Please source antique patterns to the original publications. Archival links can be included but the archives are not actually a source as the same document maybe scanned into several collections. Think of them as libraries where the pattern can be found rather than as publishers.

“This site started in May 1999. The first document was Cyrus Uhler’s Draught and Cording, made from scans done at Lebanon Valley College Library. The first document scanned locally was de Lantsheere’s Trésor de L’Art Dentellier from a delapidated original purchased at a sale at the University of Arizona Library.

The originator of this site and the founder of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Arizona, Ralph E. Griswold, passed away on October 4th 2006. The book he was scanning was Focus on Fabrics by Dorothy Lyle, a 500 page document from the National Institute of Drycleaning.“

Collection seems to be continuing, albeit at a slower rate. This remains a treasure trove of vintage textile materials.

Website

www2.cs.arizona.edu