This is the first of four figures on this small tablecloth. The two girls and the two boys look like two sets of twins — their outfits, however, have different decorations, and look like fun to stitch. Although the instructions below mention that the “jaunty Tyrolean peasant man” will be published next week, you’re going to…
Category: Embroidery Patterns
Nancy Page Tyrolean Table Cover, 1937
Today I am going to share with you one of the more obscure Nancy Page designs. These patterns were published weekly in many newspapers in the US and Canada, and each paper had a particular day that they appeared. This design is meant for a card table and is cut from a piece of linen…
Laura Wheeler Design 601 — Peacock Bedspread
That’s it! This is the last vintage Laura Wheeler peacock embroidery transfer. Thank you Ethel E. Hughes for collecting and preserving these beautiful designs.
Laura Wheeler Designs 683 & 978 — Peacock Wall Hangings
Laura Wheeler Design 1975 — Peacock Wall Hanging
This is peacock embroidery transfer number 7. I’ve run out of things to say about them, and there are still three left to scan, clean and post. Below are links to all the previous peacock transfers. Laura Wheeler Designs: 688, 1022, 893, 664, 7107, and 777.
Laura Wheeler Design 688 — Cross-stitch Peacock
This peacock is different than all the rest because it’s completely done in two sizes of cross stitch. I spent several hours cleaning this one because cross-stitch patterns never scan very clearly. Since the thought of tracing all those tiny Xs freaks me out, an alternative method would be to print the design on water…
Laura Wheeler Design 1022 — Peacock Bedspread Motif
This is the transfer where Ethel wrote on the envelope “I think I have another peacock almost like this one.” At first I thought this peacock and #893 were the same bird design with different backgrounds. I was wrong because the birds are slightly different, but I can see why she made the comment.
Laura Wheeler Design 893 — Peacock Bedspread Motif
Getting tired of peacocks? I hope not because, as I mentioned earlier, Ethel E. Hughes of Elwood, Indiana, loved peacocks a lot. I am going to share her entire collection of vintage peacock transfers, and you haven’t even seen half of them yet.
Laura Wheeler Design 664 — Peacocks
The third transfer from the Ethel E. Hughes collection is another group of three designs for “cloths, scarfs, pillowcases, towels and pillows.” The recommended fabrics are “linen, chambray, muslin, percale, or some similar material.” Sometimes there is a color key or a stitch guide; other times the instructions merely suggest floss colors and stitches for…
Laura Wheeler Design 7107 — Peacocks
This is the second peacock transfer in the Ethel E. Hughes series (the previous design is here). The peacocks on this sheet were designed for use on “towels, pillowcases, cloths, scarfs and pillows.” By cloths, I guess they mean linens to cover tables or furniture. My grandmother always referred to her furniture cloths as antimacassars,…
Laura Wheeler Design 777 — Peacock Panel
Ethel E. Hughes of Elwood, Indiana, loved peacocks — a lot. She must have ordered every peacock transfer Needlecraft Services published. And she was organized, adding small floss and fabric samples to each pattern. I especially like the comments she wrote on the envelopes: “I like this peacock best for the quilt”, “pretty peacock for…
Needle-Art and the Transfer Book, Butterick Publishing, 1927
This is a great old Art Deco catalog, advertising needlework patterns and transfers for sale in 1927. Because the illustrations are so small, I have scanned portions of the pages at a higher resolution than usual. Clicking twice on any of the images will allow you to view them full size (and read the text…
Laura Wheeler Embroidery Transfer #234 – Puppies
Clicking on the pattern image below will open a full-sized pdf file. Scroll to the bottom of the image, and click on the download button. Open the downloaded file in Acrobat Reader, and select “poster” in the print dialog box. This will allow you to tile print the original pattern size on multiple sheets of letter…
Walker’s Hot iron Transfers #102 – Children’s Wear Designs
When I wrote a post about these patterns in 2010, I linked to images of the transfers on my Flickr page. Since I’ve deleted my Flickr account, I thought I should make them available again on my blog. These are numo transfers with raised blue dots that are one use only. Because some of the…
Alice in Wonderland Painting Book — Quilt Block #7
Here’s the latest block stitched from my old painting book published by Platt and Munk Co. It took a long time to complete this block because I’ve only been working on it sporadically. I’m more than halfway done, with five more blocks to stitch, and I still have no idea how I’m going to put…