheted butterfly to applique on clothes. Tatting: four tatted handkerchief edgings. More crochet: Doily "Accent on Frills", Lacy Apron with a ribbon woven through.
From the collection of Sarah Dalton, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder.
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Crochet Doilies Tatting Edge SD
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[Lindhorst, P. (publ.)]
Floral embroidery patterns
P. Lindhorst, Heidelberg
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Single sheet with pre-printed grid and handpainted or stencilled patterns. Although the grid is intended for counted thread patterns, this one has been used for freehand embroidery flowers and an abstract design in possibly gold and silver colors. It's not clear whether P. Lindhorst is the publisher of the grid or the publisher of the painted patterns.
Scan donated and edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Embroidery Flower SW
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Two handpainted flowers
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Single pattern sheet with two handpainted flowers on a pre-printed grid, nearly symmetrical and a simple narrow border. No copyright date or name of designer. The name Hercynia Verlag is likely of the publisher of the printed grid, not of the handpainted pattern.
Scan donated, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma
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Charted Cross-stitch Embroidery SW
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Boucherit, Eduard (ed.)
Grand Album de Modèles pour Filet No. 1
166 Dessins varies
Eduard Boucherit, Editeur. 10, Rue de la Pepiniere, Paris
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Softcover oblong album, 40 pages of filet patterns of which 20 and 21 are joined as one. The last four pages are small low-res images of larger patterns which were offered for sale. Patterns suitable for filet, filet crochet, cross-stitch and (smaller ones) for beadwork.
Scans donated by Tamara Wijnsma, edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Embroidery Filet TT
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Simart, A. (ed.)
Alphabets Variés pour Broderie, Crochet, Tapisserie, etc.
Paris, Lith Libotte, [c.1870], accordian foldout
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Small leporello with 8 pages of cross-stitch alphabets, corners & borders. No back cover.
Scans donated by Priscilla Cailly, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma.
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cross-stitch PR
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Kuehn, Heinrich
6100
Heinrich Kuehn, Berlin, C., Scharrenstr. 19 Ecke Petriplatz
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Handpainted pattern on grey cardboard. Contains a geometric corner design, a floral corner design and a central motif with flowers. Each can be used independently. No date.
Scan donated by Joanna Meszaros, edited by Judith Adele, charted by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Charted BerlinWork Cross-stitch Embroidery JM
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Modern Handcraft Inc. (publ.)
The Workbasket Vol. 12 July 1947 No. 10
Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit
Modern Handcraft, 2401 Burlington, Kansas City 16, Missouri
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Folded but not stapled, 8 pages. Apparently there were troubles with the publication, as the issues for July and August were delivered at the same time. Crochet: Pansy Pan Holders, Crocheted Animals (fawn, flying fish, owl), crocheted baby booties, crocheted baby carriage robe, filet crochet rose insertion.
From the collection of Sarah Dalton, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder.
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Modern Handcraft, Inc. (publ.)
Crocheted Apron
9666
Modern Handcraft, Inc.
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Single page, titled THIS IS YOUR FREE GIFT. Inlaid in the Workbasket issue of July 1947, but not mentioned there. Pattern for a striped half-apron, embroidered with crocheted flowers and leaves.
From the collection of Sarah Dalton, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder.
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Crochet SD
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Maison Sajou (publ.)
Dessins de Broderies
Ouvrages de Dames, Album No. 346
Paris, Sajou, [c.1890], accordian foldout
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Small leporello with eight pages and three complete alphabets, brown cover. The alphabets are all for whitework embroidery, qua size suitable for marking linen, but more decorative than marking alphabets usually are. One alphabet decorated with flowers, one with branches with leaves, and the third has half a garland around the letters, such as is seen on napkins and handkerchiefs.
Scans donated by Priscilla Cailly, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma
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Alphabet whitework Embroidery PR
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Magasin des Demoiselles (publ.)
Five floral patterns
Bureaux du Journal, Rue Laffitte, No. 51, Paris
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Supplement for the Magasin des Demoiselles, year 1851-1852. Single sheet with five printed patterns numbered 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. One small pattern is missing, number unknown. 13 and 14 are small motifs used to fill in empty spaces on the sheet. 15, 16, and 17 are variations of a carnation floral motif, possibly used for a chair seat, back, arm rests or something similar. The chart shows the complete designs, rearranged for space.
From the collection of La Muse Francaise, scanned, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Flower Charted Cross-stitch Tapestry Chairseat Embroidery MF
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Journal des Demoiselles (publ.)
Round and rectangular embroidery design
Journal des Demoiselles, Boulevart des Italiens, 1.
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Single page, two embossed patterns. They might be intended for a smoking cap, if the rectangular pattern would be extended to cover the circumference of the round one. The relative dimensions look a bit off for a smoking cap, but maybe that was left to the needleworker. Of course these designs would also be suitable for other purposes.
From the collection of Marleen van Horssen, edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Embroidery MH
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Magasin des Demoiselles (publ.)
Four repeating patterns and a border design
Bureaux du Magasin des Demoiselles, PARIS, Rue Laffitte 51.
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Supplement of the Magasin des Demoiselles, printed patterns on white paper. Four patterns suitable for indefinite repeats and one border design in bold colors. No date, probably a later year. Designs by S. Helbronner, 6 Rue Castiglionne.
From the collection of Marleen van Horssen, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Charted Embroidery Cross-stitch Tapestry MH
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Grafshoff, Rudolph (publ.)
