Viewing & downloading the books on Antique Pattern Library If you know the title of a book you’re looking for, head to the catalog page, and you can find the title alphabetically there. Type in “patterns” and all the listings on that page that include the word “patterns” in the title or description will be highlighted.Īt that point, you can move through them all by clicking the “next” arrow on your browser’s search box.ĪPL has a search function, but I find that my computer’s find function on the open browser works faster and narrows things down more efficiently. If you use the “find” function on your computer (Command+F on a Mac or Control+F on a PC), you’ll get a small search box at the top of your browser that can search for keywords on that page. ![]() Perhaps you’re looking for “embroidery patterns” specifically. The list is quite long, and if you don’t have a lot of browsing time, you might want to cut to the chase. So, if you’re looking for books on “embroidery,” click on the embroidery category. Click on the category you want, and you’ll be provided with a list of books that somehow fit into that category. On the home page, you’ll find a menu of categories under the main picture. When you visit Antique Pattern Library, start at the home page, not the catalog page, unless you’re looking for a specific title that you already know or you just want to browse through the whole catalog. Browsing can be a bit like falling into the Black Hole of Oblivion, only to emerge to a day half-gone.Īll the books are free for downloading, although you can support APL by donating, if you wish – there are buttons on the site. In case I didn’t mention it, there are a lot of books there. I’ll also share my “shortcuts” for browsing Antique Pattern Library. Today, I’ll sum up a list of recent delectable finds and old favorites that are worth downloading. The folks behind Antique Pattern Library do a fantastic job scanning and cataloging a whole variety of needlework books, and many of them are excellent old embroidery books. If you’re not familiar with Antique Pattern Library, it’s a real bonanza when it comes to needlework books in the public domain. ![]() Hopefully you can click on these photos, which enlarges them and then you can save or print them.If you have a chance this weekend, you’ll definitely want to take some time to browse through Antique Pattern Library. Please disregard this area when transfering this pattern. ![]() I scanned them in from the in tact pattern sheet, so you may see a small amount of the adjoining design on the page. I am sharing a Superior Pattern #142 of some darling cross stitch kittens at play. Be sure to visit it especially if you have patterns that you can share with them to help "fill in the gaps" of their History of Vintage patterns. From which designs it is OK to share to how to share them. I am giving you several blogs where you can find/save/print all kinds of designs. ![]() Enthusiests are collecting and sharing the designs that are retired/non copyrighted designs. I have discovered the sharing of retired embroidery designs. These colors are represented by a letter P. The colors that I love are Vintage Hues colors in a size 10. I bought mine at a quilt shop basically because I loved the varigated coloring. UPDATE!! I found the Valdani thread that I have been using.
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