NEW PUBLICATIONS
K-YS012 Neueste Stickmuster-Alphabets
8 pages oblong, not including covers. One large alphabet and lots of mostly religious smaller motifs. Printed in blue. Probably German, the English title is badly translated.
Scanned, charted and edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
F-IS025 Heinrich Kuehn – Three pink flowers among four green leaves
Single sheet, handpainted, probably part of a leporello. Publishers Heinrich Kuehn in Berlin or Vereinigte Stickmuster Verlag, their successor. Art nouveau style triplet of flowers in a border formed by four green leaves and their stems.
Scans donated by Jackie Isler, from the collection of her grandmother Helen Balmat Gorman.
E-WM066 Osma Palmer Couch – Farm Grown Baskets
8 pages not including covers. How to make baskets from supplies grown on your own farm. Even without farm the supplies mentioned here can be found in nature, or maybe your own garden. Three baskets are shown, with drawings explaining how to make them. Macrame makers will recognize some of the knots.
Donated by Charles Kite, from the collection of his grandmother Folva Miller. Scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Sytske Wijnsma.
E-WM062 American Thread Company – Colorful Bright Crocheted of Cotton Leaflet No. 58 4-37
Advertisement leaflet. Single sheet, three patterns for crocheted bags.
Donated by Charles Kite, from the collection of his grandmother Folva Miller. Scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Sytske Wijnsma
B-SW052 Mme Ernestine G. – Manuel Encyclopédique Tapisserie
Small stapled softcover booklet, part of an encyclopedic library series on various subjects. Back cover lost. 24 pages not including covers and two fold-out plates. In French, explaining various woolwork stitches and techniques. First plate has ten illustrations of stitches, second plate is quart of a pattern of so-called Chantilly lace imitation.
Scans donated and remastered by Sytske Wijnsma, edited by Judith Adele.
B-SW050 André-Béranger – Le Lilliputien 337
Small leporello with ten colorful all-over designs with the corners cut off. Probably intended for (small) purses and wallets. Limited palette, might also be suitable for beadwork.
Scans donated, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma