Tag: literature

Historical pattern library

Historical pattern library

Sharing a wonderful resource: Antique Pattern Library has over 200 old books on handicraft. The books have been scanned and made available in PDF format. The oldest edition dates back to 1844, while the newest ones were published in the 1930s. The copyrights for these 

Tablet weaving: earliest finds

Tablet weaving: earliest finds

An incredibly persistent theory is that the earliest finds related to tablet weaving date back to Ancient Egypt. Despite the fact that the hypotheses supporting this theory have long been proven to be wrong, many sources continue to assert, for example, that the oldest example 

Crafts and copyright

Crafts and copyright

I sometimes wonder how many people actually pay attention to copyright information when reading a craft book or using a pattern collection. Probably not that many – especially since most publications simply include the standard line “all rights reserved”. But now and then, you come