Archive Category: 'Embroidery'

• Vintage Embroidery Kitchen Towel Set: Tableware: Here is the latest vintage embroidery pattern series from my collection, each week I’ll upload one pattern from the set for you to add to your collection. This set is from 1940 and features six different designs of tableware to use on tea towels or whatever else you like. Here are the details from the [...]
• Bonnet Gal Kitchen Towel Patterns: Complete Set: For handy reference here’s the complete set of the Bonnet Gal Tea Towel designs, you’ll find the details on the first pattern page (Monday): Monday: Hanging Laundry (scroll to bottom of page for pattern) Tuesday: Ironing Clothes Wednesday: Sewing & Mending Thursday: Cooking Friday: Washing Dishes Saturday: Cleaning Day Sunday: Day Of Rest More Vintage Embroidery Pattern Sets Garden Harvest Kitchen Towel Designs Kitchen Designs [...]
• Bonnet Gal Days Of The Week Towels: Sunday: Pattern Download Here’s the seventh and final pattern from the Bonnet Gal Applique & Embroidery set, it’s Sunday and it’s a day of rest. Bonnet Gal is taking a leisurely walk with her pretty parasol. Please note that I have already flipped these to a mirror image for you so you don’t have to when transferring [...]
• Bonnet Gal Days Of The Week Towels: Saturday: Pattern Download Here’s the sixth pattern from the Bonnet Gal Applique & Embroidery set, it’s Saturday and it’s cleaning day with Bonnet Gal trying to mop the floors (bucket has spilled). Please note that I have already flipped these to a mirror image for you so you don’t have to when transferring the pattern to your [...]
• Bonnet Gal Days Of The Week Towels: Friday: Pattern Download Here’s the fifth pattern from the Bonnet Gal Applique & Embroidery set, it’s Friday and the Bonnet Gal is cleaning, washing a big tub full of dishes. Please note that I have already flipped these to a mirror image for you so you don’t have to when transferring the pattern to your fabric. Pattern Download: You [...]
• Bonnet Gal Days Of The Week Towels: Thursday: Pattern Download Here’s the fourth pattern from the Bonnet Gal Applique & Embroidery set, it’s Thursday and the Bonnet Gal is cooking, stirring a large kettle of food. Please note that I have already flipped these to a mirror image for you so you don’t have to when transferring the pattern to your fabric. Pattern Download: You can [...]
• Bonnet Gal Days Of The Week Towels: Wednesday: Pattern Download Here’s the third pattern from the Bonnet Gal Applique & Embroidery set, it’s Wednesday and the Bonnet Gal is taking care of the mending, there’s a big pincushion with pins and a needle and thread ready to go. Please note that I have already flipped these to a mirror image for you so you [...]
• Bonnet Gal Days Of The Week Towels: Tuesday: Pattern Download Here’s the second pattern from the Bonnet Gal Applique & Embroidery set, it’s Tuesday and the Bonnet Gal is ironing the laundry she washed on Monday. Please note that I have already flipped these to a mirror image for you so you don’t have to when transferring the pattern to your fabric. Pattern Download: You can [...]
• Bonnet Gal Towel Patterns: Applique & Embroidery: Here is the latest series of vintage embroidery patterns from my personal collection: Days Of The Week Bonnet Gals. These are a bit different as they also include patterns for applique work (on the dresses and the hats). Very sweet pattern set that is from the 1930’s or 1940’s. Each Wednesday morning I’ll have a [...]
• Garden Harvest Kitchen Towel Designs: Complete Set: For handy reference, here is the list of all the patterns in the Garden Harvest Kitchen Towel Designs set: Radishes Bell Peppers Carrots Peas (or Green Beans) Corn Cobs Tomatoes You’ll find the pattern instructions on the first design listed (Radishes). More Vintage Pattern Sets Kitchen Designs For Towels Bluebird Days Of The Week Set Vintage Fruit Towel Pattern Set Vintage Kitchenware Patterns Sunbonnet Gals Days Of The [...]
• Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Tomatoes: Vintage Tomatoes Pattern Here’s the sixth (and final) pattern from the Garden Harvest Kitchen Towel series, a basket of fresh, plump tomatoes from the garden. You’ll find the pattern details (along with the first pattern) on this page: Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Cross Stitch. Pattern Download: You can download the pattern here: Vintage Tomatoes Embroidery Design. Printing Instructions: Save the [...]
• Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Corn Cobs: Vintage Corn On The Cob Pattern Here’s the fifth pattern from the Garden Harvest Kitchen Towel series, a basket of freshly picked corn on the cob–complete with husks and corn silk. You’ll find the pattern details (along with the first pattern) on this page: Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Cross Stitch. Pattern Download: You can download the pattern here: [...]
• Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Peas: Vintage Peas Pattern Here’s the fourth pattern from the Garden Harvest Kitchen Towel series, a basket full of fresh peas from the garden waiting to be shelled. They could also be green beans. You’ll find the pattern details (along with the first pattern) on this page: Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Cross Stitch. Pattern Download: You can download the [...]
• Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Carrots: Vintage Carrots Pattern Here’s the third pattern from the Garden Harvest Kitchen Towel series, a basket full of carrots freshly harvested from the garden. You’ll find the pattern details (along with the first pattern) on this page: Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Cross Stitch. Pattern Download: You can download the pattern here: Vintage Carrots Embroidery Design. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern [...]
• Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Bell Peppers: h2>Vintage Peppers Pattern Here’s the second pattern from the Garden Harvest Kitchen Towel series, a basket full of bell peppers harvested from the garden. You’ll find the pattern details (along with the first pattern) on this page: Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Cross Stitch. Pattern Download: You can download the pattern here: Vintage Peppers Embroidery Design. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern [...]
• Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Cross Stitch: Here is the latest series of vintage embroidery patterns from my collection, perfect for this time of year: Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels. They’re from the 1940s and I think the designs in this set are gorgeous and perfect for kitchen towels. Each week I’ll upload a new pattern from this set for you to download. [...]
• Flossy Touches: Embroidered Borders {Vintage}: You can add to your needle-and-thread versatility with a repertoire of the basic embroidery stitches. You’ll find no limit to their usefulness, from making a patch ornamental, a handkerchief more personal, a guest towel more inviting, to giving your wardrobe and your house furnishings, in general, a more precious look. Here are several examples of attractive [...]
• Kitchen Designs For Dish Towels: Complete Set: For handy reference, here is the list of all the patterns in the Kitchen Designs For Dish Towels set: Cherries & Silver Pattern (scroll to the bottom) Tomatoes & Pots Pears & Dishes Cherries & Glass Tomatoes & Pans Pears & China You’ll find the pattern instructions are on the first design listed (Cherries & Silver). More Vintage Pattern Sets Bluebird Days Of The [...]
• Kitchen Designs For Towels: Pears & China {Embroidery}: Here is this week’s vintage pattern freebie from the Kitchen Designs For Dish Towels series. This pattern is for “Pears & China” and features a half dozen pears surrounding pieces of china. Pattern Download: You can get your copy here: Kitchen Designs For Dish Towels: Pears & China. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern to your desktop first (right click, [...]
• Kitchen Towel Designs: Tomatoes & Pans {Embroidery}: Here is this week’s vintage pattern freebie from the Kitchen Designs For Dish Towels series. This pattern is for “Tomatoes & Pans” and features fresh plump tomatoes from the garden with a selection of cooking pans. strong>Pattern Download: You can get your copy here: Kitchen Designs For Dish Towels: Tomatoes & Pans. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern to your [...]
• Kitchen Designs For Towels: Cherries & Glass {Embroidery}: Here is this week’s vintage pattern freebie from the Kitchen Designs For Dish Towels series. This pattern is for “Cherries & Glasses” and features a half dozen cherries surrounding a set of drinking glasses. Pattern Download: You can get your copy here: Kitchen Designs For Dish Towels: Cherries & Glasses. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern to your desktop first [...]
• Kitchen Designs For Towels: Pears & Dishes {Embroidery}: Here is this week’s vintage pattern freebie from the Kitchen Designs For Dish Towels series. This pattern is for “Pears & Dishes” and features a half dozen pears surrounding a set of patterned dishes. Pattern Download: You can get your copy here: Kitchen Designs For Dish Towels: Pears & Dishes. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern to your desktop first [...]
• Kitchen Designs For Towels: Tomatoes & Pots {Embroidery}: Here is this week’s vintage pattern freebie from the Kitchen Designs For Dish Towels series. This pattern is for “Tomatoes & Pots” and features fresh plump tomatoes from the garden with a selection of cooking pots. strong>Pattern Download: You can get your copy here: Kitchen Designs For Dish Towels: Tomatoes & Pots. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern to your [...]
• Kitchen Designs For Dish Towels: Vintage Embroidery: Here is the latest set of patterns that I’ve chosen from my collection for this round of vintage embroidery pattern freebies: Kitchen Motif Designs For Kitchen Towels. Each Wednesday I’ll upload one pattern from the set for you to download and add to your collection. This pattern is from the 1940’s and I think they [...]
• The Art Of Smocking: How To Guide: f peasant origin, smocking is a decorative means of gathering a wide piece of material into a required measurement. The word “smock” comes from the Anglo Saxon–smoce–meaning a shift or shirt, and from early Saxon days men working in the fields wore these loose fitting tunic-like garments. Later on the gathered portions were decorated or [...]