FUNDRAISING

OUR FUNDRAISING HAS REACHED – NO, EXCEEDED – ITS GOAL! CURRENTLY AT 114%!

To keep our Library up and running, we hold a fundraising campaign from September to December. It has been succesful, thank you all!

This is the link to the donation button: Donate to keep the Antique Pattern Library running!  

IF YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO DONATE, BUT WOULD LIKE TO HELP THE ANTIQUE PATTERN LIBRARY, INTRODUCING THE LIBRARY TO PEOPLE WHO DON’T KNOW OF IT YET, IS VERY USEFUL, SINCE IT BROADENS OUR USER BASE AND THEREFORE ALSO OUR FUTURE DONOR BASE. BLOGS, TIKTOK, INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST, RAVELRY, FACEBOOK, OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA – SHOW OTHERS YOUR FAVORITE PUBLICATIONS AND WHAT YOU MADE USING THEM. OUR WORK IS ONLY USEFUL WHEN PEOPLE ACTUALLY USE IT!

And here is the new publication:

The Workbasket Vol. 17 No. 1

I-WB171 The Workbasket Vol. 17 No. 1 – October 1951
Embroidery: Cross Stitch Rug with astrological symbols, Knitting: Infants’ 3-Piece Set, bonnet, jacket, booties. Crochet: Flower Earrings, Ruffle Doily. Paper: Crepe Paper Rope Craft. Crochet: Corner Edging, Terry Cloth Laundry Bag, Aunt Ellen’s Club Notes, Christmas Party in October. Recipes: Sweet Potato Pudding, Harvest Punch, Apple Cup Cakes, hamburgers. Crochet: Versatile (round) Medallion. Tatting: tatting and lace edge. Ribbonwork: Clock Book Mark. Leathercraft: stitching, bookmark, belt. Embroidery: Autumn Queen. Bookbinding: Binding Workbaskets. Dollmaking: Apple Granny Dolls. Crochet: Square Doily. Sewing: Various Kinds of Edge Finishes.
Stapled softcover, 80 pages. Scanned 400dpi bitmap.
From the collection of Sarah Dalton, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Linda M. Mays. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder.

The tatting and lace handkerchief edging actually uses commercial narrow lace, but if you can make narrow lace yourself it will be even more fabulous. No need to use a complex pattern, simple bobbin lace or knotted lace would be great, and you could even use a ribbon instead of the lace.