Cross Stitch Snowflakes or Border Patterns
Antique cross stitch embroidery snowflake border patterns. Continue reading →
Embroidery
Birds and Holly Pattern Briggs Embroidery
Briggs Embroidery Transfer Pattern of Birds and Holly from the late 1800's. Transfer design to cloth and embroider. Continue reading →
Starting Hardanger Embroidery Butterfly Pattern
Hardanger Embroidery for Beginners I found a beautiful butterfly pattern in hardanger embroidery that includes four pages of instruction called, Starting Hardanger Embroidery. It’s from a Home Art Series booklet edited by Flora Klickmann titled Hardanger and Cross Stitch. There... Continue reading →
Free Vintage Embroidery Pattern for Hand Stitching
Welcome to this Friday’s VTNS Fan Freebie! Today’s embroidery image is taken from a Godey’s or Peterson’s Ladies Magazine. The magazine is most likely from the 1800’s. It was a loose sheet so I don’t have the exact date of... Continue reading →
Cross Stitch Flower Border Pattern Charts
Flower Cross Stitch Border Patterns ~ This is another pretty cross stitch chart from Thérèse de Dillmont. These particular patterns come from a DMC Library Cross Stitch New Designs 6th Series booklet (Bibliothéque DMC Point De Croix Nouveaux Dessins 6me... Continue reading →
Lily of the Valley Pattern for Silk Embroidery
I’m sharing an old but very pretty Lily of the Valley pattern for embroidery. It’s the May birth flower. In the Victorian language of flowers, lily of the valley meant “return of happiness.” It also symbolizes purity and sweetness. Instructions... Continue reading →
Fancy Antique Alphabet Patterns for Embroidery Monograms
Alphabet Need a quick gift. With this fancy antique alphabet you’ll have a gift in no time. You could use them for embroidery or other crafting. Just print, trace and decorate a hand towel, tote, T-shirt or any number of... Continue reading →