Newspaper patterns from the early 1900s were usually designed to be stitched on linens and garments that nobody uses anymore, but I still love finding and restoring these old patterns. The designs themselves are beautiful, and I feel they can look modern in the right setting. Sometimes I’ll stitch a whole pattern, but when I need something small, I just copy one element from a larger design. As usual, click images to enlarge.
Holly Centerpiece
E.F. Washington, 1910
Holly Cushion for Brother
Mary V. Fox, 1910
Poinsettia Design for Tray Cloth
Eleanor Norris, 1912
oh how pretty! 🙂 Love these Christmas patterns! Sending you Holiday Hugs, Mickie
Ack! Now I want to drop everything and stitch these! Especially that holly cushion design, I *need* that on a doily under a Christmas-y bowl of flowers. You are playing havoc with my to-do list.
Makes me want to get out some green and red thread!
These are lovely.
So pretty they all are!! xo Heather
Thank you for all you do. 🙂
Gorgeous designs. I wish I had time to start something with the holly pattern on the bottom. Oh, well, maybe I can finish up my items for this Christmas and get a head start for next year, right? 🙂 Thanks for sharing these lovely patterns!
Thank you, thank you. It is great to realize others share my personal passion for these botanical treats of midwinter!
I an thrilled to find these old vintage designs. I’m planning an old Christmas “House Walk’ nest year and am planning what to make for one bed….Your patterns have been very helpful.Thank you for sharing!…Still looking for a nice santa flying in sleigh with reindeer!
Thanks for sharing these antique embroidery designs with us. The designs are very cute and will look beautiful when created using different colors. I specially liked both your flower designs.
Thank you for these beautiful designs!!
This was a great help for my Christmas wreath design- thank you!
Could you please help me with the name of the stitches required for these patterns. I would be much obliged.
These very old patterns generally assume a knowledge of embroidery stitches on the part of the reader, and only suggest areas that might be stitched in solid (such as satin or long and short stitch) or outline type stitches (outlne, stem or back stitch). I would stitch the berries in a solid stitch and everything else in an outline type stitch.