Vintage embroidery designs

I am so excited to have won this old catalog on ebay for only $15, which was a great deal in my opinion. It is big (11 x 13) and although the cover is shelf-worn, the pages are pristine and the illustrations are wonderful. The catalog contains pictures of every Simplicity needlework pattern in

Thanks to university libraries and dedicated individuals in the United States and around the world, it is possible to find hundreds of free, out-of-copyright needlework and embroidery books and pat…

When Dave was tracing out the patterns from each sheet (his hands are steadier at that kind of thing than mine are,) he put all the really small ones from each of the large pattern

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Michael's Crafts store just e-mailed me a coupon for 70% off a custom framing order. Yippee! Guess it's time to get some of my embroidery work framed. I embroidered this cowboy and his bucking horse last winter. It was a lucky eBay find.... I added the outline of Oklahoma along with OKC and Tulsa. Love it when the original instructions come with the vintage embroidery kits .... would love to find the companion pieces in this series. Here's "happy trails to you" and thanks for visiting today.

Download Redwork Swans embroidery design by Premium Embroidery which is 2.26 inches H X 3.8 inches W and many more embroidery designs available for download at EmbroideryDesigns.Com.

A review of a collection of free hand embroidery patterns hosted by the Antique Pattern Library with links to the patterns

Chicago Daily Tribune, 1911 -- Embroidery Design for Skirt

Vintage Children's Motifs Embroidery Transfers Darling Designs! UNCUT UNUSED ORIGINAL OLD SHEET OF TRANSFERS This is a sweetie of a vintage transfer. It is Vogart 240. I love the wet and dry poodle that I think was intended for guest towels but the too cute pups or the kitties in the basket would be so sweet for children's linens or clothing. It comes to you uncut, unused and factory folded and includes the envelope. There are real sweeties and the pic says it all. This is still factory…

Detail of the embroidery on the back of an Elizabethan herb pillow made circa 1580 -1600. The embroidery is worked in silk floss which has worn away in places, revealing the tiny stitch holes.

Kim of A Dork with a Needle shares a roundup of sites that offer free copies of vintage embroidery patterns, including some of our faves such as doe-c-doe and Faster, Kittykill! Blog! Blog! Check i…

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Well, all of the patterns on this site are vintage but some are waaay older than others. I like 'em all regardless of decade.

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