In 1884 Mary Haehnlen wrote A Book of Fancy Designs for Ornamenting Oriental Work. It’s a little gem because it is full of vintage Crazy Quilt embroidery patterns. I bet she never thought that over a century later, women from all over the globe would be interested in it. To …
The Antique pattern Library have published some delightful hand embroidery patterns that are free to use. You will find them listed as E-CL016 Iron-on transfer patterns or simply follow the link This set of vintage iron-on patterns would be suitable for beginners as most can be worked in stitches such as chain stitch, detached …
The Antique Pattern Library announced the availability of another free ebook. This publication is listed as Album d’Alphabets et de Monogrammes No.2. It is a 101 page collection of Monogram designs. The scans are clear and well produced. As time goes on and the more I work my long band …
I am having a tidy up of PDF files I have down loaded at various times and printing them out as I have found that leaving them on the computer means they get forgotten if I am not careful. So expect a few more pointers to gems like this over …
This discovery is a gem. Look at these lovely free French embroidery patterns I just love the designs. Yes, they are lovely, they are free and there is a whole book of them! I discovered Les Fables de La Fontaine, on the Antique Pattern Library web site. Scroll to F and …
This design is ideal for a bag, needlecase cover, pin cushion etc. It could be worked in outline stitches such as back stitch, threaded back stitch, chain, whipped chain, stem stitch or whipped stem stitch. You will find all of these stitches listed in my Stitch Dictionary Click on the …
Kim over at String or Nothing has generously released a book of free black work patterns titled Ensamplario Atlantio: Being a Collection of Filling Patterns Suitable for Blackwork Embroidery. I know the title sounds a mouthful, but there are some great traditional patterns in this ebook. This 40 page, Ebook of blackwork …
