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Colbert Embroidery Book
A useful and informative digital facsimile of an antique book on the subject of Colbert Embroidery containing needlework patterns and samples. I hope you will enjoy poring through this interesting flip book as much as I have! There’s a wealth of knowledge including tried & tested techniques in rare old volumes like these and it’s lovely to think of all those crafty folk in days gone by getting pleasure out of the same pastimes that we do today.
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Betty Bonnet’s Halloween Party Paper Dolls
How simply delightful is this set of Betty Bonnet’s Halloween Party paper doll cutouts? These beautiful old graphics were originally published in the Ladies Home Journal of 1917 and were created by the fabulous artist of the time Sheila Young. I used to absolutely adore playing with paper dolls when I was a little girl (that wasn’t yesterday either!) so I can quite imagine the excitement it would have caused a hundred years ago to discover these treasures in a magazine! I have sympathetically restored, resized and enhanced the images to bring back their vibrancy and sharpness for modern day printing whilst retaining their charm and authenticity. The original journal…
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Dressing Up Paper Dolls
A delightful collection of printable Dressing Up paper dolls digital collage sheets for you to use in your art works, or for the kids to play to dress up with! These beautiful old graphics have been digitized from original antique postcards. They were produced as greeting postcards at the time and painted by the now renowned artists M.E Banks and Louis Wain; created as little mini works of art using oils on canvas. I have digitally edited them in my own style to bring them up to date and make them a bit more colourful and appealing for little ones of today to play with. Whilst I was working with…