If you enjoyed the heart stitches that I shared yesterday, prepare yourself for some amazing embroidery goodness here today! Some of the most valuable embroidery information that I've learned over time has come from vintage sources. I love poring over old books showing stitches that people have been using for 100s of years, but I've never even seen before.
The other day while looking through a bag of old knitting needles that came from my grandma's house, I found a new old resource. It's a gem, and one that I'm happy to share with you. This doesn't need much explanation, so take a look!
I love that some of the stitches have notes or check marks, which I assume mean that the stitches had been learned. If you like these and want to see the entire collection of stitches, I've uploaded x-large full page photos to Flickr. See the entire set here.
Are there any of these stitches that you want to learn? I might be tempted to do a series with step by step photos...
Molly, the flickr site says that it is private. Would love to have a look?
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I'm itching to see this but it's private :( I hope I will get to look later :D xxx
ReplyDeletejajaja!! I'm going to say the same... Please!! we need to see that!! ^_^
ReplyDeleteThanks to share!!
Amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteoh, me, too! I comb used book stores for old embroidery books, and have collected several (I'm amazed more by the differences, than the similarities). And it inspired me to try the checkered chain stitch (which requires a bit of patience). :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for this- I love it! :) I'm always open to learning new stitches.
ReplyDelete~Kristin
Wow! Now I feel really old...... I have this very book and it's mine!
ReplyDeleteOh No! I'm blocked from seeing it too..Any way it can be made not private? I'm guessing this book is public domain since it's so old...
ReplyDeleteNO offense Penney. :)
Oh, I'm so sorry! I marked them private until the post was published, then forgot to make them public. Sorry all! You should be able to get to the set now!
ReplyDeleteYou are AMAZING (and seriously--you're up and responding to comments at 6am?!) I love the part where it says "Have your embroidery basket at hand; even a few minutes work will relax you." :) And...the ladder stitch looks crazy hard...
ReplyDeleteIt seems that the time stamp is on Pacific time...I waited until a respectable time of 8:25! And that's my favorite tip in the whole book...it's so true!
DeleteOh my goodness, this is so pretty! What a great find! The cover is amazing :) Thanks so much for sharing. You definitely peaked my interest on Twitter over the weekend!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Thanks for sharing. I will definitely try some of those stitches.
ReplyDeleteI have just gotten back into embroidery since Christmas when I made some dove ornaments with embroidery-embellished wings. I looked at books a few weeks back and decided not to get one because my husband lost his job in November and I couldn't justify the cost. Shortly thereafter, I found this little gem in a thrift store for twenty-five cents! Isn't God wonderful?!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great book!
ReplyDeleteI´m always open how to learn new stitches. Thank you for sharing!
Have a nice day!
what a fabulous treasure u found! So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI have seen so many cute embroidery projects lately, I really have to learn how to do it!! This looks like a great resource, thanks so much for sharing Molly :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this, Mollie! I am currently teaching an embroidery class at my local library. I shared your heart stitch with them last week and am looking forward to sharing some of these! Very generous. I love to collect new stitches.
ReplyDeleteDo you mind if I pin this?
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome to pin this! And thank you for sharing the heart stitch with your class!
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