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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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Goupil, Vibert &Cie (publ.)
Le Nid au Secrets
Les Filles d'Eve, Dédiéa Madame La Comtesse de Soisy
Paris - Goupil, Vibert & Cie, Boulevart Montmartre, 15, & Rue de Lancry, 7.
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Single sheet, showing a young lady hiding a piece of paper in the neckline of her clothes (the nest of secrets that the title mentions).
Scan donated and edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Orr, Anne
Filet Crochet Designs
And Their Appropriate Uses
Anne Orr Publications, Nashville, Tenessee
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Stapled softcover book, 32 pages of which 16 and 17 are joined into one. Many charted designs for filet crochet and photographs of finished items, some combined with cross-stitch embroidery and in color.
From the collection of Iva Rose Reproductions, scanned by Nettie Kraaij and edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Alphabet Filet crochet Charts PA
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Modern Handcraft, Inc. (publ.)
The Workbasket Vol. 13 October 1947 No. 1
Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit
Modern Handcraft, 2401 Burlington, Kansas City 16, Missouri
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Stapled, 16 pages. Knitting: Slotted Knitted Ascot (neck scarf). Crochet: Table Scarf "Crocheted Weaving". Advertisement for panholder kits and patterns. Men's crocheted slippers "Loafers", Crochet Basket. Directions for making Stocking Doll with dress pattern for dolls dress. Aunt Ellen's Club Notes. Vanity set "Sweet Stuff" also suitable for chair set. Rickrack and crochet medaillons, crocheted daisies to make a row of flowers. Tatting: Hexagon Tatted Doily, Tatted Point Edging.
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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Knitting Crochet Tatting SD
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Boucherit, Eduard (ed.)
Grand Album de Modèles pour Filet No. 2
157 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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Neueste Stickmuster-Alphabete.
Nouveauté Dessins & Alphabets. pour ouvrages des Dames. Novelty! Pattern's and Alphabets for Lady Embroidery.
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Softcover oblong stapled booklet, 12 pages not including covers. Title in three languages though the origin is not English (plural of pattern is patterns and not pattern's). A single large ornate cross-stitch alphabet with floral decorations. No publisher or date.
Scans donated, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma.
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Alphabet Cross-stitch Charted Cross-stitch Embroidery SW
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Journal des Demoiselles (publ.)
Quart pattern of an abstract square design
Journal des Demoiselles, 1 Boulevart des Italiens
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Litho, printed on cream paper, undated supplement to the Journal des Demoiselles.. Pattern restored from being partially mouse-eaten. Abstract design, nearly but not quite square and not symmetrical. Strong colors, suitable for sofa cushions and similar.
From the collection of Marleen van Horssen, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma.
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BerlinWork Embroidery Charted Cross-stitch Tapestry MH
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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 groups.io/g/antiquepatternlibrary 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
following conditions:
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 forum at groups.io. We use this forum 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 User Forumn link below to find out where to volunteer. Thank you!
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