Here’s some random basket designs from the 1910s that I cleaned up long ago, and forgot about. The first drawing is kind of amateur looking, but I like it — the basket is so unusual. More basket designs can be found in my Embroidery Transfer category (now located above in the menu bar).
These designs are from a 1923 Standard Designer Needlework Catalog, and the originals in the book are tiny — about an inch high. Fortunately, the printing is pretty good, so I scanned them at very high resolution and was then able to clean them up. The catalog has lots more patterns, including some really cute…
I hope you’re not too bored with these patterns. I’ve become a little obsessed with all the beautiful designs I’ve found in vintage newspapers. The images below are basket motifs from 1910 – 1915 (okay…one is more like a ribbon, but still . . . pretty cute). I love the last one — it’s buttercups.