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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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André-Béranger Suc.r (publ.)
Alphabets Variés de A. Rouyer
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André-Béranger, 120, Rue St. Denis, Paris
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Small leporello with two whitework alphabets with floral decoration. The alphabets were each four folded pages wide. To make viewing, copying, and printing easier the wide strips have been split vertically in four pages each, making the letters on each page seem out of order. The designs are small, probably meant for marking handkerchiefs and similar small items.
Scan donated and edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
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C-SW002
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OA028
Alphabet whitework Embroidery SW
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[Kuehn, Heinrich]
Patterns in green, red, and blue
[Heinrich Kuehn, Berlin]
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Eight patterns from an incomplete leporello. No cover, some pages detached. Paper brittle and darkened. The reverse side has blue alphabet patterns that are duplicates of other Heinrich Kuehn leporellos, and have been omitted. Although the patterns were printed in three colors, there's four shades of red, two shades of green and three shades of blue, although not all shades are used in every pattern.
From the estate of Frans Wijnsma, scans donated by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, charted by Sytske Wijnsma.
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E-WM027
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OA027
Edge Embroidery Charted Cross-stitch WS
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American Thread Company (publ.)
Hats Bags Beanies Slippers Gloves
Star Book No. 79
1951, American Thread Company
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Small book, 16 pages, softcover stapled with rounded corners. All crochet, as the title says, hats and beanies, bags, slippers, and gloves. Very fifties style. Pattern names: The Vagabond Bag and Hat, in black and white. The Stroller, hat and bag, The Pixie, beanie and gloves, Puff Puff slippers with pom poms, Ring Around a Button, hat and bag, hat looks like it's made from a single strip of crocheting, It's Nylon hat, Town Country, hat with a feather sewn on, The Cloche, white hat with a black ribbon that actually looks a bit more modern, Pom Pon childs cap with pompons. Also Ascot illustrated together with the Pom Pon but not named in the illustration, looks like a shawl with pompons.
From the collection of Iva Rose Reproductions, edited by Sytske Wijnsma
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J-PA025
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OA026
Crochet PA
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Modern Handcraft, Inc. (publ.)
The Workbasket Volume 14 August 1949 No. 11
Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit
Modern Handcraft, 2401 Burlington, Kansas City 16, Missouri
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Stapled softcover, 32 pages. Crocheted Bunny Crib Spread, Tatted Gold, tatted motif, Two Color Mittens, Knitted Rug, Pan Holder, Crocheted Rooster, Knitted Three-Piece Set, Lace Edging, Pottery and Ceramics, Aunt Ellen's Club Notes, Glove Making (continued from July), Rick Rack Doily, Pansy Doily, Lapel Ornament "Sandals".
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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OA025
Crochet Knitlace Knitting Tatting WB
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Gilbert, Jane C.
A Book of Bags, Heminway Silks Book Bag No. 1
The Latest in Crocheted Bags Illustrated by Actual Photographs..Eleven Exclusive Models with Complete Directions for Making
New York, The H.K.H. Silk Co., 1922, 32 pgs.
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Exquisite crocheted silk beaded bags. Bags are named The Rolandere No. 528, The Belle Claire No. 524, The Brideweld No. 522, The Kenneth-Field No. 525, The Oaksmere No. 526, The Hubbard No. 523, The Tiffin No. 519, The Sydney No. 518, The Newcomb No. 527, The Canton No. 521, The Empire No. 520.
From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
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D-SW018
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OA024
Charts Crochet purse SW
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Goerke, C. (publ.)
Stick-Musterbuch
50
C. Goerke, Tapisserie-Manufactur. Riga & Mitau
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Small oblong stapled pattern book with thirteen alphabet patterns, from small to large. Page 2 missing. Rare book, Latvian in origin.
From the collection of Lena Reijnhout, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma.
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O-LR001
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OA023
Alphabet Embroidery Charted Cross-stitch LR
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Testa, Carmela
Variety Book No. 4
Boston, Carmela Testa Co. Inc., 1925, 28 pgs.
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Assisi work and other Italian embroideries, instructions, illustrations and charts, including a wonderful acorn and dragon pattern.
Donated by Judith Adele, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
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B-JA036
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OA022
Embroidery JA
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American Red Cross (publ.)
Turtleneck Pull-Over Sweater (U.S. Army)
ARC 400-3E May 1942 Code AF-74
The American National Red Cross, Washington, D.C.
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Four pages, one portrait and three landscape, with measurements and instructions for making for each size. Smallest size is 34, largest 50. Color is (unsurprisedly) specified as olive drab.
Scans donated by Becky Gillespie, edited by Sytske Wijnsma
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M-BG005
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OA021
Knitting BG
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Modern Handcraft, Inc. (publ.)
The Workbasket Volume 14 July 1949 No. 10
Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit
Modern Handcraft, 2401 Burlington, Kansas City 16, Missouri
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Stapled softcover, 32 pages. Mostly crochet, knitted infant's items, a tatted doily and a North Carolina Rose quilt pattern. Centerpiece Ruffles and Flourishes, Soapy The Wash Cloth Turtle, Infant's Three-Piece Set, Gay Dish Cloth, Butterfly Chair Set, Place Mat in Shell Stitch, Scroll Pan Holder, Aunt Ellens Club Notes with an article about Glove Making, Frozen Food Salad, star-shaped Tatted Doily, Baby Bib, Shell Block Edge, North Carolina Rose Quilt, Lapel Ornament "Boutonniere", Crocheted Powder Mitt.
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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I-WB14A
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OA020
Crochet Knitting Tatting Quilting WB
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