A treasure trove of patterns

Have you seen this wonderful site of antique patterns? To quote from the website - This ongoing project is an effort to scan craft pattern publications that are in the public domain, to preserve them, so we can keep our craft heritages in our hands.

The Yahoo Group connected to the site describes the project in this way -  "We publish scans of books on all kinds of crafts - needlework - lace making, embroidery, crochet, knitting, dressmaking, macrame, quilting, tatting, weaving, basketry - along with beading, bookbinding, calligraphy, carpentry and woodworking, glass, mechanics, gardening, cooking and other crafts."

The patterns are free under Creative Commons conditions which you can  check on the website.

The publications and patterns listed are vintage and out of copyright. Even if you don't wish to use one of the patterns, it is a fascinating site from a historical perspective.

Winter 2015 Newsletter

The latest edition of our Newsletter is available for members. You can download it by logging in to the members section of the website.

This is another great read with a interesting articles about a variety of exhibitions around the country, planned workshops and other Association activities.