10336
265369366967 Antique Hand Painted Pattern Berlin 1800's Needlework History
Rudoph Grafshoff in Berlin
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Handpainted Berlin woolwork pattern on cream cardboard, half of an alphabet. The letters are in three shades of a single color, the painter picked green, red, blue, and yellow.
Images donated by ebay seller joan10605 from her grandmothers collection, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Alphabet Embroidery Charted Cross-stitch Beading BerlinWork JO
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Modern Handcraft Inc. (publ.)
The Workbasket Vol. 12 June 1947 No. 9
Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit
Modern Handcraft, 2401 Burlington, Kansas City 16, Missouri
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Folded but not stapled, 16 pages. Crochet: Square Pineapple Doily, Mr. and Mrs. Pan Holders. Knitting: Versatile Stitch (diamond pattern that can be made in any size). More crochet: Rug with distinctive texture, Luncheon Set - place mat and coaster. Tatting: tatted doily. Also included instructions to use iron-on patterns from the supplement, which is missing from this copy.
From the collection of Sarah Dalton, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder.
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Crochet Doilies Knitting Tatting SD
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Japanese colored drawings
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Eight colored drawings of Japanese origin. They show mythical air spirits playing musical instruments. The drawings were photographed while still in protective sleeves, which is why the background color is uneven. The faces and bodies of these musicians are done in very light grey, whereas the clothes and other accessoires are boldly drawn and colored.
Images donated by Antiquariaat Kleinood in Amsterdam, edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Music Drawing RD
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Knechtel & Co (publ.)
695 Six small repeating designs
BERLIN-WOOL-WORK-pattern-x-archive-collection-1860s-hand-painted-useframe-142042333347
Knechtel & Co, Berlin
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Handpainted patterns on grey cardboard, small repeating designs of 37x30 stitches, three with a background in blue, three with black. All designs are with flowers. Most use the same color palette. The beginning of a beautiful sampler, if you like the designs.
Images donated by amgarchive, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma
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BerlinWork Embroidery Charted Cross-stitch Tapestry AA
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Les Modes
1911 Avril No. 124, Photo Edition
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French fashion magazine, 36 pages excluding covers, advertisements and two separate colored plates. Page 16 and 17 are combined to one. The cover and advertisements were detached and may be in the wrong sequence. Many fashion illustrations from the upper class ladies dresses, childrens dresses, jewellery designs, toilet accessories and a silver tea service. Some handbags and the big hats of that era. Designs from famous designers such as Redfern and Poiret. Dresses very similar to those in the film Titanic. No publisher mentioned, possibly some pages are missing.
Scans donated by Peter Ketels, edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Fashion Jewelry PK
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[Kuehn, Heinrich] (publ.)
Corner design with yellow flowers
[Heinrich Kuehn, Berlin]
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Handpainted pattern on cream paper, bottom part of the pattern has been cut off. Very probably Heinrich Kuehn or their successor Vereinigte Stickmuster Verlag. Beautiful yellow flowers and green leaves. Some errors in painting have been corrected by overpainting with cream paint that has discolored some in the course of time.
Scans donated by Jackie Isler, from the collection of her grandmother Helen Balmat Gorman, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Embroidery BerlinWork Charted Cross-stitch IS
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Journal des Demoiselles (publ.)
Embroidery pattern for dark green wallet or clutch
Journal des Demoiselles
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Single sheet, with a dark green oblong and three parts of embroidery, intended to be folded over and the bottom sides sewn to the middle, with the top remaining as flap. The embroidery is couched gold cord, with what looks like mostly applique of two types embroidered or printed ribbon. Such items were common in earlier ages as portefeuilles. The Rijksmuseum has one from Michiel de Ruyter, with beads and embroidery, from the seventeenth century. Still useful as wallet or clutch or holder for a smartphone.
From the collection of Marleen van Horssen, edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Embroidery purse MH
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Journal des Jeunes Personnes (publ.)
IHS Chair seat
Journal des Jeunes Personnes, 2, Rue St. Dominque St. Germain
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Beautiful chair seat design, with a cross of flowers and in the center an IHS motif - In Hoc Signo. That motif could of course be used separately as well. Large pattern, partially shown (chart is complete) printed on cream paper. Design by Maison Thorel, 153, Rue St. Denis, Paris. The Journal des Jeunes Personnes generally had simpler patterns suitable for younger needleworkers, but this is quite a piece of work.
From the collection of Marleen van Horssen, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Embroidery Charted Chairseat Cross-stitch Tapestry BerlinWork MH
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Orr, Anne
Crochet, Cross Stitch and Tatting
Book No. 14
J & P. Coats R. I. Incorporated, PawTucket, R. I.
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Rare book with designs by Anne Orr. 24 pages including covers, page 12 and 13 combined into one. Page 11, 12, 13 and 14 are printed in color, 11 and 14 containing cross-stitch charts and 12-13 an overview of embroidered items. Copyright 1923. Most items are a combination of techniques: tatting and crochet, filet crochet and embroidery. Some lovely yokes and centerpieces. Most remarkable item: a telephone book cover with an embroidered parrot and the admonition to not be like Polly on the phone, might be suitable for a smartphone cover if done in small stitches.
Scans originally from the tatting website of Georgia Seitz, saved and donated by a member of our forum, edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Embroidery Tatting Charts Filet crochet Cross-stitch Crochet TA
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